Those amiable people in the Kudocities London crew have organised a drinking session thinly disguised as a cultural outing to the National Portrait Gallery. There's a free film showing in the Ondjaatie Wing about artist John Virtue and his commission to paint a series of London landscapes. They're gathering at the nearby Ship and Shovell from 5.30pm and the film starts at 7pm, although tickets are on a first come, first served basis. Be brave!......

Populist brings you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what's hot and what's happening for the week ahead. In the news: You can't keep a keen Ken down although Boris will try Unidentified Flying Object at the Natural History Museum Croydon's this week's crime central And there's been a platform alteration for the Hogwart's......

Populist brings you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what's hot and what's happening for the week ahead. In the news: Boris had a bad week, got confused over green issues and scotched nice plans to pedestrianise Parliament Piazza Square. We learnt about a cheap, legal high, animal cruelty and coined Faceberking. And the......

Populist brings you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. And the week before, in fact, as we forgot to do this last weekend.... Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what's hot and what's happening for the week ahead. In the news: Boris Johnson had to hand over the spoils of war Westminster called time on clamping. We waved off historic......

Populist brings you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what's hot and what's happening for the week ahead. In the news: Your Olympic round up for this week: Bozza & Becks will jazz it up at Beijing, there were doubts about free swimming by 2012 and Boris was keeping an eye on costs yet......

Introducing Populist, an idea we've borrowed from our friends in Toronto, bringing you a bite sized round up of the best of Londonist this week. Catch up on the coolest, quirkiest, most recommended and talked about stories and find out what's hot and what's happening for the week ahead. In the news: First pasty rage, now queue jumping killing. Retail based rage is getting out of hand. New Art on the Underground based on 'found......