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Camden Fringe hits, uh, Camden

By Chris Lo • Jul 24th, 2008 • Category: News

Come Monday July 28, Camden will play host to a month-long celebration of new theatre and stand-up comedy. Come on down! It’s the third annual Camden Fringe!
Back in 2006, the Fringe began at Camden’s Etcetera Theatre with 57 performances by 22 acts squeezed into four weeks. Although we don’t know whether the 2008 line-up is [...]



Westminster’s bored of boards

By Chris Lo • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: News

The forests of neon sandwich boards that litter London’s busiest shopping districts are to be banned by Westminster City Council. The ban would mean no more tired-looking men holding signs in areas like Oxford Street and Covent Garden, a staple sight in London for the past hundred years or so. Except where they used to [...]



Geekazoid!: I wish I knew how to quit you, Batman

By Chris Lo • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“WARNING: Full-on comic book bonerfest ahead! Take cover if you have a low tolerance for superhero-related ramblings!”


Geekazoid!: Dreamjob Woes

By Chris Lo • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“It’s like listening to an emperor protest that his concubines are too sexy…”


What’s up, Holmes?

By Chris Lo • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: News

Londoners, it’s time to dig that old deerstalker everyone knows you’ve got hidden away somewhere. Sherlock Holmes, London’s very own fictional super sleuth, is coming to cinema screens once again. But not in the way you might expect.
Comedians Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Ali G) and Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Stranger Than Fiction) are set to fill [...]



Geekazoid!: Suck My Mix

By Chris Lo • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“It’s like Facebook! Except with music! And no SuperPokes! And…okay, it’s not like Facebook…”


Geekazoid!: The Shadow of Flamin’ Chris

By Chris Lo • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“I never thought so before, but I guess my ego is like the Tower of Pisa – huge, insecure and in constant need of reinforcement…”


Tube cleaners strike to get off minimum wage

By Chris Lo • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: News

700 tube cleaning staff will strike tonight in an attempt to secure higher wages and better working conditions. The strike will start at 6:50 pm tonight and will last 24 hours. There’s also a 48-hour strike scheduled for July 1. They have the support of nine London MPs.



Geekazoid!: Stars ‘n’ Bars

By Chris Lo • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“I swear his moustache winked at me. But, granted, that could have been the booze…”


Geekazoid: Dress to Impress

By Chris Lo • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Blogs, Chris Lo

“Remember, the higher the trousers are, the more serious you’ll be. True fact: if you pull your trousers up to your armpits, you’ll probably become Prime Minister…”