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Dirty Pretty Green collaboration

By Kate Stroud • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: News

Adopted Londoner and Dirty Pretty Things frontman Carl Barat has confirmed he is going to team up with Mark Ronson on a new project.



Please mind the Tango dancers

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: News

It won’t just be fellow miserable commuters you will have to dodge your way past on the tubes at 6pm; but tonight you may find a couple dancing the Tango in front of you.
Between 6-7pm tonight Tangoing couples will take to seven bridges and seven stations to commemorate the July 7 bombings, and as part [...]



Big melons can help erectile dysfunction

By Kate Livesey • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: News

Watermelon, although not “organ specific” as ED pills, can relax blood vessels and improve circulation without any drug side effects.



Everyone’s a winner

By Caomhan Keane • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: News

“They fuck you up, your mum and dad.”



Islington’s knife crime protest

By Tom Howard • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: News

As a reaction to the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella this weekend, hundreds of people gathered outside Islington town hall today to protest the growing numbers of knife crimes occurring in London.



Greatest gambler alive

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: News

After a stella performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night, Jay Z revealed his favourite hobby when in the UK; gambling.
The self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” admitted his love for playing in secret gambling dens while staying in London.
Jay-Z told Time Out; “I’m a pretty big, almost professional, gambler. I’m not gonna say any names [...]



Penny pinching royals

By Kate Livesey • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: News

“The squeeze is proof positive the British economy is receding as quickly as Prince William’s hairline…”



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.



Laughter in the British Museum

By Tom Howard • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: News

Laughter In Odd Places, the rogue putters on of stand-up comedy in unexpected places, have announced a free show at the British Museum on 3 July.



Sir Alan: You’re Hired!

By Lydia Mossahebi • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: News

Sir Alan Sugar is one of the UK’s favourite TV personalities, humiliating and crushing the dreams of pretentious, often idiotic, wannabe city boys and girls.