Design classic that it is, our beloved Tube map has been twisted and distorted into all kinds of ulterior uses over the decades. We're no strangers to such manipulations ourselves. But how's this for the ultimate in schematic ambition? more ›

Douglas Carter Beane's new play, The Little Dog Laughed, brings gay Broadway's revenge on straight Hollywood to our open West End. And while at times it's a little too American to quite hit the notes of a perfect satire, The Little Dog Laughed still packs in enough laughs and punches to make it a fun night out. more ›

A twitstorm's been brewing over the Evening Standard's rather alarmist piece about the alleged "rebranding" of St Giles, Bloomsbury and Holborn as "Midtown". As most of us realise, Midtown's been around as property speak for the area for a good 10-15 years and yet has never caught on, probably due to the fact it's a bland Americanism that is incorrect geographically and stamps all over the distinctive area's history and culture. more ›

Do you recognise any of the locations shown above? If so, filmmaker James Bridle wants to know: he's directing a shot-by-shot remake of Patrick Keiller's 1992 film, London more ›

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If you're reading by RSS or mobile, or don't live in the UK, this probably won't make a lot of sense. But nuts to that. It's Friday, and there are bandwagons to be jumped on. more ›

The piece begins with wheels moving in shadowy darkness, the human figures powering them barely visible. As the stage is lit, a machine is revealed - a central wheel surrounded by smaller cogs and linked with thick swinging ropes. Four people work the wheels, ropes and cogs, moving systematically and following orders that flow from a loudspeaker. more ›

If the last thing you need is more online distraction, look away now. London Transport Museum today launched their film archive online. We've had a quick look and scratched the surface of "All That Mighty Heart" - a day in the life of London as seen by London Transport in 1962. See fleets of Routemaster buses, the control rooms of the tube, early CCTV and plenty of slicked back hair. Watch the children building sandcastles on the banks of the Thames and the Victoria Line being built. See the vintage lights at Piccadilly Circus and possibly your mum on a nightbus. BBC Radio programmes indicate the time of day and a poetic RP voice keeps you in check. Our weekend's viewing is now mapped out for us. more ›

Iceberg lettuce. It has its culinary place, we suppose, but certainly not as the main ingredient of a Caesar salad … when there's no romaine lettuce, croutons or Parmesan included in that so called Caesar. Such a mislabelled bed of leafy greens was our introduction to the new lunch delivery biz, LunchBox. Based on a quick view of their website and press materials, our expectations weren't high when they contacted us about sampling their lunches. Nevertheless, we were underwhelmed. more ›

The number of eels in the Thames and its tributaries has dropped by 98% in five years, say scientists from the Zoological Society of London. The quantity caught in special test traps (and later released) nosedived from 1500 in 2005 to just 50 last year. The reasons are -- how else could we put this? -- slippery. more ›

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