If you haven’t made it to the slopes this year, fear not! The team behind the fashionably cool Milk & Honey membership clubs brings to London a make-shift Alpine Lodge that offers a true rendition of the cosy atmosphere and gluttonous food/drink menu one relishes after a day’s skiing.  With the continuously dropping temperatures at home, this bar coined 'The Clubhouse' is a treat. more ›

It's the nuttier aspects of love that drive Spanish playwright, Lope De Vega's tangled tale, Madness in Valencia. A contemporary of Shakespeare, De Vega's life was pretty dramatic; it's surprising he had time to write the 1,800-odd plays in between the womanising, Armada fighting and being a lascivious priest. David Johnston's free translation gives a nice nod to De Vega's life as one of the crazy characters adopts aspects of his biog. more ›

Hovering sumptuously over Hyde Park Corner with commanding views of the park and Knightsbridge, the Intercontinental Park Lane's 112sqm Cinema Suite is one of four signature designer suites and another 56 less posh but nonetheless swank designer suites introduced by the hotel after its recent £76 million refurbishment. The suite represents the very epitome of urban luxury … but at a price beyond the reach of all but the super rich. more ›

Gavin Bond is one of the Uk's most successful contemporary photographers, having shot highly intimate and exciting photographs of some of musics' best loved icons over the past decade. This new exhibition of music photography, his first here in London for 11 years, gives us the opportunity to see images that have never been seen in the UK before and promises to get us up close and personal to some rock greats. Currently travelling around the US with Green Day as their official photographer, we managed to get him to take a rest from his shutterbug activities and answer our questions... more ›

Riot police were called to a swanky Mayfair address last night when a right old knees-up for the ages took a tilt toward the chaotic. more ›

Photo by G_Travels via the Londonist Flickrpool. more ›

Marathon runners and fundraisers amassed a whopping £47.2 million off the back of the 2009 race, setting this year's London Marathon fair to see the cumulative total of this landmark annual challenge surpass the half a billion mark for quids raised for charity since the race's inception in 1981. more ›

After a quiet start to the year, February sees venues’ diaries finally thawing out and the first hot tickets of 2010 must surely be a twofer by Band of Skulls, at the 100 Club tonight and The Garage later in the week. more ›

Taking a glance at upcoming family friendly events in London for the half-term. Most events run from the 13-21 unless otherwise specified. Please only continue reading if accompanied by child. Head to Hampton Court Palace to experience Bedtime at the Palace. You can learn about Queen Charlotte's State Bed, the Princess and the Pea, or try a new family trail. Gather inspiration from your trip and enter the 'When I go to bed...' creative writing competition, which is open to children 16 and under. The exhibition is free with standard admission. more ›

• Death by curry murderer gets life.
• New John Lewis for Croydon.
• New York and London exchange cabs.
• And in a further transatlantic encroachment, Captain America begins filming in London this summer.
• Gordon Brown likes kicking the Downing Street furniture, we hear.
• Tempers also flaring between Gordon Ramsay and La Roux Michael Roux.
• Not good enough to represent Team GB in the Winter Olympics? Console yourself in Trafalgar Square this weekend.