Things you only know if you’re a London bookseller
…according to Paddy Butler, 40.
A friendly vibe goes a long way
‘Traditionally, bookshops can look a bit forbidding. But we want Libreria to be somewhere...
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You can bid for postcard-sized works by famous artists at this secret auction
Think you can identify the work of a great artist at a glance? Time to put your money where your mouth is
How do you collect valuable art in London? In the...
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The new National Theatre season goes on sale today
The latest slew of world-class shows at our country’s flagship theatre go on sale at 8.30am today.
In short order, they are ‘Tartuffe’, a new version of the...
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Check out this groundbreaking poverty map of Victorian London
When a socialist politician stated in 1885 that a quarter of Londoners lived in extreme poverty, the shipping tycoon Charles Booth was sceptical. Nowadays he...
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An 85-metre-long art installation has popped up at Southwark tube station
Usually preoccupied with minding the gap, Transport for London recently filled a rather large one with the eye-popping work of British collage artist...
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Escape London for a magical light trail at Waddesdon Manor
London isn't the only place lit up by twinkling LEDs in stuff your-face-with-mince-pies season.
If you’re all ‘been there, seen that’ when it comes to the...
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We knew it... London is officially one of the best cities to visit at Christmas
The Christmas countdown has begun and with it comes lots of decisions around wishlists, who you’re visiting on Boxing Day and how you’re going to use your...
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Take a first look at the glam new Odeon Leicester Square
You may have noticed that Odeon Leicester Square, London’s most famous cinema, has been out of action for nearly a year. It’s been undergoing a space-age...
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This new app lets you talk to strangers on the tube (seriously)
The first rule of being a Londoner: always stand on the right of the escalator. The second: never, ever, ever talk to strangers on the tube. The...
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Winterville opens next week and its got some properly festive plans in store
With just seven weeks to go to Christmas, it might be an idea to start strategising how you’re going to tackle the festive season. But the build-up doesn’t...
