Content tagged london
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In 2001 the Swiss ambassador to London invited graffiti artists to decorate the underground carpark of the Swiss Embassy, one of whom turned out to be … gulfstream/2405
“Well hung 60s block bites the dust.” Unusually-constructed 60s office building is being demolished from the bottom up—the floors are hung from … gulfstream/2318
Collection of over 5,000 posters that have appeared over the years on London’s Underground. e.g. “Many or few it’s better to queue”; “England … gulfstream/2347
Captivating “interactive essay” (photos plus commentary from the photographer) on London’s inner-city housing estates. Towards the end there … gulfstream/1900
Where map geeks and music geeks intersect… Map superimposes 20th Century musicians over London’s tube map; musicians at intersections … gulfstream/1965
Promoting works of art: the Tate Britain has been running an unusual ad campaign recently. Basically, instead of doing what’s generally done, and promoting … gulfstream/2013
Remarkably honest and straightforward (feelingless?) autobiographical account of Robert Hughes’s first marriage. “We met at a drinks party in Notting … gulfstream/2142
London Underground runs competition for schoolchildren; press release advises of the prize-winning poem: "London is packed with beautiful places … gulfstream/466
The Elgin Marbles are to stay in the UK, apparently. I saw these about a year ago, when I was in London. (I stayed in a hostel directly opposite, and … gulfstream/635
“On a round trip from New York to London, according to the calculations of the Edinburgh Center for Carbon Management in Scotland, a Boeing 747 … gulfstream/1056
The State Library of Victoria is currently running an exhibition of Lewis Morley photographs. (Morley is most famous for his photo of Christine … gulfstream/1330
Been on: Singapore, New York, Paris, Moscow, London, Washington D.C., Barcelona, St Petersburg! (Not listed: Boston, Bilbao, Shanghai, Prague.) gulfstream/1388
Hello London! A wedge-shaped 3.4m x 2.6m studio is selling for US$200,000/AU$280,000! gulfstream/1438
Rather comprehensive survey of which countries drive on the left, and which on the right, and associated issues. (Discussion of Sweden’s 1967 … gulfstream/1502
Web site for London’s (fairly hard-core) campaign to get people to not give money to beggars. “Don’t give to people begging on the street; … gulfstream/1521
On the decline of secularism in France. A French politician suggests the state fund mosques; a 1905 law stopped the state giving money to churches, … gulfstream/1682
Haha, first London snatches the 2012 Olympics from Paris, now this: “London set to host the start of the Tour de France in 2007.” gulfstream/1952
Are cities the new countries? “The most important place to London is New York and to New York is London and Tokyo … London belongs to a country composed … gulfstream/2114
I’m flying BA at least three times in the next three months and this is NOT REASSURING: one engine of a BA 747 flying from LA to London caught fire on … gulfstream/2165
Is there anywhere in London that hosts the sort of random burlesque acts that the DNA Lounge regularly gets? gulfstream/2210
“A guide to [London’s] free bus routes.” a.k.a. an official-looking map of the bendy bus routes, where tickets aren’t checked on entry. gulfstream/2302
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Quotes Collected
Bridget Driscoll was the first person to be killed by a car. The 44-year-old mother of two was knocked down at London's Crystal Palace on 17 August 1896. … quotes/381
This day, in the morning came Mr. Chichly to Sir W. Coventry to tell him the ill-successe of the guns made for the _Loyall London_; which is, that in … pepys/208
But Lord, to see, among other things, how all these great people here are afeared of London, being doubtful of anything that comes from thence or that … pepys/155
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PHP Jobs London - survey, graphs
some stats on how much people are getting paid for php work in london
Le Cool: London Selected * 045
things to see and do in london
StolenSpace Gallery
some sort of 3d/holographic portrait of the queen
YouTube - Parkour Generations:City Gents
parkour, in london, by guys in suits. it's actually okay.
Street Sensation! - The liveliest streets in London
These are a few of our favourite fiends
Public lettering (beta version) : Street names
The Observer | Magazine | Snap dragons
Architecture of London, England - Great Buildings Online
ISP Review - UK Internet Service Provider Info. Source
My-Bulldog-Hell.co.uk - Broadband Strife From Cable & Wireless
Londonist: Bus Stop Technology Revealed
Travel Time Tube Map (Built with Processing)
Gossip...What people were overheard saying on the London Underground
V&A - Modernism: Designing a new world 1914-1939
cityofsound: London hasn't changed
30gms – A Visual Digest by Fibre | Is the Wurlitzer For Sale?
Transport for London - Tube and bus plans to help 'Stay Cool' this summer - Transport for London
new london buses are getting red roofs to help reduce heat. (this is on top of them not being routemasters.)
UpMyStreet - For where you live
Refinery29: Independent Style: Defined and Refined
TubeJP: London Tube Journey Planner
Angleterre, je t’aime - Review - Times Online
superfuture :: london :: city map
DESCRIBE ONLINE – MAKING IT EASIER THROUGH TEXT
The Evelina Children's Hospital Appeal | Hospital
what's the address?!
Moleskine_New City Notebooks
london city "guide" thing from moleskine
BLACK LION GUESTHOUSE GASTRO PUB LONDON
Flatshare - The Open Guide to London: the free London guide
THE HIDEOUT
7 upper james st.
London: A Life in Maps
exhibition on maps and london; until 4th march 2007
BBC NEWS | Business | 'Table-sized flat' for £170,000
no-one east london fashion store
Face Hunter: LONDON CALLING
face hunter moves from paris to london. (reasons described in this post.)
Coudal Partners
positive review of london 2012 logo
Browns: fashion and designer clothes & clothing, London
Poster and Artwork collection from the London Transport Museum
... all for sale
