Predicting every London election result Plus: What's the tube strike ACTUALLY about?

It’s the most Bluesky thing that’s ever happened: Comment is Freed x London Centric local elections prediction collab just dropped. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-loc...

‘Rogue Trooper’ First Look: Duncan Jones Unveils His Hand-Crafted Take On ‘2000 AD’ Comic Book’s Dystopian War Machine ‘Rogue Trooper’ first look: Duncan Jones unveils his hand-crafted take on 2000 AD’s dystopian war machine

Roll out, Troops! The Genetic Infantryman has landed!

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RIP Desmond Morris, whose book The Soccer Tribe, in which he applied anthropology to football and its fans, was one of my absolute favourite go-tos - mainly cos of the amazing photos and illustrations.

Chelsea’s short corner routine is haunting my dreams.

She has a point. Are they worth anything on eBay

Chucked all my fanzines, one of my occasional regrets.

The return of Londonophobia Reflections on an ancient prejudice

“A city with all the right enemies” - delightful column this:

Some more underneath

Fab piece by Stevie. I adore Copper Blue and would love to see Sugar again - but those ticket prices…

90s rock icon Bob Mould: ‘When Cobain died, I pulled the plug – there was nothing worth saving’ Mould’s fearsomely loud power trio Sugar rode the wave of grunge, but called it quits when the scene lost its innocence. Now the band are reuniting – before it’s too late

“My only thought in the 90s was to just ensure this thing could keep going. This time, I’m just trying to enjoy it all, in a way I wasn’t able to the first time around.”

One of the greats.

Yes I think so

How did Olympicopolis never catch on eh Boris

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yes, that is one of the things that annoys me about it. At least Midtown works. And Olympic Park is perfectly serviceable as a destination.

Somebody used it in conversation today and I had to ask them what they meant.

wow, no I don't think so. Wild story.

East Bank isn’t really a thing is it?

Between 5,000 and 7,000 buildings are demolished each year in London apparently.

A new history of London — told in 25 lost buildings Paul Knox’s Lost London explores the capital through vanished buildings, from grand landmarks to everyday pubs

I interviewed Paul Knox for The Times about his new book, a history of London through 25 lost buildings - includes some unusual examples: roadside cafes, pubs and Lyon's Corner Houses alongside Crystal Palace, Necropolis Railway, Adelphi Terrace and the Astoria.
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adding this info to my "favourite Beatle" spreadsheet

There are few greater betrayals then that experienced by a Brit raised on American 80s pop culture finally discovering what Hersheys actually tastes like.

Pencil logo sketches by Jerry Dammers for 2Tone, 1979. On show from Saturday at the new V&A East museum.

And just really humourless. There's absolutely nothing wrong with insulting your own team, as long as it's funny. Tiktok memes just aren't funny.

Yeah, true. I have sat in the same seat for 30 years as have most of the people around me, so there's a lot of back-and-forth among us - but this kid seemed to be on his own as a lot of the regulars didn't turn up so sold their seats.

It wasn't so much as the relentless negativity that got me as much as the complete lack of original thought or insight - it was like he thought supporting a club meant repeating a bunch of memes he'd seen on the internet. Miserable.

First encounter with a kid raised entirely within a negative online football culture yesterday at the Bridge. Spent the entire game shouting pejorative nicknames at his own players ("Netonyahu", "Subject 49"), seemed to absolute despise every minute of the experience and left 10 minutes early.

How to build a museum for young people As museums struggle with the question of how to get younger, more diverse audiences through the doors, the V&A hopes it has an answer with its new branch in east London, writes Helen Barrett

‘The 20th century is ancient history to young people.’

The V&A hopes its new branch in east London will get younger, more diverse audiences through the door – but that’s much easier said than done, writes @helenbarrett.bsky.social

Be interested to see if they do any door knocking round here (Lambeth), as they usually don’t need to bother.

Coffee machines turned into tiny cafés by Wes Anderson’s model-maker Simon Weisse.

"Step into the shadows as the terrifying stories of Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and Gein are brought to life before your eyes." So what's wrong with good old-fashioned London serial killers then?