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  I remember the first time I saw London. I was twenty-one. I walked out of Paddington Station into a city bigger than any I had ever seen. It was a gray, cold rainy afternoon. I loved the place immediately. I did the typical touristy things. I ...

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  Comedy/Music Preview: Resonance FM Benefit Gig
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Resonance FM are putting on a days worth of fund-raising this Sunday at the Arts Theatre, near Leicester Square, with afternoon comedy and evening music. Londonist's favourite radio station is always in need of funds, and is run almost exclusively by volunteers, so we'll be going to support the charity just as much as...

  Extra, Extra: Sing Into The Weekend Edition
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What if god was one of us... Grow up. A letter written by Einstein, dismissing the idea of god and the bible as "pretty childish" has sold for $400,000 at a Bloomsbury auction. We are living in a material world... and Posh and Paris are competing through a tabloid pout marathon to flog their wares across the West...

  Drink-ography: stella artois by dartar
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Photography courtesy of dartar via the Londonist pool on Flickr. Interested in your drink-related photos appearing on Londonist? Click here.

  Queen Meets Hackney Teens - in Turkey
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You can't blame the Queen for not visiting East London very often. You can't get the tube there from Buck House for starters, and since the Number 38 went 'bendy' the Corgis won't get on it. But this week she went to the remarkable length of flying to Istanbul to meet a group of teenagers from Hackney. To be fair, she...

  Virgin to Sponsor London Marathon
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The London Marathon’s got itself a new sugar daddy. After a highly public breakup back in December (“it’s not you, it’s us” was Flora’s graceless exit strategy), the London Marathon has been wandering adrift, at sea, not quite sure what the future would bring after the 2009 race. No worries – she’s a hot little...

  Review: Stag and Dagger
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Lovvers at Stag and Dagger The inaugural Stag and Dagger took place last night around Shoreditch, bringing out artists, film makers, and tons of bands. Londonist took on the challenge of trying to determine just how much we could pack into a six hour space. We started our evening early at Black Rat Press to see,...

  Yellow Advertisers Only Please: TFL Sell Out
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TFL announced today that it's starting a trial sponsorship deal for their website with Yell.com. What is it with TFL and yellow advertising at the moment? Ikea have painted our travelcard wallets with golden sunshine and leapt onto the back of the pocket sized tube map. Now be warned that Yell will be cropping up all...

  FA Cup Final: A Cardiff City Fan's View
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For the first time since Tottenham Hotspur dashed Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough's dreams of FA Cup glory in 1991 the final is being contested without a representative from English football's current Big Four. Just before 3pm on Saturday the fans of Portsmouth and Cardiff City will watch their teams stride out...

  Food-ography: Fresh Juices by roll the dice
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Photography courtesy of roll the dice via the Londonist pool on Flickr Interested in your foodie photos appearing on Londonist? Click here.

  Prawn Peril
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We all know that Thai food can prove hazardous, but if you're thinking of visiting your favourite seafood restaurant anytime soon, then stop reading now: a Wandsworth woman died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Thai prawn soup - despite never having a prior problem with prawns. Elizabeth Hoborough was discovere...

  
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