London Daily Photo: Atrium at the British Museum

Atrium at the British Museum
Photography by Pint Champion © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Close

Close
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Kurz & Lang

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Kurz & Lang
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 28, 2007

Londonist recently paid a visit to German fast food eatery, Kurz & Lang, where we sampled the “wurst” meal: Bratwurst, sauerkraut, potato cubes, and a slice of rye bread. All for five quid, it was good value for money.

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London Daily Photo: Time

Time
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Summer Group Show at StolenSpace

StolenSpace Summer Group Show
28th June - 22th July












Featuring new works by our favourite notorieties- Mysterious Al, David Bray, D*Face, Chloe Early, Conor Harrington, Jessica Harrison, Haroun Haward, Ben Johnson, Charles Krafft, Andrew McAttee, Word to Mother, Emma Reeves, Ronzo and Kirsty Whiten.

Also to coincide with this show will be the release of exclusive StolenSpace screen prints by D*Face, Word To Mother, Mysterious Al, David Bray and Ronzo. Only on sale at StolenSpace on Thursday 28th from 6.30 - 9.30pm.

StolenSpace
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The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
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Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street or Aldgate East
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Open:Tue - Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Sa - Sun 10:00am - 6:30pm

London Daily Photo: We are not Amused

We are not Amused
Photography by Pint Champion © 2007
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Toku Restaurant (at the Japan Culture Centre)

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Toku Restaurant (at the Japan Culture Centre)
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 26, 2007










Consistently ranked among the best Japanese restaurants in London (usually noted for its authenticity as in this ItchyLondon listing and this LondonTown.com review), bustling Toku is indeed a noteworthy Piccadilly Circus landmark to keep in mind. And it’s not just London’s web heads taking notice; Toku entices plenty of Japanese tourists and ex-pats too (It’s always a good sign when a particular ethnicity frequents a restaurant serving their home cuisine).

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London Daily Photo: Wake for a Friend

Wake for a Friend
Photography by Pint Champion © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Filthy McNasty's

Filthy McNasty's
Photography by Pint Champion © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Scotch Meat

Scotch Meat
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Smithfield

Smithfield
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London Daily Photo: Obstacle

Obstacle
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Barrier

Barrier
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Waterside Café at the Barbican Centre

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Waterside Café at the Barbican Centre
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 14, 2007

There’s no middle ground when it comes to the Barbican. Londoners either love it or hate it. To those readers who love this futuristic concrete wonder, read on. Barbican’s Waterside Café, located lakeside at the Barbican Centre, might not offer the best meal you’ll ever have, but it is considerably better than most lunch options round the City.

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London Daily Photo: Simplex

Simplex
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Benugo

liHere's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Benugo
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 19, 2007










Snoop around the Internet and you’ll find several references to sandwich shop Benugo’s free WiFi. For example, this post by Gavin Bell suggests that other cafés ‘should take the lead from Benugo and offer free WiFi like they offer free sugar’ because the ‘cost per month of running a WiFi access point is not great.’ However, you won’t find much online content about the real draw: decent sandwiches at a decent price.

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London Daily Photo: St Bart's

St Bart's
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Oxygen

Oxygen
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London Daily Photo: go

go
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London Daily Photo: Still Life

Still Life
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Rounding the Corner

Rounding the Corner
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Canela Café

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for the subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Canela Café
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 14, 2007









Such a homey lunch seemed a rather ironic choice for such an upmarket area until the £11.40 bill came. Of course, one would be a fool not to realize space is at a premium in the Seven Dials shopping area; so, Londonist reckons that meals are priced accordingly.

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London Daily Photo: That They Might Have Life

That They Might Have Life
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: ... they're delicious

... they're delicious
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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Nando's

Yet another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. This one garnered a number of interesting comments. Stayed tuned for the subsequent instalments on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Nando's
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 12, 2007

With over 50 locations throughout greater London, we’re sure many of our readers know the drill at all-pervading fast-casual chicken joint, Nando’s: decide where to sit and take a number; after deciding where to sit, place your order at the front counter and then sit back down; wait for it to be brought to your table. This model works well except, perhaps, if you’re dining alone and carrying bags.

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London Daily Photo: Chinaman's Hat

Chinaman's Hat
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Luau 007

London Luau 007
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 11, 2007

The main event of the weekend was an actual Hawaiian-style luau on Saturday night at Trader Vic’s, replete three bands, two DJs, one suckling pig per table and plenty of gleeful imbibers clad in loud floral-print aloha wear.

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London Daily Photo: From Paternoster Square

From Paternoster Square
Photography by Pint Champion © 2007
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London Daily Photo: St Paul's Churchyard

St Paul's Churchyard
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Glory

Glory
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London Daily Photo: Tate Modern Members Room

Tate Modern Members Room
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Photos from the Apart Gallery's Summer Show Opening

Here are some photos from the opening of Apart Gallery's Final Show in London.

























The exhibition features too many artists to mention but among them ...

Michael Murphy
















Emelie Salford













Ryan Hadley














Kareem Lofty

2012 logo continues to get a beating

As mentioned here yesterday, the London 2012 Olympics logo has been met with a strongly negative response. There's even a petition for it to be changed, which at the time of this post had been signed by 48,615 people.

Photo courtesy of Holster®'s Flickr stream.

MPs call for Olympic logo rethink
MPs have signed a series of Commons motions calling for a rethink of the 2012 London Olympics logo.
BBC NewsLast Updated: Thursday, 7 June 2007, 12:45 GMT 13:45 UK

In one, the Conservative MP Philip Davies described the design as "childish and ridiculous" and "a pathetic attempt to appear trendy".

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Focus on 'unpopular' 2012 logo
The logo for the 2012 London Olympics is popular with the newspapers - for being unpopular with the public.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 05:02 GMT 06:02 UK

The first medal of the Olympics has already been won, says the Independent, for the most unpopular logo in British marketing history.

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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" West Cornwall Pasty Co

What's for Lunch? West Cornwall Pasty Co
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 5, 2007










Other pasty pushers may be found at Liverpool Street Station and all over London, but WCP has that added draw of featuring a gnarly, bearded, patch-eyed pirate in its logo.

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London Daily Photo: Untitled

Untitled
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London 2012 Logo: Let the Cock-Ups Begin!

A major event deserves a major cock-up! And if the powers that be can start making a mess of things 5 years ahead of schedule, all the better. That about sums up my opinion of the new 2012 logo. However, I will say this: it's certainly not boring! And, to just be a logo, it is getting lots and lot of press. So, by the time the Olympics roll around, we'll have that pesky jagged glaring monstrosity permanently engraved in our memories, especially all the lucky folks who've had a seizure because of it.










Mayor wades into 2012 footage row
Creators of footage promoting the 2012 Olympics should not be paid after it emerged it could trigger an epileptic seizure, London's mayor has said.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 14:24 GMT 15:24 UK

Ken Livingstone's comments came after a segment of the animated footage had to be removed from the organisers' website on the advice of experts.

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Epilepsy fears over 2012 footage
A segment of animated footage promoting the 2012 Olympics has been removed from the organisers' website after fears it could trigger epileptic seizures.
BBC News
Last Updated: Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 19:09 GMT 20:09 UK

Emphasising that it was not the logo itself which was the focus of worries, she said: "This concerns a short piece of animation which we used as part of the logo launch event and not the actual logo."

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'Oh no' logo
It has received a mauling from the public, but what do branding experts make of the new Olympics 2012 logo?
By Tom Geoghegan
BBC News Magazine
Last Updated: Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 00:49 GMT 01:49 UK

This is a logo which took a year to design and has to help raise £2bn of private money to pay for the running of the Games. So there were some understandable nerves among the London 2012 organisers when they unveiled it.

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Olympics: London Olympic logo triggers debate
by AROMA
AROMA
Jun 5th, 2007

The “iconic” logo for the 2012 London Olympics was unveiled on Monday, but critics immediately condemned it as “hideous” and a waste of money.

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The London 2012 logo: the blogosphere is angry
The internet has seen the London 2012 logo - and frankly, they don't like it.
The following is an entirely representative sample of what bloggers and Twitterers were saying about the pink, jagged bit of 'branding' that cost £400,000
Metro.co.uk
Monday, June 4, 2007

'Despite the fact that if you squint it looks a bit like a couple engaging in an act of oral sex and despite the fact that one of the Londonist co-editors described it as a "joke", I really like it.

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London 2012 Logo vs Saved By The Bell:













Tiswas - Opening Titles:

London Daily Photo: Refuse Stores

Refuse Stores
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Apart Gallery's Final Show in London

APART SUMMER SHOW

This APART's final London show before the gallery relocates to Los Angeles.

APART
208 - 210 Westbourne Grove
(the old Fresh and Wild location - all 10,000 sq ft of it!)















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Londonist asks "What's for Lunch?" Santoré

What's for Lunch? Santoré
by Chris Osburn
Photography by Emiana © 2007
Londonist
June 5, 2007













The word 'Santoré' is Italian for Holy King - a well suited title, as lunching on a margherita from here is a near religious experience. Washing said margherita down with a crisp Peroni is truly divine. Similarly, sharing a pizza al metro with friends is a wonderful sort of communion.

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London Daily Photo: Something to Gawk at on Monmouth Street

Something to Gawk at on Monmouth Street
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Aloooha London!

Looks like it's that time of year again:

London Luau: 8-10 June
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
June 4, 2007









This weekend will see the third annual London Luau, three days of 'bands, DJs, drinking, eating and dancing' with a 'tropical Tiki theme.'

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London Daily Photo: Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Weekend

Weekend
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London Daily Photo: Carousel

Carousel
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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