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Our pals at Deserter recently published Deserter Stories, “the third and final book in the Deserter Quartet”. A cornucopia of short stories involving various idlers, losers, dreamers, schemers and charmers, it’s a sublime collection of tales of the sordid, sorrowful

Our pals at Deserter recently published Deserter Stories, “the third and final book in the Deserter Quartet”. A cornucopia of short stories involving various idlers, losers, dreamers, schemers and charmers, it’s a sublime collection of tales of the sordid, sorrowful

They make a whole weekend of Burns Night at the White Hart in Barnes Tartan at the ready — the 267th birthday of Scotland’s national poet is fast approaching and you can expect some lively parties going on until the

A new afternoon tea inspired by the life and work of David Bowie has launched at Café Royal Grill on Regent Street. The venue played an important part in Bowie’s famous reinventions: it was here he held a farewell party

This feature first appeared in December 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. When your AI generated Christmas pudding is also the

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This feature first appeared in December 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. Image: public domain Ever considered hosting a dinner party

Could this be the ultimate London pub crawl? A boozy journey through the 12 days of Christmas. Can any readers manage to reach all 12 in one day? The Partridge, Bromley On the first day of Christmas my true love

On Christmas Day 2015, a beautiful new tradition was born at the Alexandra pub in Wimbledon, when general managers Mick and Sarah Dore invited people who’d otherwise spend the day alone, to join them for a free turkey meal instead.