Murderers and Meths Drinkers: A strange, grim tour of ‘The London Nobody Knows’
The great actor James Mason stands in a Victorian urinal in London talking about goldfish. Here, Mason says referring to this Holborn convenience, is true…
The great actor James Mason stands in a Victorian urinal in London talking about goldfish. Here, Mason says referring to this Holborn convenience, is true…
A bizarre illustration/caricature by James Gillray of the ‘Monster’ (aka the ‘Cutting Monster’) assaulting one of his female victims, 1790. Nearly a century before Jack…
When the fashion designer Alexander McQueen sewed locks of his hair into his 1992 show “Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims,” it probably never crossed…
The memorably named Tuttii Fruittii and Toni Tits–Tuttii’s the one on the bicycle above–are inclusive clowns for the generation that has decisively rejected the imposition…
Looking for a modern, easy to clean apartment in the east end of London? Then this maybe for you. A fully tiled rental property is…
Here is a pretty amazing list of colorful folks barred from the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill. Santero tweeted the list yesterday and remarked…
Please believe me when I tell you that I am in no way pining for the era of the VHS videotape–I lived through it, folks…
Criswell sings! Get it at Norton Records The Amazing Criswell, is perhaps best known today for his role as a sort of omniscient narrator in…
We all owe the University of Wollongong a great debt, because they are hosting the only repository on the internet that features every single page…
Need a palm reader right now? Want to help keep a small, independent, historically significant business open? No problem! Meet the Swami of London’s Watkins…