Curiosities

Hundreds of scantily-clad cyclists swooped through the city on Saturday (June 10), marking the return of the for 2023. The fleshy peloton snaked through central London, and for those able not to avert their eyes, ma...

So, there happens to be a penis museum in Iceland, but what about the vagina? Well, Florence Schecter set out rectify this problem (and obvious gap in the museum market) a few years ago, by running her own pop-up worksh...

London has a dark and bloody history – and this map reveals some of the grisliest historic locations in the city. Whether you're looking for a haunted tube station or a medieval execution site, Impero's Grim Map of Lon...

TfL's ‘Hidden London’ tours of sealed-off tube stations return in October, and tickets go on sale very soon. The good people from the London Transport Museum are once again hosting exclusive, private tours of London's...

Everything from parallel universes to the psychology of serial killers is covered in these fascinating online Fever Talks. We all started 2020 with the best of intentions, but whilst the pandemic and lockdown might hav...

Pure, unadulterated door porn. Feeling down in the dumps? There's only one remedy for what ails you - a nice, wholesome look at some gorgeous London doors to brighten up the day! You'll never look at your drab front do...

The tube map looks pretty different from a plane flying above the Thames. We do pretty well for 'alternative' tube maps; from this really honest tube map, to the one that shows you cheap pints, to the one that shows ju...

The Music Walk of Fame has opened in Camden, and the big names are starting to be unveiled. Opened in Camden back in November 2019, London's official Music Walk of Fame has been set up to commemorate the world's most e...

As redevelopment plans go, an alligator park is one of the wilder options... I like to think that Old Kent Road cast an envious glance over at all the whizzes and bangs going on at the Battersea Power Station redevelop...

In honour of Halloween this month, Covent Garden piazza has a pretty important new guest: a supermassive pumpkin. Inspired by Cinderella's fairytale carriage, this giant pumpkin takes pride of place in Covent Garden pi...