01 Mar 2020 Londonist
 
 
By Laura Reynolds · Mar 01, 2020 at 08:00

Your Sunday morning best of Londonist weekly round-up.

Why Do Tube Trains Stop When You Lean on the Doors?

PLEASE don't lean on the doors.


Have You Been to These Excellent Lesser-Known London Gastropubs?

Perfect pints and fantastic food.


Jeremy Bentham's Body Gets a Contentious New Box at UCL

Dead philosopher "like a department store mannequin" in new home.


Experience Kraftwerk and the Chemical Brothers in New Design Museum Exhibition

Calling all lovers of bleeps and bloops.


This Is How London's Tube Trains Could Have Looked

They only ever made three of these


London's Streets Will Go Car Free This September... For a Day

Step away from the vehicle.


19 Exhibitions That'll Blow You Away This Spring

A spherical car, a robot arm and some lovely London landmarks all feature.


Lost Track of Which Museums Are Opening, Closing and Moving? Here's a Cheat Sheet

Big changes are afoot at the capital's cultural institutions.


This North London Shopping Centre Is Made of Colourful Sheds and a Converted Bus

This wonderful quirky slice of north London won't be around forever...


Trains Between London and Brighton Disrupted for Two Years Due to Gatwick Airport Station Works

Travel on the London-Brighton line? You need to know about this


Demons and Death Make for a Trippy, Surreal Exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery

A bad dream, rather than a full-blown nightmare.


20 MPH Speed Limit to Be Introduced on All TfL Roads in Central London

Roads within the congestion charge zone slowing down.


PSA: Chicken Wing Afternoon Tea Is a Thing That Exists in London

WHY did no-one tell us about this before?!?


Free Flower Festival Chelsea in Bloom to Return, With Brand New Theme

Take an extraordinary voyage down King's Road


Greek Doughnuts + Ice Cream Sandwiches: This Way for London's Best Desserts

We've got our fingers in the best pies. And ice creams. And mini Greek doughnuts.


London's Best Foodie Festivals: March-May 2020

Fill your boots at these food festivals.


Iconic Film Character Statues Unveiled in Leicester Square

Stop by Scenes in the Square.


Chèvre Me Timbers! A Cheese Barge Is Coming to London

Anyone for brie on a boat?


Free and Cheap Events in London This Week: 2-8 March 2020

Things to do for a fiver or less.


Why on Earth Would a Scandinavian Move to London?

Everlasting love or practical fling?


What It Like Using London Transport When You're Autistic

Escalators aren't fun.


Spring Has Sprung With Dominique Ansel's Beautiful New Flower Garden Afternoon Tea

Ansel's prettiest offering yet.


The Best Gigs to See in London This Month: March 2020

Awesome live music.


The Best Restaurants in London to Take Your Mum for Mother's Day

Because she's worth it.


Glide Into a Fashionable Exhibition on Kimonos at V&A

Chart the evolution of Japan's national dress and how it influenced European fashion.


Amy Winehouse's Statue in Camden

The late singer remembered in Stables Market.


Nobody Draws It Better Than David Hockney at National Portrait Gallery

A masterclass from a versatile artist.


A Tip Top Hip Hop Pop Rock Dance Spectacular: Message in a Bottle at Peacock Theatre

Sting's back catalogues is used to great effect.


What You Need to Know About the University Strikes in London

15 London unis and colleges affected.


Campaigners Win Appeal Against Plans for a Third Runway at Heathrow Airport

Expansion plans have been ruled as illegal on climate change grounds.


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