| Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features. Our quickfire summary of bricks and mortar, steel and glass. Image: City of London London's trains and buses are 'wearing' poppies too. A fantastic prize from Pan Pacific London (sponsor). Image by @jasmnekim From Bazalgette to modern day pioneers. Rebirth of a Nation adds a bright touch to station entrance. Image TfL The genre finally gets the exhibition it deserves. How far is it from Kew Gardens to Kew Gardens? The mane event. Image: Operation Centaur It's not all doom and gloom. Festive feasting, fantastic gifts, and medieval grandeur. (sponsor) "The Music Is Black: A British Story" will get the ball rolling. Some ways to support emergency response efforts. Pop-up cinemas in palaces, rooftops and big tops. So. Much. Pastel. Image by @matthijsvmierlo We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Including a dish called 'Filthy Animals'. David Hockney, Antony Gormley and some strange creatures. The Reichstag wrapped in plastic. Photo: Wolfgang Volz Christmas shopping events in the capital, for gifts, decorations, festive food and more. Charming events within easy reach of London. Absolutely enchanting evenings out in south-east England. 'Tis almost the season. A defensive relic on the District line. "I saw one of the coaches go straight up on its end." And you won't believe who started it, either... Image courtesy Lee Jackson Including a return for Elf The Musical - and a debut for Christmas Actually. Image: Tristram Kenton | 