London

Looking up the Shard
We built this city
By Leo Hollis - 22 November 8:40

We should start to think about how to design our cities as if they mattered.

Chilli peppers on sale in one of London's markets
Tale of a city: From hell to hipsville
By Bim Adewunmi - 07 August 12:13

Bim Adewunmi contemplates Hackney's inevitable gentrification.

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Young men in London in 1962, by the German photographer Lutz Dille (born 1922).
Electric Avenue: a special photo essay curated by the NS
By New Statesman - 01 August 13:37

Tate Britain has collated pictures of London by foreign photographers from 1930 to 1980. Our photography editor Rebecca McClelland asked a new generation of artists to reinterpret the images and capture the city today. With an introduction by Sukhdev Sandhu.

The Kinks on the River Thames in 1966. Photograph: Getty Images
Top ten London songs
By Kate Mossman - 26 July 10:16

The NS's pop critic picks the ten best songs about the capital.

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As soon as he could, Maurice moved “back” to Stamford Hill
Tale of a city: Sunday, bloody Sunday
By Maurice Glasman - 26 July 9:57

Maurice Glasman recalls gloomy weekends in Palmers Green.

The BBC's new HQ in Salford
Tale of a city: Northern lights
By Stuart Maconie - 26 July 9:52

Stuart Marconie is tired of all the fuss devoted to a southern town.

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A city like no other
Tale of a city: Come one, come all
By Sarah Sands - 26 July 9:50

Sarah Sands insists no other city can compete with the capital.

Mark Ronson at Rough Trade West
Tale of a city: Thank you for the music
By Dorian Lynskey - 26 July 9:41

Dorian Lynskey celebrates the Rough Trade record shop.

Matthew Hollis's "mercurial, magical Thames"
Tale of a city: Secrets of a river
By Matthew Hollis - 26 July 9:11

Matthew Hollis travels on a boat down the mercurial, magical Thames.

An American Werewolf in London
Top ten London films
By Ryan Gilbey - 26 July 8:54

As chosen by NS film critic Ryan Gilbey.

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