London Food & Culture

Culture

Drink

What on earth is Panarmonium all about?

A quirky outdoor performance stage and bar is landing in King’s Cross for three weeks

Film & Theatre

Museums Showoff: Stand-up for brainiacs

A darkened basement, a microphone and nine-minutes in which to engage to a particularly discerning audience

History

The Cross Nightclub: past, present & future

Work is underway to restore the historic Fish & Coal Buildings to their industrial former glory, but we won’t let their rave history go uncelebrated either

Video & TV

Video: We rode the King’s Cross water slide

The most fun – if not exactly the fastest – route down King’s Boulevard this weekend

History

What’s the British Library’s Magna Carta show like?

Why do two medieval Latin words still have such resonance? And how can a whole exhibition relate to one document? The answer is to go and see it this summer, says historian Richard Emms

History

Peek at the ghost railway line under Varnisher’s Yard

The long lost line to demolished King’s Cross York Road Station is now lit up at night

Books

Just what is the Knowledge Quarter?

Modern day King’s Cross is a hotbed for creating and sharing all manner of information. As we’re the new publication devoted to the neighbourhood, isn’t it high time we learnt some more?

Music

London nightlife 2015: stop moaning, start raving

With more venue closures in the headlines you’d be forgiven for thinking London’s clubland was in the doldrums. Rubbish! says Laurence Malice, who continues to enjoy life at the disco coal-face

Music

Sound Connections: free live gigs at St Pancras

Wyles & Simpson launch a month of free live gigs on the train station concourse

History

Remember this buxom mermaid behind St Pancras station?

Tony Diaz, (creator of the oversized Dr. Marten’s boots and giant animals synonymous with Camden Town’s shops), tell us the story of his iconic ship’s figurehead