I have some news for you: your compass is not actually pointing to true north, and hasn't been for 360 years. But that will change sometime in the next two weeks, when the magnetic field moves to point all compasses in Greenwich towards true north.
London
Via Mashable
Last November this cat set the internet ablaze after being spotted on a supermarket shelf in South London, with an unparalleled pokerface.
Well, this cat's back. Yes, the exact same one, in the exact same store.
The cat has come back to Brockley Sainsbury's. pic.twitter.com/2AKRosiEGM
— Nigel Thornberry (@J_Tema) January 6, 2016Here's the photo from last November, in which he's wearing the same don't-fu*k-wit-me expression.
It's time for Sainsbury to face the cold, hard, and definitely furry truth; this cat ain't going anywhere.
Via @kflorish
National Health Services (NHS) worker Kara Florish took to Twitter to document receiving a body-image shaming business card on London's Underground.
The card, which states to be from a group called "Overweight Haters Ltd", reads "fat" in large letters on one side. The other side contains a paragraph with a description of the "organization".
Writer Sean Thomas Knox witnessed a similar, separate body-shaming card incident, and tweeted about it's authenticity.
British Transport Police on Twitter are asking anyone with any information to get in touch with them.
Via Mashable
A coffee shop in London has been forced to remove a sign displaying the shop's name from outside its building.
But the shop's response was rather cheeky.
The coffee shop was rebranded more than a year ago from the more boring "Bermondsey Street Coffee."
Then the owners received this letter this month from the lawyers of the owners of the building.
No humour please, we're British. pic.twitter.com/P1U9VhAEho
— Fuckoffee (@fuck0ffee) October 21, 2015Seeing as they had no real choice in the matter, they replaced the sign.
Sign going down (video) pic.twitter.com/z4mOz43NtJ h/t @antsonscreen
— Fuckoffee (@fuck0ffee) October 27, 2015Here's the new sign.
┌П┐(•_•)┌П┐ pic.twitter.com/mOSZ4y5ggJ
— Fuckoffee (@fuck0ffee) October 27, 2015Effective? Yes.
Just as funny? Nah.
Via Free the Trees
Warning sailors: Here be feels.
Alan Donohoe and Steven Parker have concocted a way to make London commuters share and experience the deepest confessions, fears and joys of their fellow humans. During the Brighton Digital Festival, from Sept. 21-27, the two artists have installed The Waiting Wall at the Brighton Station. There commuters can share their inner-most thoughts anonymously and the messages will randomly appear on the large screen.
The project's website explains where they received the inspiration.
In September 2015 commuters will notice a new digital display at Brighton Station. Brighton digital creatives, Free the Trees will be displaying a timetable themed digital display called 'The Waiting Wall'.
Standing on the concourse waiting for yet another delayed, overcrowded train, will become a rare eye-opening and uplifting experience. Inspired by the book Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton, 'The Waiting Wall', referencing commuters' experiences, is an electronic display of Jerusalem's Wailing Wall, "that would anonymously broadcast our inner woes," thereby reminding us that "we are none of us alone in the extent of our troubles and lamentations."
Some are just regular worries, some are deep emotional expressions and some are fervent wishes.
Existential confessions on the big screen @brightonstation Post your message http://t.co/ks8VslpYf1 #bdf15 #brighton pic.twitter.com/6bExX2SFTH
— Free The Trees (@FreeTheTreesDev) September 21, 2015
If you'd like to watch the messages as they appear, or even add one of your own, visit the wall's website.
Please respect commuters' desire to display overt social commentary.
By Unknown
Man on a leash being led around London (Farringdon) surely a stunt for something. #nothingisreal - pic.twitter.com/HAH7mHs6Rq
— Richard James (@richjamesuk) April 11, 2014Spotted: A woman walking a man on a leash. #lostbet ? pic.twitter.com/CBWNBEqVs2
— Anna Hirtenstein (@ahirtens) April 11, 2014Taking a moment to imagine uproar if man had been walking woman through Farringdon on a dog leash.
— Heidi Stephens (@heidistephens) April 11, 2014You know you've lived in London too long when your only reaction to a man being led along on a leash is to roll your eyes and ignore it.
— Ben Meakin (@bnmkn) April 11, 2014
Via Huffington Post
To promote the upcoming season premiere of Arrested Development on May 26th, Netflix has launched a pop-up shop tour of Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand, which will serve up real frozen bananas and photo ops with cast members in various locations across Great Britain and the United States, starting with London (as seen in the picture) this week and a few more pit stops in New York and Los Angeles in the following week. Is there any money in it? Perhaps you should find out!
Via HyperVocal
The YouTube description is all you need to know:
I don't usually post covers of other people on here, but this needs to be seen! My best friend, Logan, the one that many of you know, lives in London now. Last night he had a show and after it he was headed home and got stopped by a drunk man who insisted that Logan teach him a song. This is honestly the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
By Unknown
Rowan Atkinson helps London open the Olympic Games with the theme from Chariots of Fire.
Definitely one of the highlights of the ceremony.
[bleedingcool]
