Mischief
Satire, short stories, and pure silliness
Public Warning: New Year, New Me-Tox
Spurred on by the annual decimation of the turkey carcass, citizens are now intent on doing the same to their own bodies...
Yet Another Final Warning
You, a self-respecting and stubborn Londoner, muster the strength to brave the murky grey-brown waters of your commute...
The Voyeur's Motel
In 1980, a man bought a motel to watch those who stayed. LONDNR visually recreates this astonishing tale in modern day London...
A Brief History of Winter Festivity
Santa, in some form, does exist. Not quite the pot-bellied character of current; but actually a shamanic member of indigenous European people...
Magic, Might, and Mockery: A Brief History of Conical Hats
Tall conical hats have been fashionably worn as symbols of power and magic. Elsewhere and at a different time, these hats have been used as a method of humiliation for disgraced criminals. How and why have so many different cultures attributed different meanings to the same shape?
What Makes Us Love Ghost Stories?
That was my only ghost or, at least, my only ghost story. Like all narrators of stories like this, I’ll start by saying that I don’t believe in ghosts...
We Really Love You, But...
It wasn’t an immediate bond, oh I’ll be the first to admit it! When Lavinia brought me round for the first time, you and I didn’t gel. She had told me all about you of course, but somehow I still wasn’t ready...
Public Warning: Around The World in Eighty Planes
Jet-setting is nothing new; it was introduced in the time of Sir Francis Drake, when sailors would leave to base jump off the edge of the Earth.
Public Warning: Apocalypse Trending Now
Commonly referred to as Judgement Day, experts have long feared a mechanical revolution, where artificial intelligence rises up against us in a...
Public Warning: Hack of All Trades
London has always been a hotbed for the multi-talented and the multi-cultural. But in recent years, even our great city’s proclivity for diversity has...
Quintessentially British: Darling, You’re Hysterical!
Now let’s face it, women can be a bloody pain! To get the nagging wench off your back, why not turn to the old, “hysterical, weak and helpless” line of argument?
Public Warning: Million Dollar Maybe
Not all innovation is progressive and, if you’re left in any doubt, you should always stick to what you know…
Public Warning: 'Netflix & Chill'
In the past few years, thousands of twenty-somethings have begun to disappear from bars and restaurants all across the city...
Why We're All So Horny About Unicorns
Cultural trends typically parallel the world around them. In our current climate of financial and political uncertainty, for instance, we see the rise...
Public Warning: Saturday Night Fever
Every Saturday night, more and more people are leaving the safety of their homes to flirt and fight their way across London. Unfortunately, this mindless...
My Last Will, Testament and Profile Picture
As more Facebook users die out, questions of what to do with one’s digital remains become ever more pressing.