In Harry Potter and the Chamber of secrets, J.K.Rowling describes Tom Riddles(Voldemont)diary as…read morehaving a printed name of a newsagents on Vauxhall road, London on the back. Seeing as Smiffs is the only newsagent on this street, I can only assume it is the one she was refuring to. Therefore, I feel this newsagents should be extreamly famous and popular among the Harry Potter loving community, I sertainly will be making an attempt to purchase a diary similar to the one a 16 year old Voldemont did :D Congradulations to Smiffs for getting an internationally read pun from J.K.Rowling herself for nothing more than its location on Vauxhall road!

I read 'Fitzrovia News' as 'Tower' for over thirty years,…read morebefore I was encouraged to contribute as a writer, & distributor. It is bang up to date, informative,witty, occasionally controversial... but always inclusive to locals who wish to be part of the bigger picture. Great local paper / Join / write for it too!

I recently discovered Fitzrovia News after a friend gave me a copy. I was amazed to find out it is…read morewritten entirely by volunteers and people who live in Fitzrovia. What I like about the paper is that it doesn't pull its punches yet at the same time caters for a wider variety of tastes. It's one of the few community papers that takes a firm stance on things that matter to people living in central London. The paper has interviews with local celebrities, analysis of local political issues. It's not afraid to have a go at big business. It doesn't moan about them. It attacks them! The letters' page is full of opinions about anything and everything in Fitzrovia. If you live, work in or visit Fitzrovia, it's essential reading.

Did you know that you can buy your favourite books or try out a new author or genre, on…read morehttp://www.thamesandhudson.com ? neither did i! Forget Amazon! buy direct! fabulous!

Continuum publishes useful and high quality books (both in print and now as an electronic catalog)…read morein immensely varied subject areas, from education primers to general and specialized studies in fields such as philosophy, film, literary studies, media studies, and many many more areas. I have mostly read titles that focus on philosophy and comparative literature or on various "national" literatures (Russian, Iberian and Latin American, British and Irish) etc. While the methodologies and theoretical approaches of the authors vary a great deal, I feel that the editorial boards (in New York and London) apply high standards and give young scholars an opportunity to publish interesting studies at a time when academic publishing (university presses) is under great financial strains. A look at new and older titles will reveal the breadth of subject matters these studies explore. I always find some new and worthwhile titles. http://www.continuumbooks.com/subject/details.aspx?SubjectId=997&Subject2Id=927&ShowTitles=true

I hate how much these places charge you just because they can…read more And what is the big obsession with the receipt (if you forget to give the customer a receipt he can claim his money back! Surely that encourages people to try and distract the person serving them.). Guy who served me was an amicable chap, it's not his fault.