Emily Bobrow, an online editor for The Economist, polls her friends and colleagues on aspects of London that categorically suck.

While the U.S. as a whole reliably ignores the latest London sensation, New Yorkers will dutifully pack the Bowery Ballroom to see what it’s all about (like Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs).

According to area sexperts, London lags up to four years behind New York, which means pubic topiary, sex diarists, and speed dating are just hitting their stride.

London, obviously. In fact, in a city with thirteen daily newspapers, it can be easy to feel swamped.

Gwyneth Paltrow apparently finds dinner parties more entertaining in London than in New York. Is it true? We dispatched two revelers to deliver post-party dossiers.

The U.K. capital has become a teeming global boomtown, equal parts shiny and gritty, and our cocky rival for finance, food, fashion, and plain-old fun. But let’s get serious: Would you really want to live there?

An extensive examination of London’s challenge to our city’s global preeminence. From finance, to fashion, to urban planning, to music and even restaurants, should New Yorkers be minding the world’s-greatest-city gap more carefully?

From France’s finest to Brooklyn’s burgeoning cottage industry, there’s a festive bar or bonbon out there for every addict on your list.

What the experts-in-residence plan to buy from their employers.

Thanks to America Ferrera, Ugly Betty is shaping up to be the new season’s most unlikely swan.