What we’re reading
- Trump supporters demand arrest of London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
- The US ambassador to London just contradicted everything Donald Trump said about the city.
- Does London mayor Sadiq Khan's Brexit report stack up?
- 53 incredible vintage photos of the London Underground.
Things to do
FIRST AMONG EQUALS: Highflying women such as Maria Balshaw (first female Director of Tate), Moira Cameron (first female ‘Beefeater’) and Francesca Hayward (first black female principal dancer at the Royal Ballet) pick out their favourite objects from the Foundling Museum for this exhibition. Foundling Museum, £11, book ahead, until 13 January 2019
SODA SESSIONS: Looking for a school night-friendly shindig to satisfy your craving for company, which doesn't interfere with Dry January? Hit up a Tuesday night soda session, you can sip mocktails, eat by-the-slice pizza and dance to 90s hip hop — all without fear of the next-day hangover. Nine Lives (London Bridge), free, just turn up, 5pm-late
CANARY WHARF WINTER LIGHTS: Light graffiti, interactive light bubbles and floral light drawings are transforming the cold, hard surfaces of Canary Wharf into a twinkling extravaganza of high tech, illuminated artworks. Estate Wide, free, just turn up, 5pm-10pm, until 27 January
THINK SPACE LECTURES: If you're a science nerd lucky enough to live in London, make a beeline for the Think Space lectures, where you can hear astrophysicists chat about the latest cutting-edge research in space science. Royal Observatory, £10/£8.50 conc, book ahead, 5.15pm-6.15pm
THE EXCREMENT FACTOR: Dr George McGavin talks a load of crap (literally) in this lecture explaining what we can learn from animal dung. Museum of London, free, just turn up, 6pm-7pm
THE FUTURE BOOKSHELF: Got a tonne of empty notebooks and a resolution to do more creative writing this year? Kickstart your thought doodles with top tips from published authors and the commissioning editor at Sceptre. Waterstones, £4.48, book ahead, 6.30pm
DISCOVER TUESDAYS: See the best films from the 2017 Sundance Film Festival condensed into seven shorts and 95 minutes of footage. East Dulwich Picturehouse, £8/£5, book ahead, 6.30pm
DID MATRIARCHY EVER EXIST?: Join The Radical Anthropology Group for one of their regular Tuesday evening talks. This lecture looks into the ethnographic and genetic evidence behind sexism to ask if stories of matriarchy are just myths. UCL, Daryll Forde Seminar Room, Anthropology Building, free, just turn up, 6.45pm
SO MANY REASONS: Don't miss the headliner of the sass-fuelled feminist theatre festival Calm Down Dear. So Many Reasons depicts how a mother influences the outlook of a first generation British Ghanaian woman – for better or worse. Camden People's Theatre, £12/£10, book ahead, 7.15pm, until 3 February
AUSTEN THE MUSICAL: Austen fans are gifted a new take on the author's life in the form of a musical from award-winning playwright and BBC Radio 2 Golden Oldie Nominee, Rob Winlow. Bread and Roses Theatre (Clapham), £16/£14 conc, book ahead, 7.30pm-9pm, until 20 January
Good cause of the day: Go to an acoustic gig fundraiser for Rethink Mental Illness
Expect a lovely acoustic set from Nina Fine, raffles and more at this fundraiser for Rethink, who put the work in changing attitudes and policy towards mental health, so people who are struggling get the support they need. The Social, free (but donations encouraged), just turn up, 7.30pm-11.30pm
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