The hottest thing to do in London today is wait in line for solar eclipse glasses

People line up outside a convenience store to buy solar eclipse glasses in Aldgate, London. Georgia Hennessy East London's Aldgate neighborhood, a mix of dull high-rise offices, fried chicken shops, and apartments, isn't the buzziest part of town. Not until Wednesday afternoon. On the main street, hundreds of people had gathered in a line outside an unassuming store. Teenagers filmed the crowd on their phones, and office workers in shirts stood watching in the stifling 91 degree heat. People…