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Londonist
Dozens Of Vintage Boats Moor Up In Central London This September The (free!) Classic Boat Festival is back at St Katharine Docks.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Places to Eat in Detroit, per Chef Javier Bardauil
a week ago
Herbert Lui
Mutual understanding Take responsibility for understanding other people. Don’t expect people to understand you the first...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Take responsibility for understanding other people. Don’t expect people to understand you the first time.  They may not want to let you know they don’t understand—and they may not want to hurt your feelings—so it’s your job to make them feel safe enough to speak up.  Better yet,...
Londonist
Goodbye Glory, Hello Divine - East London's New-Not-New LGBTQ+ Club "One New Year's Eve lock-in with Keira Knightley and Chelsea Clinton got a bit wild..."
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Skateboarding as an infinite game For over 2,000 years, people survived without skateboarding. That changed sometime in the late...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
For over 2,000 years, people survived without skateboarding. That changed sometime in the late 1940s—perhaps the early 1950s—when a group of surfers decided to attach wheels onto their wooden boards.  Since then, skateboarding has become a way of life. People risk life and limb...
Herbert Lui
Golden Generation Growing up, I didn’t know many people who did creative work. While I was very enthusiastic about...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Growing up, I didn’t know many people who did creative work. While I was very enthusiastic about writing and art, the possibility that a person was paid to make that work happen didn’t even cross my mind—let alone the fact that a person like me could do it. But even if I knew,...
Londonist
Mesmerising Shots Of London From Above At Christmas Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
a year ago
diamond geezer
SL11 Yesterday TfL launched a consultation for the introduction of the next Superloop route, the SL11,...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Yesterday TfL launched a consultation for the introduction of the next Superloop route, the SL11, which will run between North Greenwich and Abbey Wood via Woolwich. It's an express bus so it'll be great. It'll link up with existing transport connections and local centres so...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best California Beach Escape at Hotel del Coronado
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Time Travel Back To 17th Century London - With This Royalist Reenactment Along The Mall Commemorating the execution of Charles I.
a year ago
Londonist
The Great Fire Of London: 10 Key Sites To See Monument, Pudding Lane, the Golden Boy and more.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Week In London: 6-12 November 2023 Diwali celebrations, new karting and curling venues, and the Lord Mayor's Show.
a year ago
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Dallas' Best Michelin-Approved Restaurants by Neighborhood
2 months ago
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Hotel Review: Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, New York City
a year ago
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How Washington, D.C. is Leading the Way in Accessible Travel
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Eat And Drink In Croydon Chew your way through CR0.
a year ago
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Exploring Fort Myers: A Local's Guide
10 months ago
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Why Disney Is the Best Alaska Cruise for Families
4 days ago
Herbert Lui
Keep the back up plan a back up plan The future is unpredictable. It’s always great to have an option, maybe two, in case things don’t go...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
The future is unpredictable. It’s always great to have an option, maybe two, in case things don’t go according to plan. That’s why you’d want to have a backup plan. In my freshman year in university, I made a backup plan that took too much of my energy. According to my plan, I...
The Forney Flyer
Way Back When Our flying has been quite slow lately because of the Covid-19 situation. I have, however, recently...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Our flying has been quite slow lately because of the Covid-19 situation. I have, however, recently done several maintenance and test flights from our home airstrip, which as you can see, is about half underwater from the high levels of Lake Victoria. In fact, this is better than...
Londonist
How London Underground Became The Coolest Brand In The World From the first roundel to moquette trainers.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 22-28 January 2024 The best Londonist articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
Jings! London Is Getting A Deli Selling Nothing But Scottish Food The Shoap opens in Angel in February.
a year ago
Londonist
Supperclub.Tube: The Tube Carriage Serving A Six-Course Tasting Menu Definitely the best way to spend three hours on the tube.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Building a body of work on self-acceptance Generosity is at the heart of all creative work. It’s about giving.  You can’t give what you don’t...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Generosity is at the heart of all creative work. It’s about giving.  You can’t give what you don’t have. And if you don’t accept yourself, you can’t give much of yourself either.  “Abs are made in the kitchen, championships are won on the training ground, and a sustainable body...
Londonist
Explore Holborn's Two 'Secret' Platforms On This New Hidden London Tour Torches at the ready.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
If you’re embarrassed by your early work, that means you did it right Anybody who does anything worth doing knows how difficult it is to get through the early work. ...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Anybody who does anything worth doing knows how difficult it is to get through the early work.  While you have great taste, your skills aren’t at the level you need to match it yet—so you make work that falls short of your vision. It feels mildly embarrassing at the time, but as...
AFAR Media - Travel...
What to Do if Your Flight Was Canceled or Delayed
a year ago
Londonist
Tulips In London: When And Where To See Them In And Around The Capital Who needs Amsterdam?
a year ago
Londonist
The Iconic Harry Beck Map But Make It Aeroplanes But is everything as it seems?
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Virginia Beach Travel Tips From Fishing Pro Jim Root
2 months ago
Londonist
Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree: Where's It From? What's Its History? When's The Switch-On? Spruce up on your arboreal knowhow.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Surrender, control, and anxiety What do you think you’re in control of?  What’s not in your control?  Where do you decide to draw...
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a month ago
What do you think you’re in control of?  What’s not in your control?  Where do you decide to draw the line? “You are afraid of surrender because you don’t want to lose control,” Elizabeth Gilbert writes (via Oliver Burkeman). “But you never had control; all you had was anxiety.”...
AFAR Media - Travel...
24 Best Airbnb Cabins You Can Rent to Get Off the Grid
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Itoya and the charm of stationary While corporations such as Staples or Office Depot may sell supplies, a retailer like Itoya sells...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
While corporations such as Staples or Office Depot may sell supplies, a retailer like Itoya sells stationary. The difference is stationary comes with a charm just as essential as the equipment—creativity, possibilities, and consideration. If you visit Itoya’s 18-floor flagship...
Londonist
Where To Dine And Drink In An Igloo Or Snow Globe In London This Winter Book riverside igloos and rooftop domes.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do In London This Week: 1-7 April 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Discover Nine Ways to be Present in Los Angeles.
a year ago
Londonist
The Docklands Gym Where Muslim Women Are Toughening Up And Feeling Empowered "I used to be a couch potato, but now I love coming here"
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
U.S. Airplane Bathrooms Must Meet New Accessibility Rules
a year ago
Londonist
Save The Chewing Gum Art Trail On The Millennium Bridge Ben Wilson's art is threatened.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Exclusive Beach Club Experiences: Mexico's Riviera Maya & Beyond
a year ago
Londonist
More Tube Strikes For London This October Dispute over staff cuts and working conditions.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Barn at Moor Hall, Ormskirk In restaurants that offer both an A La Carte and parallel set menu I often play a bit of a thought...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
In restaurants that offer both an A La Carte and parallel set menu I often play a bit of a thought experiment. If there was no such separation of options, and if all the dishes available were priced evenly on the same list, which would I end up going for? Set menus (usually,...
Herbert Lui
Getting rich One path to getting rich looks more like saving money. While your friends buy the fancier options,...
a week ago
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a week ago
One path to getting rich looks more like saving money. While your friends buy the fancier options, you don’t. You’re not broke, you’re living within your means and taking steps toward richness. Maybe you used to borrow from the future, and now you’ve given that inclination up....
Londonist
Eid In Trafalgar Square: Muslim Celebrations Return This April End of Ramadan marked in style.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
President Biden Creates Emmett Till National Monument
a year ago
Herbert Lui
The jellyfish knows how to survive uncertain times A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as...
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3 weeks ago
A lion’s mane jellyfish can release up to 45,000 eggs per day. The jellyfish’s strategy is to lay as many eggs as possible and leave them to fend for themselves. Most of these eggs don’t survive, probably fewer than 0.1%. In ecology, this approach is known as a high reproduction...
Londonist
The Notable Benches Of London 64 unusual benches in one graphic (you might want to sit down).
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Tips for Avoiding Crowds and Enjoying Croatia
a year ago
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The 15 Best Luxury Hotels in California
a year ago
Londonist
Ice Hockey In London: Who Are The Teams, Where To Watch And When's It On? Puck up your ideas.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What To Do and Visit in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
a year ago
Londonist
9 Challenge Events In London In 2024 To Sign Up For Right Now New year, new challenge!
a year ago
Herbert Lui
A place for feelings that interfere “Did you ever tap into something that you feel is bad in you to win?” That’s a question Donald...
a month ago
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a month ago
“Did you ever tap into something that you feel is bad in you to win?” That’s a question Donald Glover asks in this interview, before confessing that he made one of his most popular songs because he felt a drive to prove somebody wrong. In response, LeBron James says that he not...
The Forney Flyer
Heading North, Way Back When... As promised, I'm continuing from my previous post about way back when...  After I graduated from...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
As promised, I'm continuing from my previous post about way back when...  After I graduated from University and flight school, we briefly moved to Oregon as we prepared for future, cross-cultural work/ministry. That fall I had the opportunity to go on a short vision trip to a...
AFAR Media - Travel...
U.S. Launches Passport Fairs to Help Speed Up Applications
a year ago
Londonist
In Pictures: The East End Pubs Of London Bars stools, sticky carpets, cash only - bliss.
a year ago
Londonist
The Crazy Clown Church Service That Happens In Hackney Every February Send in the clowns!
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
17+ Crowd-Free Things to Do in Paris This Summer
a year ago
Londonist
A Map Of Westminster Place Names And Where They Come From From Maida Vale to Covent Garden.
a year ago
Londonist
What's Happening With London Housing, Rent And Development? November 2023 Our quickfire summary of bricks and mortar, steel and glass.
a year ago
Londonist
We Talk To John Rogers, Filmmaker And Author Of Welcome To New London A true London legend.
a year ago
Londonist
Buy A Toy For One Of The 5,000 Poorest London Kids In London This Christmas Winter Toy Appeal back for 10th year.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, Great Milton I'm sure the Manoir (as I will call it for this post) can impress whatever the weather, but when the...
a week ago
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a week ago
I'm sure the Manoir (as I will call it for this post) can impress whatever the weather, but when the early summer sun is shining, and punters are welcomed into the gardens for their aperitifs and/or digestifs, the place is surely at its best. When you've got gardens like these,...
diamond geezer
VE Day - 80 years of peace VE Day 1945-2025: eighty years of peace 1946 Greece civil...
3 days ago
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3 days ago
VE Day 1945-2025: eighty years of peace 1946 Greece civil war 1600001947 India independence 8000001948 Madagascar independence 150001949 China civil war 10000001950 Korea Korean War 3000000 1951 Malaysia civil...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Reasons Why Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Are the Getaway Destinations
a year ago
Londonist
RAF Hornchurch: Visit The Fascinating Museum Of This East London Airfield Zeppelins, Guinea Pigs and the Great Escape.
a year ago
Londonist
Brixton Tube Station Gets A New Artwork From Jem Perucchini Rebirth of a Nation adds a bright touch to station entrance.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 6-7 January 2024 Last-chance exhibitions, comedy, ice hockey, and bottomless fondue.
a year ago
Londonist
Festive Film Screenings: Where To Watch Christmas Movies In London This Year Pop-up cinemas in palaces, rooftops and big tops.
a year ago
Londonist
Khan Announces TfL Fare Freeze - But Is Everything As It Seems? It does't apply to everyone...
a year ago
Londonist
Bits Of London That Aren't In The Bit Of London They Say They Are In, But In Another Bit Of London If you see what we mean.
a year ago
Londonist
Plunge Into An Icy Brockwell Lido For Charity This Christmas The Icebreaker challenge is back.
a year ago
Londonist
Enchanting Chocolate Shops In London, For When You Need A Cocoa Fix Top-notch chocolatiers across town.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Learn About Jewish History in Germany
11 months ago
diamond geezer
The new Apprentice Cafe Seasoned viewers of The Apprentice were surprised this week when the losing team were sent to an...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Seasoned viewers of The Apprentice were surprised this week when the losing team were sent to an unfamiliar cafe. Last week they ended up in the Bridge Cafe in Acton, as per usual, which would normally have meant this week was La Cabaña on the Park Royal trading estate. Instead...
Herbert Lui
Books and lifestyle The Starfield Library in Seoul is a beautiful, vast, library. It reminds me of the short visit I had...
a month ago
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a month ago
The Starfield Library in Seoul is a beautiful, vast, library. It reminds me of the short visit I had to Singapore’s library@orchard. It fits in with a pattern I notice in Asia, which is the rise of these incredibly glamorous spaces for books. They’re usually bookstores (I...
Londonist
An Entire Barbra Streisand Season Is Coming To North London A star is celebrated.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Ways to Get Outside at Iberostar Hotels, Dominican Republic
a year ago
Herbert Lui
My 2015 interview with MC Jin In 2002, Jin Auyeung took over hip-hop by winning a weekly freestyle competition for seven...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
In 2002, Jin Auyeung took over hip-hop by winning a weekly freestyle competition for seven consecutive weeks on 106 & Park. His debut song, “Learn Chinese,” was on regular rotation in my elementary school, and my friends would holler out the Cantonese ad-libs. It was a moment...
Londonist
19 Facts About London That Sound Made-Up But Are True A drunken Karl Marx and a tube line to the coast.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Don’t let AI determine your intentions Intention is the determination to do a specific thing, or act in a specific way. When you’re being...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Intention is the determination to do a specific thing, or act in a specific way. When you’re being intentional, and deliberate, you are taking the first step to exercising your will into the world. Everybody else might accept what’s happening, but you won’t. At its finest, AI...
Londonist
Another Dazzling Light Show Comes To This Central London Church This Winter Luxmuralis work their magic at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
a year ago
Londonist
How To Spend A Weekend In Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote And neighbouring Los Pocillos too.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Why Denmark and Finland Are Must-Visits for Foodies
8 months ago
Londonist
How To Spend A Weekend In Dublin 48 hours of pubs, literature and galleries.
a year ago
Londonist
Even More Of London's Crappiest Benches When London's seats fail to bring their A game.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Confidence vs. trusting the process “This might not work,” Seth Godin writes in his blog post, “Out on a limb.” (It’s one of my...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
“This might not work,” Seth Godin writes in his blog post, “Out on a limb.” (It’s one of my favorites, alongside “Talker’s Block.” ) It’s fascinating to see this idea make it into a key part of his book The Practice, which I recently picked up and find myself liking a lot. If you...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Shop the Best Artisan Goods in China, Colombia, and Spain
7 months ago
Londonist
Get Toasty In This King's Cross Sauna For Just £6 A Session Slow Motion Sauna is in town for three weeks.
a year ago
Londonist
Fears Over Redevelopment Of Surbiton Station Public consultation now open.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged March 1965 Unblogged things I did in March 1965 I wasn't around at the start of March 1965, I was lurking...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Unblogged things I did in March 1965 I wasn't around at the start of March 1965, I was lurking embryonically ready to make a grand appearance. Even when I did emerge I had no linguistic ability, no long-term memory nor any recognition of what on earth was going on, plus there...
diamond geezer
Route 118 RIP London's next dead bus 118: Morden to Brixton Location: south London Length of journey: 9 miles, 55...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
London's next dead bus 118: Morden to Brixton Location: south London Length of journey: 9 miles, 55 minutes 118. The 118 runs from Morden to Brixton via Mitcham and Streatham and has been following a similar-ish route for decades. The 45 by contrast has been repeatedly...
AFAR Media - Travel...
7 Reasons To Explore South Africa by Land and Water
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
A Chandelier of 28,000 Eggs and Other Scrumptious Delights Reframe our Consumption of Food The Osaka Expo 2025 kicks off on April 13th. And while we’re excited about some pretty niche things...
a month ago
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a month ago
The Osaka Expo 2025 kicks off on April 13th. And while we’re excited about some pretty niche things like Hello Kitty algae and attendant uniforms, one of Japan’s signature pavilions, Earth Mart, is shaping up to be delightfully delicious. Located within the expo’s Green World...
Londonist
The Big Issue Seller Outside St Paul's Who Became An Icon Of The Occupy Protests A very different Christmas play for you to watch this festive season.
a year ago
Londonist
This Oxford Circus Building Is The Mini Me Of An Iconic Manhattan Skyscraper Palladium House is a tribute to the American Radiator Building.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The FAA Bill Could Greatly Improve Air Travel—Here's How
a year ago
diamond geezer
March 2025 eclipse Tomorrow is partial solar eclipse day, peaking at 11:03am in London. The eclipse will be visible...
a month ago
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a month ago
Tomorrow is partial solar eclipse day, peaking at 11:03am in London. The eclipse will be visible across northwest Europe, peaking in eastern Canada where 92% of the solar disc will be obscured. In London it's 31%. Nova Scotia 80%, Reykjavik 68%, Stornoway 47%, Glasgow 42%,...
Londonist
Fundraising Events In London For Medical And Humanitarian Aid In Gaza Some ways to support emergency response efforts.
a year ago
Londonist
London Almost Had Another Public Aquarium - In Silvertown Docks Ever heard of 'Biota!'?
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
4 Kessler Collection Hotels with Art in the Southern U.S.
9 months ago
Londonist
Lord Mayor Demonstrates Einstein's Time Dilation Effects In The City's Tallest Skyscraper With a little help from the National Physical Laboratory.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Three stories about emotional reactions 1. Anthony de Mello writes in Awareness: Imagine a patient who goes to a doctor and tells him what...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
1. Anthony de Mello writes in Awareness: Imagine a patient who goes to a doctor and tells him what he is suffering from. The doctor says, “Very well, I’ve understood your symptoms. Do you know what I will do? I will prescribe a medicine for your neighbor!” The patient replies,...
Londonist
Trooping The Colour 2024: When Is It? What's It About? And Other Questions Answered Pomp and ceremony cranked up to 11.
a year ago
Londonist
An A-Z Of The London Underground X was tricky but we think we sorted it.
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Easter Weekend In London: 29 March-1 April 2024 Our bumper events guide for the long weekend.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Must-Visit UNESCO Sites in Berlin
11 months ago
diamond geezer
Flickr +20 Twenty years ago today I posted my first photo to Flickr. I'd been to Lewisham for the day as part...
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Twenty years ago today I posted my first photo to Flickr. I'd been to Lewisham for the day as part of my Random Borough project and thought you deserved to see 13 of the better pictures in greater-than-microscopic size. For my inaugural upload I picked the ever-photogenic Laban...
Londonist
10 DLR Trains Have Now Got Front Seat 'Control Panels' You Can Play With Sorry, that your KIDS can play with.
a year ago
Londonist
Competition! Win Two Hospitality Tickets To Chelsea F.C. Women v Spurs The luxurious Harris Suite awaits...
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 16-17 September 2023 Comedy, podcasts, fashion exhibitions, Open House and the Great River Race.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Visit These 10 Malta Filming Locations from TV + Movie Hits
a month ago
Herbert Lui
Contentions: Apple TV’s billion dollar loss There’s a possibility that Apple is losing over $1 billion per year on Apple TV. The so-called...
a month ago
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a month ago
There’s a possibility that Apple is losing over $1 billion per year on Apple TV. The so-called “loss” is plausible, it’s also a rather ordinarily-sized expense considering Apple’s relatively high scale other marketing expenses. Consider this: Another report suggests that Apple...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 11-17 March 2024 Our best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Best Christmas Markets And Festive Fairs For 2023 Christmas shopping events in the capital, for gifts, decorations, festive food and more.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Cemetery For Heroic Animals Rats to racehorses are laid to rest in this remarkable burial ground.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Asheville Restaurants Refining Appalachian Culinary Traditions
a year ago
Londonist
Tube And Trains Will Be Off-Peak All Day Friday For 3-Month Trial Drive to revive Fridays.
a year ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in March 2025 25 things we (genuinely) learnt from TfL FoI requests in March 2025 1) Only two refurbished Central...
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25 things we (genuinely) learnt from TfL FoI requests in March 2025 1) Only two refurbished Central line trains have so far entered service. Three more are planned to enter service by January 2026. The overall programme is planned to complete in 2029. 2) Seat cushions on...
Londonist
300 Of Elton John's Photos Go On Display At V&A This Summer Marilyn Monroe, the AIDS crisis and 9/11 feature.
a year ago
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Central Line A chronology of the red line.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The 100 comments challenge The 100 comments challenge Can we get 100 comments on today's post, which is full of burning issues...
a month ago
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a month ago
The 100 comments challenge Can we get 100 comments on today's post, which is full of burning issues from my immediate locality? My local Dry Cleaners is closing on 1st April a small unit beside the barbers. Alas a sign in the window says they're closing down from 1st April...
AFAR Media - Travel...
7 Lesser-Known Adventures to Explore in Greece
5 months ago
Londonist
London New Year's Day Parade 2024: A Guide Route, timings and where to watch the 1 January shindig.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Furisode Snowboarder Sumire Morino Creates Urushi Snowboarding Gear for Graduating Thesis Hailing from rural Aomori in northern Japan, Sumire Morino grew up skiing and snowboarding. She is...
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Hailing from rural Aomori in northern Japan, Sumire Morino grew up skiing and snowboarding. She is currently in art school studying traditional Japanese crafts. And so when Morino turned twenty, 2 years ago, she celebrated coming-of-age-day the only way she knew how: hitting the...
Londonist
29 Things To Do In London On 29 February Use your extra day of 2024 wisely.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Sadler's Wells East The cultural line-up on the East Bank continues to expand. UAL opened their College of Fashion...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The cultural line-up on the East Bank continues to expand. UAL opened their College of Fashion in September 2023, bringing uniquely-dressed students to the flanks of the Olympic Park in great numbers. Now this week Sadler's Wells East has opened its doors, a brand new...
Londonist
The 1930s: When London Was Really Put On The Map Tube map, Monopoly and A-Z were a 1930s supergroup.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Inside the New Delta Sky Club Lounge at NY’s JFK Airport
a year ago
Londonist
Policing Brixton: An Insider's Account Book reveals what it's like to patrol the streets of Brixton, Clapham and Stockwell.
a year ago
diamond geezer
What you missed Some of the places I've been since my broadband disappeared a week ago BestMate's sofa: 45 minutes...
a month ago
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a month ago
Some of the places I've been since my broadband disappeared a week ago BestMate's sofa: 45 minutes of proper broadband and I managed to catch up on all sorts of things, including adding the photos and links to Unblogged March which was previously bereft. Bank: I'm always amazed...
Herbert Lui
Micro-meditations When you make just a few seconds of space between stimulus and response, you create an option to...
a month ago
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a month ago
When you make just a few seconds of space between stimulus and response, you create an option to respond intentionally. Imagine closing your eyes for as little as 15 to 30 seconds. Questlove calls this a micro-meditation, describing it in his book Creative Quest, “In some way, if...
Londonist
Tram Strikes And Engineering Works Will Affect Network Heavily In March and April 2024 Disruption double whammy.
a year ago
Londonist
London On Fire: Paintings Of The Blitz By The Firefighters Who Were There City's darkest hour captured in vivid paint.
a year ago
Londonist
Delightful Literary Days Out Near London That All Book Lovers Should Do Immerse yourself in the worlds of famous authors, from Charles Dickens to AA Milne.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
These Are the Most Endangered Historic Sites in America
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
How to See the Best of Curaçao in 3 Days
2 months ago
Herbert Lui
Teenage years, interfaces, and classic technology When I was a teenager, I spent hours trying to improve my computer’s interface. I can’t tell you how...
3 months ago
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When I was a teenager, I spent hours trying to improve my computer’s interface. I can’t tell you how many times I changed my Windows XP interface to try to look like a Mac.  When Windows Longhorn was out in beta, I spent many afternoons trying to get it to work too—even...
Londonist
A Map Of Camden Place Name Origins Etymology of the borough's road, parks and pubs.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
An In-Depth Restaurant Review of HAGS in New York City
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Do you borrow from your future to pay for the present and past? A ponzi scheme takes place when the schemer uses cash from later investors to pay returns to early...
a month ago
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a month ago
A ponzi scheme takes place when the schemer uses cash from later investors to pay returns to early investors.  My friend Peter makes the case that when an entrepreneur borrows from their business’s future to pay off present and past obligations, they are operating it like a ponzi...
Londonist
A Rare Chance To Have Afternoon Tea Inside Greenwich's Painted Hall This March For one day only.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Highlights of New York Winter Jazzfest, January, 2025
5 months ago
Londonist
The Most Festive Christmas Afternoon Teas In London This Year Scones and cakes with a seasonal twist.
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