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A Guide to Mindful Travel in Greater Palm Springs
6 months ago
Herbert Lui
Character, habits, systems, and freedom An author speculates that GLP-1 drugs will curb a lot of people’s impulses. This could potentially...
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An author speculates that GLP-1 drugs will curb a lot of people’s impulses. This could potentially help a lot of people make better—less impulsive—decisions. In this speculation, one concern will be a division of advantage: the people who can afford the impulse control drugs...
Londonist
Doctor Who TARDIS And Sculpture Appear On South Bank See David Tennant regenerate into Ncuti Gutwa... and back again.
a year ago
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10 Under-Appreciated Buildings On London's South Bank From Italianate hospitals to bucolic almshouses.
a year ago
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Concrete Beauty Of The National Theatre Captured In This Abstract Exhibition Amelia Lancaster has been photographing it for over 20 years.
a year ago
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 17-18 February 2024 VAULT Festival returns, plus a cheese market and a day of Lego.
a year ago
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Part Of The Piccadilly Line Is Closing For 5 Days This Month Heathrow will be off the cards.
a year ago
Londonist
Greek Things To Do In London: Cuisine, Culture, History And More As picked by experts.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Square days Today is 5.5.25, a square day. It's also the second time a square day has been a bank...
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Today is 5.5.25, a square day. It's also the second time a square day has been a bank holiday. 1.1.01 (Monday) century ending with a double-zero year. The reason for this is that there was no year 0, the first century starting in AD 1 and running until AD 100. Thus every...
Londonist
The Crazy-Reasonably Priced Cafe Hidden In A Waterloo Bus Garage Next stop: a hearty lunch for as little at £4!
a year ago
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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
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The Massive (And Massively Controversial) Stratford Sphere Is Vegas coming to east London?
a year ago
diamond geezer
Watch Out Children About My apologies that today's main posts were for old people. Watch Out Children About This sign...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
My apologies that today's main posts were for old people. Watch Out Children About This sign appears in Colman Road, Beckton E16. It includes the name G.R.ILEY C.ENG.,M.I.M.E.,M.I.Mun.E.,F.Inst.H.E. » C.ENG. = Chartered Engineer (now normally abbreviated CEng) Institution of...
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 19-20 August 2023 Black Pride, All Points East, a foodie weekend, a cocktail festival and more.
a year ago
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The Best Cultural Vacation in Monaco
a year ago
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Petition Launched As Stratford's Beloved Market Village Suddenly Closes It'd been going for over 30 years.
a year ago
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Kayak, Hike, and Bike in Off-Season Virginia Beach
5 months ago
The Forney Flyer
Run For Radios This week our whole family ran for radios in support of Every Village. If you're not familiar with...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This week our whole family ran for radios in support of Every Village. If you're not familiar with them, take a moment to check them out now.  Joy and the kids walked a brisk (and dizzying) 32 laps around our yard... ...which not coincidentally equals a solid 5K! As I've...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 16-22 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
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United To Fly New Nonstop Flights to East Asia This Fall
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. ...
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3 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...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25 September-1 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
Your London Reading List: The Best Non-Fiction Books Best books voted for by Londonist readers.
a year ago
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6 Must-Visit Sonoma County Restaurants for Wine Pairings
2 weeks ago
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 7-8 October 2023 Oktoberfest parties, rugby screenings, and an open day at a rather niche museum.
a year ago
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Discover Portugal’s Wellness Havens with TAP Air’s Stopover
6 months ago
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Things To Do This Weekend In London: 6-7 April 2024 Last-chance exhibitions, an ice hockey weekender, and a miniature railway.
a year ago
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The Best Winter Resorts and Activities in Central Minnesota
6 months ago
Londonist
Beavers Are Back In London For The First Time In 400 Years This'll bring a toothy grin to your face.
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...
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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
Cycle All Day For £3, As Santander Cycles Introduces New Day Pass We feel a challenge coming on...
a year ago
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Fort Myers: Your Gateway to Unforgettable Outdoor Adventures
a year ago
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Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 5-11 February 2024 Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
a year ago
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How These Black Artists Shaped Charleston’s Culture
over a year ago
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Discover Nine Ways to be Present in Los Angeles.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
How do you decide what’s worth reading? Travel brings about a great opportunity: to visit local bookstores. On a trip to Hong Kong, Tokyo,...
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5 months ago
Travel brings about a great opportunity: to visit local bookstores. On a trip to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai, my family and I had the privilege of visiting these bookstores: Daikanyama T-Site (my favorite in the world and default recommendation to anyone visiting Tokyo), Ginza...
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7 Reasons To Explore South Africa by Land and Water
a year ago
Londonist
V&A East - Brand New Museum Opening In 2025 Announces Its First Exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story will get the ball rolling.
a year ago
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Frieze Sculpture 2023: Regent's Park Turns Into A Free Outdoor Art Gallery This Autumn 22 playful works of art sprinkled around the English Gardens.
a year ago
Londonist
Exciting News For London Art Lovers! A special offer just in time for the Easter holidays
a year ago
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What Makes Disney the Best Family Cruise in Alaska
2 months ago
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Review: What It’s Like to Fly JetBlue to Paris
a year ago
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Reasons Why Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Are the Getaway Destinations
a year ago
Londonist
Captain Zip's Amazing Film Footage Of London Punks In The 1970s And 80s They even visit Downing Street.
a year ago
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Ever Spotted Covent Garden's Anne Frank Tree? An arboreal memorial.
a year ago
Londonist
Astounding Animal Statues By Gillie And Marc Near London Bridge A Wild Life for Wildlife.
a year ago
Londonist
The Secretive Eel Pie Island Is Open To Visitors This Weekend Explore the usually off-limits oddball artistic enclave.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Your own project You should always have at least one project, or a performance, that you can complete with no...
a month ago
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a month ago
You should always have at least one project, or a performance, that you can complete with no meetings, no bosses, and no external accountability. Just you doing something for yourself, where you don’t need to explain yourself at all, or need to make money doing. If it resonates...
Londonist
Secretive Central London Cold War Tunnels Could Open As Visitor Attraction Kingsway Telephone Exchange is said to have inspired Q Branch.
a year ago
Londonist
Can You Set Off Your Own Fireworks In London? DIY whizzbangs, explained.
a year ago
diamond geezer
10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 1) Burford Spur Box Hill, the one I keep coming back to, the...
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a month ago
10 Routes To The Summit of Box Hill 1) Burford Spur Box Hill, the one I keep coming back to, the route with the great views where you get the knackering bit done up front. It kicks off at Burford Bridge by the hotel and the bikers cafe, i.e. all the facilities, then slips...
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Your Next Caribbean Vacation to The Cayman Islands
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Celebrate St Patrick's Day 2024 In London Parties, parades and other craic on and around 17 March.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Silvertown Tunnel opens The Silvertown Tunnel opened this morning. comments if(postComments['199122220152314'] !=...
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a month ago
The Silvertown Tunnel opened this morning. comments if(postComments['199122220152314'] != null){document.write(' (' + postComments['199122220152314'] + ')')}else{document.write(' p(0)')}; (I'm only interested if the answer is 'Yes') I have also had the entire top deck to...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 18-24 December 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
'Stand Against Suella' Protest Takes Place In Central London On Sunday LGBTQ groups rally against dehumanising rhetoric.
a year ago
Londonist
A Map Of Southwark Place Name Origins The etymology of the London Borough Southwark.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Great Travel Tours for Music-Lovers
a year ago
Londonist
Halloween 2023: Parties, Events And Things To Do In London Get your spook on.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Counter, Tunbridge Wells As much as I try to travel as far and wide as possible for a meal, there are certain parts of the...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
As much as I try to travel as far and wide as possible for a meal, there are certain parts of the world that are somewhat better-represented on these pages than others. Obviously as I live in London, and it's the best food city on the planet, that's the main focus of this blog....
diamond geezer
Accursed passports Yesterday was the accursed day when I renewed my passport. Accursed because it's not expired but I...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Yesterday was the accursed day when I renewed my passport. Accursed because it's not expired but I can't use it. It used to be the case that they gave you a couple of extra months so my current passport officially still has five weeks to go. I remember thinking when I got it...
Herbert Lui
A useful rule for relationships My friend James recently shared a simple, useful, perspective, “Assume that if you’re not the person...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
My friend James recently shared a simple, useful, perspective, “Assume that if you’re not the person reaching out to keep the relationship alive, it’ll die.” Useful for a variety of reasons: It puts you in the driver’s seat of your relationship. Don’t wait for a text from your...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 22-28 January 2024 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
TfL Launches A New Podcast Hosted By Tim Dunn Guests include Tube Mapper and, er, Rylan.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Year of the Snake Head to Chinatown or Trafalgar Square today and you can celebrate Chinese New Year with dancing,...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Head to Chinatown or Trafalgar Square today and you can celebrate Chinese New Year with dancing, culture and cuisine courtesy of the London Chinatown Chinese Association and the Mayor of London. That's because the new moon on 29th January triggered the Year of the Snake (蛇), a...
Londonist
Literary Footprints 2024: Walking Tours Around Literary London Love books? Love London? Love this.
a year ago
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3 Great California Travel Itineraries to Inspire Anyone
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 4-10 December 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
Week Of January Tube Strikes Set To Cause Severe Disruption Happy New Year!
a year ago
diamond geezer
May Days 20 things to do in London in May 2025 1st May: Morris Dancing in Hammersmith/Islington. You've...
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a month ago
20 things to do in London in May 2025 1st May: Morris Dancing in Hammersmith/Islington. You've already missed Primrose Hill/Greenwich. 1st May: IKEA opens at Oxford Circus. Come walk the flatpack maze and eat meatballs. 1st May: London May Day Rally. Up the workers from...
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The Best Iceland Cruises to Book Right Now
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
Non-Christmassy Things To Do In London In December Where to avoid Christmas completely in London this year.
a year ago
Londonist
9 Things To Do In London To Brighten Up The Dark Nights It's not all doom and gloom.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Five-in-one Five questions for the price of one What does the bottom of the Thames look like? You can't see...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Five questions for the price of one What does the bottom of the Thames look like? You can't see normally the bottom of a tidal river because it's covered by a huge amount of water. But at low tides some of the bed appears, at spring tides more appears and at spring tides near...
Londonist
Bush Hall: Live Music At Historic West London Venue Under Immediate Threat Four months to save the Shepherd's Bush icon.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 23-29 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
diamond geezer
London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy National Parks National Nature Reserves Richmond Park: Charles...
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London's Natural Landscape Hierarchy National Parks National Nature Reserves Richmond Park: Charles I's royal hunting park, an enormous roamable oasis of ancient woods and wide-open grasslands, perhaps best known for its historic herds of deer but also home to a multitude of...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 21-22 October 2023 Exhibitions, tours, live music, and half term fun.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Let's ride all the tube stock There are seven distinct rolling stocks on the London Underground, ranging from fairly new to...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
There are seven distinct rolling stocks on the London Underground, ranging from fairly new to creakingly old. My challenge today is to ride all seven of them as quickly as possible. For extra challenge, can I do it and return to where I started, and for extra challenge, can I...
Londonist
See A Flock Of 50 Sheep Herded Over Southwark Bridge This September By a celebrity.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best Things to Do in Abu Dhabi
over a year ago
Londonist
Around London In 11 Fish Sculptures, puns and some actual real fish.
a year ago
Londonist
12 (Fairly) Festive Things To Do Near London: December 2023 Charming events within easy reach of London.
a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 11-17 December 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Guide to D.C. for Music Lovers by Local Musician Neffy
a year ago
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4 Kessler Collection Hotels with Art in the Southern U.S.
10 months ago
diamond geezer
25 dull lists 25 dull lists One stop short of Barking: Upney, East Ham, West Ham, Upminster, Woodgrange Park,...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
25 dull lists One stop short of Barking: Upney, East Ham, West Ham, Upminster, Woodgrange Park, Barking Riverside, Stratford Current Walkers crisp flavours: ready salted, cheese & onion, salt & vinegar, prawn cocktail, roast chicken, smoky bacon, tomato ketchup, pickled onion,...
Herbert Lui
Micro-meditations When you make just a few seconds of space between stimulus and response, you create an option to...
2 months ago
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2 months 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...
Herbert Lui
3.15.20 Five years ago, there was precious little to look forward to. And then, all of a sudden, out of...
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Five years ago, there was precious little to look forward to. And then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Donald Glover released his fourth album as Childish Gambino, 3.15.20.  It was surprising, because Donald’s best known for his rollouts. Because the Internet’s rollout was...
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Whale Watching and Adventure on This Québec Road Trip
a month ago
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Secret Travel Locations in Monaco
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...
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5 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
Flotilla Led By Royal Barge To Carry Atomic Clock Along The Thames This Weekend Watch time literally travel.
a year ago
Londonist
See Dozens Of Tube Sketches At Barbican Library Martin Church's vibrant portraits in free exhibition.
a year ago
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Why Lisbon's Culinary Scene Rivals Europe's Best Food Cities
6 months ago
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A Guide to Relaxation and Luxury in Al Ain
a year ago
Londonist
The Archives With 100 Kilometres Of Historic London Documents LMA is a dream for lovers of London.
a year ago
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The Alpine Charms and Traditions of Bregenzerwald
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
Londonist
Things To Do In London In Half Term: October 2023 Family-friendly school holiday activities for all budgets.
a year ago
Londonist
London Hotel Rooms With A Serious View Penthouse suites, balconies, and the city spread at your feet.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Good Enough There are enough people who don’t like how software has evolved, don’t need all of the bells and...
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There are enough people who don’t like how software has evolved, don’t need all of the bells and whistles (and don’t want to pay for it), and remember how much simpler software used to be. It’s how I feel about the music app, Doppler. I don’t know the team at Good Enough, but it...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 6-12 November 2023 The very best chunks of Londonist from the past week.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
17+ Crowd-Free Things to Do in Paris This Summer
a year ago
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Top 6 Underrated Places to Visit in the BVI
8 months ago
Londonist
SWANA Clubs In London, And How They Give Me A Sense Of Cultural Identity Finding yourself in the rhythmic pulse of Arabian music.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 27 November-3 December 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Reduced admission for older people Many London attractions offer cheaper tickets to older people. Reduced admission at age 60 33% off...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Many London attractions offer cheaper tickets to older people. Reduced admission at age 60 33% off Cartoon Museum (£12 → £8) 26% off Museum of Brands (£11.50 → £8.50) 19% off Lord's Cricket Ground Tour (£31.95 → £25.95) 16% off Charles Dickens Museum (£12.50 → £10.50) 13% off...
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How to Redeem AmEx Membership Rewards Points for Top Value
a year ago
Londonist
Multicultural Soho Shines In This AI-Enhanced Video From The 1950s Super-sharp footage of 50s Soho.
a year ago
Londonist
Save The Crystal Palace Radio Controlled Car Track! Did you know about this RC circuit? Well it's under threat.
a year ago
Londonist
Lord Mayor's Show 2023: When And Where Is It, And What's Happening? Spend the day marking an ancient London tradition dating back to 1215.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Top 10 Locations and Hotels for Food Lovers
a year ago
Londonist
Shoreditch Has A New Secret Garden... On A Viaduct Get eye-level with Village Underground's tube trains.
a year ago
One from Nippon
The World's First App Store Editor’s Note: This article ends on a cliffhanger. The next part goes out in a week. I will start...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s Note: This article ends on a cliffhanger. The next part goes out in a week. I will start with an honest admission. I didn’t set out to write about the world’s first app store. I set out to write about Brother printers. But
AFAR Media - Travel...
Eight Must-See Places and Women-Owned Businesses in Kansas City
a year ago
Londonist
Just How Bad Is The Air Quality On The Tube? A look at particle levels on tube platforms.
a year ago
diamond geezer
V&A East Storehouse This is Blythe House, a monumental Edwardian office block round the back of the Olympia exhibition...
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This is Blythe House, a monumental Edwardian office block round the back of the Olympia exhibition centre. Swindon, the British Museum are off to Reading and the V&A shifted their repository to the Olympic Park... opening yesterday. New in E20: V&A East Storehouse Location:...
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Trips to Lesser-Know Destinations by Discover Corps
a year ago
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12 Lakes to Visit Near Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
a month ago
diamond geezer
Route 118 RIP London's next dead bus 118: Morden to Brixton Location: south London Length of journey: 9 miles, 55...
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4 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...
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25-31 December 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
In Pictures: Pollock's Toy Museum Relaunches In Croydon Whitgift Centre pop-up is utterly delightful.
a year ago
Londonist
A Free Bowie Exhibition In London's Golden Fitzrovia Chapel A London Day lands in March.
a year ago
Londonist
Previously Off-Limits Areas Of Buckingham Palace To Open To The Public Including the room behind that world-famous balcony.
a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Parakeet, Kentish Town I'm going to start this post about the Parakeet, with - unfortunately (for them, and possibly for...
a week ago
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a week ago
I'm going to start this post about the Parakeet, with - unfortunately (for them, and possibly for you) - a bit of a rant. Why is it that no matter how much money has been lavished on a place, no matter how starry the chefs, how extensive the wine list, how exclusive the whisky...
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
diamond geezer
Non-folded e-bikes From Monday e-bikes will be banned from TfL services because they pose a fire risk. From next...
2 months ago
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From Monday e-bikes will be banned from TfL services because they pose a fire risk. From next week that won't be allowed and e-bikes will have to stay at street level, protecting passengers from the dangers of potential conflagration. It's bad news for Londoners who've bought...
Londonist
DLR Extension To Thamesmead: Public Consultation Opens Have your say before 18 March.
a year ago
Londonist
Panto In London - Where To Watch The Best Pantomimes This Festive Season Panto is back for 2023 - oh yes it is!
a year ago
Londonist
50+ Excellent Things To Do In London This Month: October 2023 Black History Month, live music, Comic Con and more.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
A Myrtle Beach Travel Guide for Travelers with Disabilities
8 months ago
Londonist
Burns Night 2024 In London: Parties, Suppers And Ceilidhs To Celebrate This Year Kilt up and raise a dram to Robert Burns on 25 January.
a year ago
Londonist
This Free Quentin Blake Exhibition Lands In London At The End Of January You can even buy the artworks.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Find an idea that’s easy to pick up and put down One thing that made writing really frustrating for me early on was trying to complete a draft of an...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
One thing that made writing really frustrating for me early on was trying to complete a draft of an idea that I clearly didn’t have enough time to express. For example, there are many days when I have 15 minutes—maybe five!—to write. If I was still “stuck” in the middle of a...
Londonist
At A Glance: What's Happening With London's Transport In 2024 New trains! New stations! Major closures!
a year ago
Londonist
The Top Exhibitions To See In London In October 2023 Beauty, Manga, miniatures and a whole load of art fairs.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
6 Top Hiking, Biking, and Climbing Spots in Tucson
2 months ago
Londonist
The Grant Museum Of Zoology Is Reopening Very Soon And yes, the jar of moles will still be there.
a year ago
Londonist
BFI Flare: Huge LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Lands In London This March Feat. Layla, Close To You and All Of Us Strangers.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 8-14 January 2024 All our best articles from the past week.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
How to Plan a Safari and Beach Trip in East Africa
2 days ago
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7 Top Michelin-Approved Restaurants in Dallas
2 months ago
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Five Great Places to Visit on Your Next Vacation to Florida
a year ago
The Forney Flyer
I'm Still Here Wow, it's been nothing but crickets chirping here on my blog for quite a while, but I'm still here!...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Wow, it's been nothing but crickets chirping here on my blog for quite a while, but I'm still here! Those long periods of silence on my blog are indicative of how super busy it's been here. The summer was a blur, and it hasn't slowed down since.
Spoon & Tamago
Kei Endo Measures the World Around Her Through Detailed Survey Drawings Kei Endo is an accomplished architect and draughtswoman who got her start by merging her hobbies of...
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3 months ago
Kei Endo is an accomplished architect and draughtswoman who got her start by merging her hobbies of travelling and art: she began sharing her detailed, architectural survey drawings of the hotel rooms she stayed at. This wonderful side-hustle eventually blossomed into a career....
Herbert Lui
Find a place where your effort makes an impact Early in his career, Brian Lee juggled a bunch of projects. This included managing recording artists...
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4 months ago
Early in his career, Brian Lee juggled a bunch of projects. This included managing recording artists Dumbfoundead and Breezy Lovejoy. It was Brian who suggested to the latter that he should change his name to something closer to Anderson .Paak.  In addition to investing into...
One from Nippon
A peek into Japan's Convenience Stores Editor’s note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a...
a year ago
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a year ago
Editor’s note: Due to the sheer amount of interesting material here we decided to break this into a two-part article. All across Japan, one sight remains ubiquitous – the convenience store. A far, far cry from their American cousins, convenience stores in Japan are without...
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5 Exciting New Electric Camper Vans
a year ago
diamond geezer
Central Square 45 45 Squared 5) CENTRAL SQUARE, NW11 Borough of Barnet, 180m×100m Hampstead Garden Suburb, one of...
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4 months ago
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One Stop Beyond: Merstham In this series I'm taking the train one stop beyond the Greater London boundary, getting off and seeing what's there. Today that means Merstham, one stop beyond Coulsdon South on the Brighton line. For positioning purposes it lies at the foot of the...
Londonist
Things To Do In The Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames Or ROYAL Kingston upon Thames, if you insist.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged February 28 unblogged things I did in February Sat 1: London Estates: Modernist Council Housing 1946–1981 is...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
28 unblogged things I did in February Sat 1: London Estates: Modernist Council Housing 1946–1981 is an absolutely gorgeous book, assuming you like full-colour photos of postwar flats from over 250 estates across London. I don't know how Thaddeus has managed to collect so many...
Spoon & Tamago
The Yakitorill is our Kitchen Appliance of 2025 Yakitori lovers take note. Grilling yakitori at home just got a lot easier thanks to the new...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Yakitori lovers take note. Grilling yakitori at home just got a lot easier thanks to the new Yakitorill: a combination of the words yakitori and grill. This beautiful kitchen appliance, developed by Fukuoka-based firm Guardner, promises less smoke and an overall cleaner...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Visit Corpus Christi, TX for Beaches and Outdoor Adventure
11 months ago
Londonist
Santa's Grottos 2023: Where To Meet Father Christmas In London This Year The man in red is popping up all over town.
a year ago
The Forney Flyer
Nineteen Years of Joy, and Counting! Nineteen years ago today, I married my best friend, Joy.  One year later our first child was...
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over a year ago
Nineteen years ago today, I married my best friend, Joy.  One year later our first child was born... ... and well before his first birthday, we were commissioned by our church to head to the mission field. That was 17 years ago, and we've spent the vast majority of our...
Londonist
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Drives Into London This Week Merry fizz-mas!
a year ago
diamond geezer
It was nearly Easter Sunday today It was nearly Easter Sunday today. Easter, as you may know, is the first Sunday after the full moon...
a month ago
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a month ago
It was nearly Easter Sunday today. Easter, as you may know, is the first Sunday after the full moon after the spring equinox. First Council of Nicaea set the rules for determining the date of Easter. spring equinox was always on 21st March, even when it wasn't. 2019 it made four...
Herbert Lui
The time will pass anyway There’s something meaningful that you want to do. The only problem is it’s going to take a long time...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
There’s something meaningful that you want to do. The only problem is it’s going to take a long time to do it. Maybe it’s schooling of some sort, or chipping away at a big project. Yes, it’s going to take a time horizon of years, maybe even decades. The time will pass anyway,...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Why Asheville’s French Broad River is a Must-Visit
a year ago
Herbert Lui
Every dollar you save is a coupon on the next thing you buy Retailers often offer incentives to encourage customers to buy more stuff. This can look like buy...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Retailers often offer incentives to encourage customers to buy more stuff. This can look like buy two get one free, buy one get one 50% off, flash sales, and free shipping thresholds. Most of these mechanisms are designed to short circuit your brain. They work against clear...
Cheese and Biscuits
Mamapen at the Sun and 13 Cantons, Soho There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
There are a few pubs in London notable for their hosting of fledgling food businesses, giving talented but cash-strapped teams a chance to test their market and their cooking skills without the risk and stress of opening a completely brand new restaurant. Over the years, you will...
Herbert Lui
Define it Ambiguity makes language wonderful. The same sentence, or even word, could mean something entirely...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Ambiguity makes language wonderful. The same sentence, or even word, could mean something entirely different to another person. A writer may have a specific intention for their words, and yet there could be as many different interpretations as there are readers.  This also means...
Cheese and Biscuits
The Duke, Henley It's coming up on a year since I was last in this part of the world, when I had a very lovely lunch...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
It's coming up on a year since I was last in this part of the world, when I had a very lovely lunch in the sun at Dominic Chapman, then a brand new restaurant in the Relais hotel on the banks of the Thames. Strolling around town before lunch last week I was pleased to see he was...