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Londonist
Around London In 11 Fish Sculptures, puns and some actual real fish.
a year ago
Londonist
Vintage Football Shirts: The Best And Oddest From Every Big London Club New book delves deep into the world of vintage collectables.
a year ago
Londonist
The Natural History Museum Is Throwing Another Epic New Year's Eve Bash It's going to be WILD.
a year ago
diamond geezer
A ride around the block A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
A walk around the block can take a few minutes or quite a lot of minutes depending on where you live. For me it takes ten minutes, where I grew up it took 30 minutes and for my brother it takes over an hour, such is the paucity of rights of way in Norfolk. Attempted definition:...
diamond geezer
London Football Update London Football Update Premier League 2024-25 2nd Arsenal 4th Chelsea 10th Brentford 11th...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
London Football Update Premier League 2024-25 2nd Arsenal 4th Chelsea 10th Brentford 11th Fulham 12th Crystal Palace 14th West Ham United 17th Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea had an excellent year, ending the season two places higher than last year and qualifying for Europe and...
Londonist
The West End's Atmospheric Alleys: A Self-Guided Tour 10 of London's most characterful alleys.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Great Travel Tours for Music-Lovers
over a year ago
Herbert Lui
Define your work What do you do? Who do you do it for? Why? Answering these questions, and others like them, is hard...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
What do you do? Who do you do it for? Why? Answering these questions, and others like them, is hard work. It can also feel painful, because you commit to being labelled. Even though you contain multitudes, you’re making a decision: you will be known for one thing, for now and in...
Londonist
London's Best Whisky Bars Fancy a wee dram?
a year ago
Londonist
Check Out This Hand-Drawn Culture Map Of London ALL the culture. Well, a lot of it.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Our Favorite Tokyo Designer Christmas Trees of 2024 If you’re doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in Tokyo, try and swing by some of these...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
If you’re doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in Tokyo, try and swing by some of these locations where you’ll find the best seasonal yet unorthodox designer Christmas trees. Happy Holidays! Christmas Tree of Light at Omotesando Hills “Christmas Tree of Light” is a...
Herbert Lui
The vessel heuristic What if, when you made art, you weren’t expressing yourself? What if you were a vessel for something...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
What if, when you made art, you weren’t expressing yourself? What if you were a vessel for something greater to express themselves through? “The human mind is literally an antenna,” Pharrell says. “It picks up waves and transmissions from the ultimate source, from the ether.”...
Londonist
TfL Is Closing Five Tube Lines This Weekend Planning on taking the tube this Saturday? Check before you travel!
a year ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in July 2025 25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in July 2025 1) It's anticipated that buses on route SL7...
a month ago
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a month ago
25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in July 2025 1) It's anticipated that buses on route SL7 will eventually be replaced by electric double deck vehicles with single doors and 2m of luggage space. Current vehicles have either 1m or 3m. 2) Non-foldable e-bikes without the...
Londonist
TfL Raises Penalty Fare To £100 £130m-£150m lost a year thanks to fare dodgers.
a year ago
diamond geezer
The Greatest City In The World Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Yesterday the Mayor of London made a bold claim. And rather than stoking pride, I thought "what a load of bolx". » Being "regularly voted #1 city in the world" proves nothing, indeed many cities achieve this accolade depending on what's being voted for and by who. London was...
AFAR Media - Travel...
The 10 Best U.S. National Parks to Visit with Kids
over a year ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in May 2025 25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2025 1) Last year 712 trips and falls were...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
25 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in May 2025 1) Last year 712 trips and falls were reported on the stairs of buses in London, of which 52% led to a minor injury and 3% led to a serious injury. 2) The paint codes used to coat the exterior of tube rolling stock are RAL...
Londonist
What's The Commonest Baby Name In London? 2024 Stats Announced Find out the commonest names in your borough.
a month ago
One from Nippon
A peek inside Japan's largest Dagashi store Every morning, 67-year Hideyuki Akiyama drives to his store along the rural roads of Okayama in...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Every morning, 67-year Hideyuki Akiyama drives to his store along the rural roads of Okayama in Western Japan. Today is no different. A line of excited customers queuing up before the shutters are open. “Disneyland isn’t our land of dreams, this is!” says one 20-something woman.
Herbert Lui
The natural game When Charles Duhigg attended his Harvard Business School class’s 15-year reunion, he was surprised...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
When Charles Duhigg attended his Harvard Business School class’s 15-year reunion, he was surprised to discover how many of his former classmates were miserable. One of them was earning over a million dollars a year, and said to him, “If you spend 12 hours a day doing work you...
Londonist
When Are London's Christmas Lights Switched On For 2023? Three...two...one... CHRISTMAS!
a year ago
diamond geezer
Seething Wells This would be a good street for an opticians.
4 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Ideal African Safari Cruise For All Ages
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
7 Must-Try Winter Activities in Park City, Utah
8 months ago
Londonist
The World's Rarest Stamp Is On Display In London This September It's also the most expensive.
over a year ago
Londonist
Non ULEZ Compliant Car? TfL Wants You To Give It To Ukraine Help Ukraine, the environment - and get paid!
a year ago
diamond geezer
TfL FoI requests in June 2025 20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in June 2025 1) Between April 2021 and March 2025, a fire...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
20 things we learnt from TfL FoI requests in June 2025 1) Between April 2021 and March 2025, a fire alarm was activated at tube stations on 1102 occasions. 2) The final cost of installing lifts at Harrow-on-the-Hill station was £18.8m. This figure includes design and...
Londonist
See Dozens Of Tube Sketches At Barbican Library Martin Church's vibrant portraits in free exhibition.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 23-29 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Travel to Costal Germany's Historical UNESCO Sites
a year ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 26-27 July 2025 A Saxon camp reenactment, Japanese ballet and a jerk cookout.
a month ago
Londonist
International Women's Day And Women's History Month 2024 Events In London Guided walks, talks, exhibitions and more - all celebrating women.
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...
5 months ago
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5 months 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
Things To Look Forward To In London In 2024 The biggest things happening in the capital over the next 12 months.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
The Best California Beach Escape at Hotel del Coronado
4 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
Holy Carrot, Notting Hill I don't know about you, but the concept of a 'vegetarian restaurant' brings to mind a certain set of...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
I don't know about you, but the concept of a 'vegetarian restaurant' brings to mind a certain set of expectations, not all of them good. I suppose it's because traditionally, vegetarian food has been, at best, just 'normal' restaurant food with the meat either taken out, or...
Londonist
An Airport In Hyde Park? It Could Have Happened 1920s proposal envisaged a VERY central aerodrome.
over a year ago
Herbert Lui
My new Q&A video practice When I ran my editorial studio, business leaders asked me lots of questions. I wrote notes and...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
When I ran my editorial studio, business leaders asked me lots of questions. I wrote notes and jotted these questions down. A few months ago, I pulled all of these questions together into one document, just so I could see what themes emerged.  In the spirit of “Publish, don’t...
Londonist
How To See London's Christmas Lights By Bus Watch the illuminations roll past, from your moquette throne.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What are Cenotes and Where to Find Them in Mexico
over a year ago
Londonist
London's Alleyway Pubs: 13 Of The Best Some of the finest ye olde pubs in London.
a year ago
Londonist
A Miniature Transport-Themed Garden... In A Tube Station Featuring a Tube station. In a garden. In a passimeter. In a Tube station.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 14-15 October 2023 A rum festival, a new fashion exhibition, Cocktail Week and more.
a year ago
Londonist
"£1 For A Return Fare Since 2003": Brockwell Park's Miniature Railway You can hire it for birthdays, too.
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
Pausing remains powerful My friend’s dad had a great saying: to “assume” makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” For example, if...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
My friend’s dad had a great saying: to “assume” makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” For example, if you misspoke to another person and they assume they know your intentions, you look like an ass to them because they think you are being mean—and they will have made an ass of...
Londonist
These Futuristic Tram-Buses Should Be On London's Streets From Spring 2024 TfL gives new date for ieTram trials.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Fleeting - Camden Town Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Fleeting CAMDEN TOWN The two branches of the river Fleet that rise on Hampstead Heath merge two miles lower down in the vicinity of Kentish Town. For my second visit to the river I'm skipping down to the confluence and attempting to follow its path onward through Camden Town....
diamond geezer
geezer's mailbox Thank you for the emails you've been sending. Tom emailed on 16th January. ✉ Not sure if you have...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Thank you for the emails you've been sending. Tom emailed on 16th January. ✉ Not sure if you have come across the National Archives’ 2023 competition on stories from 1920s streets, but it seems completely in your zone. The only thing that would have made this article better...