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diamond geezer
Golden Square 45 45 Squared 23) GOLDEN SQUARE, W1 Borough of Westminster, 60m×60m central well-ish-known one for a...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
45 45 Squared 23) GOLDEN SQUARE, W1 Borough of Westminster, 60m×60m central well-ish-known one for a change. Golden Square is one of Soho's largest public spaces, mainly due to a lack of public spaces rather than being particularly large. It lies east of Regent Street and...
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...
7 months ago
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7 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
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
Londonist
A Brief History Of The Waterloo & City Line A very peculiar line.
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
Earth, Reimagined on the Shores of Ishigaki Sou Fujimoto’s newest project, Earth, is a vacation home that nearly disappears into the landscape...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Sou Fujimoto’s newest project, Earth, is a vacation home that nearly disappears into the landscape of Ishigaki Island. Built for NOT A HOTEL, the circular villa is topped with a green roof and designed to feel like part of the land itself. From above, it reads more like a natural...
Herbert Lui
Rereading past work One of the best things about writing this blog is rereading the posts. Here are some I’ve found...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
One of the best things about writing this blog is rereading the posts. Here are some I’ve found myself reading again lately: On creative work: On going direct: The post Rereading past work appeared first on Herbert Lui.
Londonist
Myra DuBois Takes Us On Her Perfect Day Out In London "Look at St Paul's! An icon in the capital! Much like myself."
over a year ago
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 21-27 August 2023 Things to do for under a fiver.
over 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 The '12 Days Of Christmas' Decorations In Duke Of York Square "...And a partridge in a pear tree."
a year ago
Spoon & Tamago
The Daruma Leather Bag is the Perfect New Year Accessory Commonly associated with the new year, Daruma dolls are a type of wishing doll considered an...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Commonly associated with the new year, Daruma dolls are a type of wishing doll considered an ornament but also a symbol of good fortune and the ultimate lucky charm. With its austere, rounded form, intense expression, and distinctive eyebrows, the Daruma doll was originally...
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
Londonist
The Age-Old Ritual Of Chair Lifting On Easter Monday Blackheath Morris Men in Greenwich again this Easter.
a year ago
Londonist
Christmas Shows In London 2023: Fantastically Festive Theatre, Dance And Comedy Including a return for Elf The Musical - and a debut for Christmas Actually.
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...
4 months ago
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4 months 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...
AFAR Media - Travel...
7 Best Travel Credit Cards of July 2023
over a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
What is a Dahabiya? A Guide to This Nile Cruise Option
over a year ago
Cheese and Biscuits
8 by Andy Sheridan, Liverpool There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a start - I've never really been behind the idea of any restaurant being purely "by" anyone; except in very rare cases, these things are surely a team effort, particularly as on this...
diamond geezer
Unchosen Overground line names Unchosen Overground line names an excellent scoop yesterday by publishing the longlist of names...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Unchosen Overground line names an excellent scoop yesterday by publishing the longlist of names which were under consideration for the six Overground lines. I'm not sure how much much of the list is behind his Substack paywall so what follows is abbreviated from someone else's...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Ways to Get Outside at Iberostar Hotels, Dominican Republic
over a year ago
Londonist
The Cosmic House: A Surreal Mansion You Can Visit In Kensington Warning: article could lead to serious house envy.
a year ago
Herbert Lui
The leap In The Dark Knight Rises, a villain defeats Batman and locks him up inside an ancient prison known...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
In The Dark Knight Rises, a villain defeats Batman and locks him up inside an ancient prison known as the Pit. The Pit bears resemblance to an extremely large well, and all prisoners are free to climb out of the Pit to escape.  The only thing standing in the way is a particularly...
Londonist
On-the-Spot History: Victoria Park Every word, written on location.
2 weeks ago
diamond geezer
Benefits to getting older There are benefits to getting older. At 60 Senior Railcard 60+ Oyster card (London residents...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
There are benefits to getting older. At 60 Senior Railcard 60+ Oyster card (London residents only) free prescriptions free eye tests Silvers discount at Odeon cinemas Senior Community Screenings at the Barbican cinema free vitamin D if you live in Newham At 65 At state...
Londonist
Loads Of Free Talks At Gresham College This Autumn Free talks in central London.
2 weeks 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...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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...
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...
6 months ago
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6 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...
Londonist
TfL Launches A New Podcast Hosted By Tim Dunn Guests include Tube Mapper and, er, Rylan.
a year ago
diamond geezer
New TfL walking maps TfL have issued two new maps based on that perennial question, is it better to walk? Both were...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
TfL have issued two new maps based on that perennial question, is it better to walk? Both were released as part of National Walking Month. Mr MapGrump @mrmapgrump They've knocked up a West End map and a City map rather than attempting to sprawl across all of central London...
Londonist
Banksy Artwork Goes On Display At London Transport Museum Rat on clock was discovered in 2019.
a month 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...
What to Do in South Lake Tahoe, California
a year ago
Londonist
The Lost Trees Of London The biggest and best trees that are no more.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
5 Activities to Enjoy on a Caribbean Winter Holiday
8 months 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
Londonist
Everything You Need To Know About The St James's Park Pelicans Including the one that ate a pigeon.
3 weeks ago
Londonist
Things To Do In The Borough Of Kingston Upon Thames Or ROYAL Kingston upon Thames, if you insist.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Banksy's endangered animals On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the...
a month ago
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a month ago
On 5th August 2024 London woke to the news that Banksy had painted a goat on a wall in Kew. Over the next eight days an entire menagerie emerged across the capital, and it filled the August silly season gap brilliantly. [original bloggage] Two of the animals vanished almost...
Herbert Lui
Don’t worry about getting chosen There are plenty of good people making good work who don’t get selected for the lists—30 Under 30,...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
There are plenty of good people making good work who don’t get selected for the lists—30 Under 30, bestseller list, honor roll, etc. That doesn’t take anything away from their work. It certainly doesn’t diminish them in any way.  Similarly, making the list doesn’t guarantee...
Herbert Lui
Why you feel lost, what to do next The story of The Courage to Be Disliked is told mostly in dialogue, between a student and a...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
The story of The Courage to Be Disliked is told mostly in dialogue, between a student and a philosopher. Spoiler alert: While the student starts off opposing the philosopher, hellbent on proving the philosopher and their school of thinking—Adlerian psychology—wrong, he starts to...
Londonist
New York Had A Crystal Palace And It Also Burned Down Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
a year ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
Where to Ski, Stay, & Explore Outdoors in Alberta's Winter
10 months ago
Londonist
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2023: A Guide To Visiting London's Huge Christmas Festival When to go, what to see and how to save money.
a year ago
Londonist
London's Working Class History Celebrated With 8 Exciting New Projects Historic England announces new funding.
a year ago
Londonist
Best Of Londonist: 25 September-1 October 2023 The best articles from the past week.
a year ago
Londonist
Tom Scott: 10 Of The Vlogger's Best London Videos From protected sightlines to buried coins.
a year ago
diamond geezer
Another unfocused pot pourri of stuff Thank you for your comments yesterday. I hoped for 100 comments and you actually left 144! Perhaps...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Thank you for your comments yesterday. I hoped for 100 comments and you actually left 144! Perhaps more impressively the comments were left by 93 different people, which is quite frankly astonishing given a) it was the weekend b) I was writing about local stuff c) blogging is...
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 5-11 February 2024 Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
a year ago
Londonist
Where To Find A Poem For A Dead Squirrel Penned By A Would Be King-Killer James Hadfield pet epitaph sold plenty.
a month ago
diamond geezer
Myddelton House bluebells In late April the seasons move on from pink to blue, from blossom to bells. These then are the...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
In late April the seasons move on from pink to blue, from blossom to bells. These then are the weekends for a bluebell stroll, a rare treat before the flowers fade and summer greens overwhelm all. Myddelton House Gardens in Enfield, so when I found myself nearby yesterday I...