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Oct 9, 2026

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7 min read

The friction is delicious

Why putting in some an effort is the whole point, plus lots of ways to do just that over the week ahead

Tom Kihl

Oct 2, 2026

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6 min read

Quick Question: Are you in?

Building a new kind of community on the foundations of local media, plus hot news of Lost club returning and more

Tom Kihl

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💘 I fell in love with my pocket calculator

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

💘 I fell in love with my pocket calculator

Plenty to compute, join us on the boat tomorrow and a classic Camden pub reopens

Tom Kihl

Teenagers: don't pick a sensible career! Read this first...

Sep 18, 2026

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9 min read

Teenagers: don't pick a sensible career! Read this first...

Optimism for young job-seekers, our pop-up event on a boat + 30mins of Lime Bike credit, among this week's highlights

Tom Kihl

Sep 11, 2026

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8 min read

Ready for impact?

Meet some top people working with purpose. Also, humanity gets a trial by AI in King's Cross and plenty more for your local diary

Tom Kihl

Anger and racism misses the point - and that's fine, actually

Sep 4, 2026

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9 min read

Anger and racism misses the point - and that's fine, actually

Plus plenty to inspire you to get out there from unseen Amy Winehouse photos to a brand new fluro rave rooftop bar

Tom Kihl

Aug 28, 2026

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9 min read

What would happen if...

Posing big questions, plus bumper festivals as the summer reaches its apex - and the autumn looks just as packed

Tom Kihl

Aug 21, 2026

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8 min read

The route to urban happiness

Waxing on about a canal walk, a season of festivals for the mind and masses more to check out

Tom Kihl

Banning pints?! Why Soho's latest furore misses the real story

Aug 14, 2026

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10 min read

Banning pints?! Why Soho's latest furore misses the real story

Plus, turntablism comes to Camden's amphitheatre, feedback on the Fringe AI debate & loads more

Tom Kihl

Aug 7, 2026

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9 min read

AI in the arts: Useful or unwanted?

Confrontation over our Fringe tool, tickets up for grabs + the first week of the Camdenist Community, alongside your usual what's on tips

Tom Kihl

The PLACES and SPACES where it all happens

Jul 31, 2026

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9 min read

The PLACES and SPACES where it all happens

We celebrate community centres, exotic lolly pop-ups and intergenerational climbing frames, plus tonnes more this week

Tom Kihl

Camdenist

The friction is delicious

Quick Question: Are you in?

💘 I fell in love with my pocket calculator

Teenagers: don't pick a sensible career! Read this first...

Ready for impact?

Anger and racism misses the point - and that's fine, actually

What would happen if...

The route to urban happiness

Banning pints?! Why Soho's latest furore misses the real story

AI in the arts: Useful or unwanted?

The PLACES and SPACES where it all happens

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