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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

Weekly Archive

Explore five years of newsletters

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

Forget global & viral - let digital be local

Jul 24, 2026

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8 min read

Forget global & viral - let digital be local

Some new ways to feel a sense of belonging are coming, plus plenty of suggestions for where to head out to this week

Tom Kihl

Weekly Newsletter

Jul 17, 2026

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7 min read

Here's a really positive AI story! 👏🏼

Plus some curated things to do this week, as ever

Tom Kihl

Weekly Newsletter

Come with me to the ultimate stress-free festival

Jul 10, 2026

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8 min read

Come with me to the ultimate stress-free festival

Two tickets up for grabs plus the usual assorted curated local highlights to try this week, too

Tom Kihl

Camdenist

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

Forget global & viral - let digital be local

Here's a really positive AI story! 👏🏼

Come with me to the ultimate stress-free festival

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