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Nov 13, 2026

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6 min read

Stand-out stand-up

A quintessentially Camden comic success story & unexpected suggestions for the week ahead

Tom Kihl

🪩 New worlds,🌎 world problems, 🎧 world champions

Nov 6, 2026

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8 min read

🪩 New worlds,🌎 world problems, 🎧 world champions

A sneak peek into new 24-hour cultural district, turntablism returns & an emergency briefing on the climate

Tom Kihl

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Oct 30, 2026

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8 min read

Local Boys to Men

A hot new restaurant and a group of 15-year-olds do the borough proud, plus more ways to enjoy the 'hood over the days ahead

Tom Kihl

Bountiful culture - without a jet set price tag

Oct 23, 2026

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5 min read

Bountiful culture - without a jet set price tag

Laser art in the sky, the lights back on at a local cinema and loads more

Tom Kihl

Oct 16, 2026

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6 min read

The need... for speed

Pause for thought on the breakneck pace of change + your curated weekend, & the Prince Charles Cinema is saved!

Tom Kihl

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

💘 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

Camdenist

Stand-out stand-up

🪩 New worlds,🌎 world problems, 🎧 world champions

Local Boys to Men

Bountiful culture - without a jet set price tag

The need... for speed

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

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