Camdenist

Culture-led opinion, events & more, every Friday, from a North London perspective

Latest Editions

Dec 12, 2025

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15 min read

A tiny new theatre for a big new era

The Circle & Star launches, plus curated thing to do in the festive frenzy of mid-December

Tom Kihl

The heartache and hope behind these local charities

Dec 5, 2025

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19 min read

The heartache and hope behind these local charities

Plus your curated list to discover more of the most unexpected things to do in the 'hood this week

Tom Kihl

Weekly Archive

Explore five years of newsletters

Secure doors, or more dodgy surveillance?

Nov 28, 2025

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15 min read

Secure doors, or more dodgy surveillance?

How bag screening might be a barrier to knowledge, plus culture news and things getting decidedly Christmassy

Tom Kihl

Nov 21, 2025

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20 min read

Stop Thomas Heatherwick!

The latest wranglings over local buildings, plus a huge new brewery, and hospitality comes out fighting

Tom Kihl

Nov 14, 2025

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18 min read

Conflicts of opinion: global & local

Plus deliciously lost nights in central London and curated highlights from across the Borough

Tom Kihl

Nov 7, 2025

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12 min read

🎯Can our community reach the target?

A call to arms to supercharge some great new projects, plus the usual curated highlights for the days ahead

Tom Kihl

Oct 31, 2025

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16 min read

The fightback is local💥

Reclaiming the real world AND the digital space, plus curated things to do this week

Tom Kihl

Uncover masses of knowledge in our midst

Oct 24, 2025

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17 min read

Uncover masses of knowledge in our midst

Deep dive into the neighbourhood's mind-expanding network ahead of The Future of Knowledge: From Vision to Impact conference

Tom Kihl

Oct 17, 2025

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17 min read

Kicking social media up the algorithm

Culture-first posting on the platforms, hot local gossip & curated things to go do

Tom Kihl

You've got a Nerve! And other good news...

Oct 10, 2025

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13 min read

You've got a Nerve! And other good news...

Quality writing wins, plus local hospitality gossip, we're back on Instagram live and free art to go out and discover

Tom Kihl

It's beautiful! But only if you choose to see it that way

Oct 3, 2025

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16 min read

It's beautiful! But only if you choose to see it that way

Finding the love for King Charles' monstrous carbuncles + curated ideas for the week ahead

Tom Kihl

Camdenist

A tiny new theatre for a big new era

The heartache and hope behind these local charities

Secure doors, or more dodgy surveillance?

Stop Thomas Heatherwick!

Conflicts of opinion: global & local

🎯Can our community reach the target?

The fightback is local💥

Uncover masses of knowledge in our midst

Kicking social media up the algorithm

You've got a Nerve! And other good news...

It's beautiful! But only if you choose to see it that way

Camdenist

Culture-led opinion, events and more every Friday, from a North London perspective