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Whispers from the past hidden in the stories of our day

Feb 27, 2026

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16 min read

Whispers from the past hidden in the stories of our day

Look up. Look down. Look all around. Plus gossip from the Camden cultural coalface

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Buckle up...😬 Here comes the future

Feb 20, 2026

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16 min read

Buckle up...😬 Here comes the future

Mental health in the era of peak digital disruption + plenty of good reasons to ditch your screen and go out this week

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Our next leader might well be a raver

Feb 13, 2026

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13 min read

Our next leader might well be a raver

Rayner, Burnham, Polanski & Rotheram all walk into a bar...

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
So is this how the music dies?

Feb 6, 2026

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17 min read

So is this how the music dies?

As local gyms zero down on the bottom line, creative expression - at every level - stands to lose out

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
What does community even mean to you?

Jan 30, 2026

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11 min read

What does community even mean to you?

The inclusive/exclusive group conundrum, plus loads of local cultural intel to improve yer life

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Pubs.🍻Glorious, precarious pubs

Jan 23, 2026

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14 min read

Pubs.🍻Glorious, precarious pubs

The people fighting to save them, plus good news from some top locals

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
ZZZ! Discover local hot snooze dos 🛌🏻

Jan 16, 2026

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14 min read

ZZZ! Discover local hot snooze dos 🛌🏻

Sauna, sound-bathing and afternoon sleeping in the middle of King's Cross, plus your responses to last week's AI plagiarism story

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Stop (AI) thief!

Jan 9, 2026

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14 min read

Stop (AI) thief!

Resisting the cheep dopamine lure of slop video ripoffs, plus lots of exciting places to check out in real life this week

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Cheerful & Fearful 😀+😱: what to expect in 2026

Jan 2, 2026

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6 min read

Cheerful & Fearful 😀+😱: what to expect in 2026

The local issues and global forces set to dominate our cultural agenda in the year ahead

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Enjoy these very best bits of 2025

Dec 26, 2025

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9 min read

Enjoy these very best bits of 2025

Festive reading as we recap some of the big topics, personalities and assorted highs 'n lows we've talked about here over the last 12 months

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
Optimism on the high street

Dec 19, 2025

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15 min read

Optimism on the high street

Assortment of bold new openings as we head towards 2026, plus loads of seasonal culture

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
A tiny new theatre for a big new era

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
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
Tom Kihl
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
Tom Kihl
Stop Thomas Heatherwick!

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
Tom Kihl
Conflicts of opinion: global & local

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
Tom Kihl
🎯Can our community reach the target?

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
Tom Kihl
The fightback is local💥

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
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
Tom Kihl
Kicking social media up the algorithm

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
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
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
Tom Kihl
Radical positive change - through our food

Sep 25, 2025

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17 min read

Radical positive change - through our food

How dealing in vegetables is helping our community to thrive + assorted cultural nuggets landing on your doorstep this week

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
The myth of the online community

Sep 19, 2025

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13 min read

The myth of the online community

Plus loads of ideas for going out and connecting in real life this week

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
The cultural loss of the fake ID

Sep 12, 2025

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12 min read

The cultural loss of the fake ID

How digital tech is ruining those formative sneaking-in moments + a shock change in fortunes for one King's Cross building

Tom Kihl
Tom Kihl
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