Evergreen, in-depth, written by locals.
A locals' Brighton beach day for 2026 — where to actually swim, eat, drink and lie down without spending the day in a queue or paying tourist markup.
A practical guide to London cycle routes in 2026 that hit a proper pub at the right point — from a Lea Valley loop through Walthamstow to a Thames towpath ride that ends at the Mayflower in Rotherhithe.
A working guide to Edinburgh Fringe accommodation in 2026 — neighbourhoods, rough prices, when to book, and the city's commuter towns that genuinely save you hundreds.
A long, opinionated guide to the Berlin AI meetup scene in 2026 — who runs the credible events, where they happen, and how the scene differs from London or Paris.
Kate Fletcher's guide to what to do on a Tuesday night in London — comedy previews, jazz residencies, late gallery openings, the bookshop talks, the proper Tuesday-only stuff.
Kate Fletcher's honest guide to meeting people in London in your mid-twenties without the apps — run clubs, book clubs, gallery lates, the proper move.
A practical guide to the Berlin AI meetup scene in 2026. Who runs what, which rooms are useful, who shows up, and which events are wasting your Tuesday.
A locals' guide to NYC summer 2026 — the rooftops worth the price, the free block parties, the SummerStage shows and what to skip.
Kate Fletcher on the publicly-listed student discounts and free events that actually make London affordable in 2026 — TodayTix, museum lates, free meetups, and the rest.
A guide to where SF founders actually celebrate, vent, and decompress after closing a seed round. Real bars, real restaurants, no influencer-bait. Boring on purpose.
Kate Fletcher's guide to showing visitors London without dragging them past Buckingham Palace — the proper places that locals actually go to, structured into a believable two-day visit.
A proper guide to the Bristol startup scene in 2026 — the meetups worth your Wednesday evening, the founder dinners that exist, and where the local deal flow actually happens.
A locals' guide to the London summer 2026 events worth booking in advance — festivals, theatre, opera in the park, the lot.
Claire Laurent on the Paris Fashion Week 2026 events you don't need an industry pass for — public showrooms, after-parties, brand pop-ups, and the cafes where the whole circuit drinks coffee.
A proper guide to where to watch the 2026 FA Cup Final in London — pubs, sports bars, beer gardens with big screens, and the spots to avoid on final day.
A practical guide to the London early-stage founder dinner circuit in 2026 — who runs them, how applications work, what to expect, and how to find them.
A proper London guide to meeting people in your 30s — running clubs, classes, members' clubs, sports leagues, dinner clubs, and the kind of regular things that build actual friendships.
A Parisien guide to the summer 2026 events worth your time — Fête de la Musique, the rooftops, summer ballet at Garnier and the riverside programmes.
Tom Bradley's honest guide to where London investors actually spend their time — the real venues, the recurring events, the unwritten rules. For founders who want to be where the money is.
A long, honest guide to London's AI dinner scene — from publicly listed events like Anthropic Builders and AIxDesign to how invite-only ones quietly fill up.
Broadway rush, lottery, standing room, TKTS — every legitimate way to get $20-50 Broadway tickets in New York 2026, and which queues are actually worth it.
A practical guide to where DeepSeek and Mistral engineers actually appear at public events in Paris and London — research talks, conferences, and the meetup circuit.
A blunt local guide to Amsterdam King's Day on Monday 27 April 2026 — which neighbourhoods to head for, which canals to avoid, and where the best parties actually are.
A locals' guide to Berlin summer 2026 — Sisyphos open airs, Berghain garden, the day raves, and what to skip. Krass, but with structure.
A guide to the Paris AI meetup scene around Mistral — public events, well-known venues, and how the city's AI community organises itself.
Lucy Sinclair's honest guide to Edinburgh Fringe as a solo traveller — booking strategy, where to stay, the unmissable shows, the friendly venues, and how to actually enjoy three weeks of theatre on your own.
A practical guide to where design engineers in London actually congregate — meetups, conference tracks, the small-format events, and how to find them on Rifio.
Kate Fletcher's guide to the actual best London day out for under £30 — free museums, £5 lunch, £10 theatre, no nonsense, you'll have a brilliant Saturday and change from a £30.
A long, honest survival guide to Edinburgh Fringe for first-timers — accommodation, scheduling, queues, the free Fringe, and how to not destroy yourself in week one.
A considered two-day Saadiyat Island itinerary covering the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Manarat, Berklee, Saadiyat Beach and the slower restaurants worth booking. By a local writer.
A three-way guide for AI founders trying to pick a city — what London, Berlin and San Francisco are actually each good for, who to avoid, and where the talent really sits.
A working guide to networking in London without LinkedIn-energy — the moves that actually work, the ones that make people back away, and how to follow up.
A grounded guide to where former DeepMind people, broadly defined, show up in the London AI scene — public events only, no insider name-dropping.
No fake voucher codes. Just the publicly-listed ways to eat at Dishoom and Hawksmoor for less — early-bird menus, set lunches, OpenTable specials, and the bits people forget.
A guide to the Dublin comedy circuit in 2026. The International, the Workman's, Whelan's upstairs, and the smaller rooms where the actually-funny acts are working out their hour.
Omar Haddad's honest guide to Dubai with kids in 2026. The water parks, the desert days, the indoor escapes for summer, and the things tourist guides always overhype.
A practical guide to combining proper Austin BBQ with a live music night in 2026 — which BBQ joint pairs with which venue, where the timing actually works, and what to skip.
Bristol's live music venues sorted by what they actually do well in 2026 — bass, indie, jazz, folk, electronic, and the rooms that work best for each.
A practical guide to where the London ex-Stripe crowd actually meets — public events, fintech meetups, and the founder dinners with high alumni density.
A proper sunny-day guide to London — pub gardens, lidos, parks with a half-decent kiosk, rooftop bars that take walk-ins, and the open-air markets worth queueing for.
Five San Francisco running routes that are actually good — Presidio trails, Twin Peaks loops, Lake Merced, plus the only Embarcadero variation worth the effort. No Marina path on this list.
A long, honest guide to making friends in SF as an adult — what works in the AI-house era, what doesn't, and the patience this city quietly requires.
A practical guide to where Dubai founders are after work — the recurring rooms, the rooftop circuits, and the social-as-networking venues. With timing, dress, and the etiquette that earns intros.
Ruairí Walsh on the Dublin startup meetups worth your evening in 2026 — Dogpatch Labs, NDRC, Founders Tuesday, the AI Ireland group, and a handful of smaller ones that punch above their weight.
A working guide to the rooms, dinners, breakfasts and walking-loop venues where Dubai's fintech founders actually run into each other. Real events, real venues, no hype.
A practical guide to the best cheering spots along the Paris Marathon 2026 route, plus the bars and brunches that will be open and welcoming once your runner hobbles in.
A practical, public-events-only guide to the meetups, demo nights and reading groups in SF where Anthropic engineers actually show up — without being weird about it.
A long, honest guide to making friends in London as an adult — the formats that actually work, the ones that don't, and the patience required.
A six-stop Northern Quarter bar crawl in Manchester for grown-ups in 2026. Routes, timings, where to eat in the middle, and which queues to skip.
Kate Fletcher's honest guide to London on your own — the museums, the meals, the gigs, the walks. Where solo actually works in London 2026 (and where it doesn't).
A neighbourhood guide to AI and tech events within ten minutes of Google's King's Cross office, with realistic walk-from-tube notes.
A pragmatic guide to public spots and public events near the Anthropic SF office where engineers genuinely show up — based on publicly known facts only. No badges, no DM scripts.
A proper budget guide to a London Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday — free comedy, £6 gigs, walk-up theatre lotteries, and the pubs where a pint is still under £5.
Kate Fletcher's honest guide to London with kids in 2026. The free museums, the parks, the cheap days out, and the things tourist guides always miss.
A proper guide to finding events in London in 2026 — which sites still work, which lists to ignore, and the ten habits that actually pay off.
Day seats, TodayTix rush, lottery, standing — the actual ways to see West End shows for £10-25 in London 2026, with which queues are worth getting up for.
Kate Fletcher walks you through a Peckham weekend that isn't just Frank's Café — Bussey Building, Canavan's, the rye lane crawl, and the Saturday morning bits people skip.
A guide to the publicly listed Anthropic and Claude events worth knowing about, where the team appears as speakers, and how to find them on Rifio.
A realistic guide to public events where Anthropic's London team has spoken or shown up — no insider claims, just publicly listed meetups and conferences.
Berlin on a budget in 2026 — free entry techno parties, €5 dinners, the Späti hierarchy, and the proper way to do a weekend without spending €200.
A local guide to finding events in Dubai in 2026 — the WhatsApps, the lists, the venues that programme well, and the slop to ignore.
A proper rainy-day guide to London — galleries with cafes, late-opening cinemas, indoor markets, and the pubs you can spend three hours in without getting moved on.
A practical guide to finding events in SF in 2026 — which Lumas to follow, which mailing lists matter, and how to filter past the AI hype-house slop.
A plain-English guide to Anthropic's London presence — what is publicly reported, where the office sits, and where you can credibly bump into the team.
A local guide to the best iftar events and suhoor tents in Dubai for Ramadan 2026 — what to book, what to avoid, and the rhythm of the holy month here.
A practical 2026 playbook for networking in Dubai — recurring events to bookmark, the WhatsApp follow-up rule, the Penrose / Zuma / Sushisamba evening loop, and the mistakes new arrivals make.
A long, honest survival guide to SXSW 2026 — badge or no badge, where to actually be, what to skip, and how not to burn out by Wednesday.