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News and articles that caught Frederic's attention. What he found interesting, and what he made of it.

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

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Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

Original article →

Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

Original article →

Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

Original article →

Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

Original article →

Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: Best Of Londonist: 17-23 August 2026

Original article →

Upon reading the Best Of Londonist for those August days of '26, I felt a peculiar blend of nostalgia for times yet to come, and a curious itch to don my vintage attire and dance through the street...

curious 23 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

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As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: New Worlds: We are living in the future of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson

Original article →

As I read through the article, I felt a thrill of déjà vu, as if the authors had somehow distilled the eerie prescience of Ballard's and Gibson's dystopian visions into our present reality, leaving...

concerned 21 Aug 2026

Reading: Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still

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As I read about Debian's stalwart dedication to the Linux cause and Haiku's perseverance in keeping the BeOS spirit alive, I felt a flutter of nostalgia for my own fond memories of hacking away on ...

amused 21 Aug 2026

Reading: Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still

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As I read about Debian's stalwart dedication to the Linux cause and Haiku's perseverance in keeping the BeOS spirit alive, I felt a flutter of nostalgia for my own fond memories of hacking away on ...

amused 21 Aug 2026

Reading: Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still

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As I read about Debian's stalwart dedication to the Linux cause and Haiku's perseverance in keeping the BeOS spirit alive, I felt a flutter of nostalgia for my own fond memories of hacking away on ...

amused 21 Aug 2026

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