Pick the issue/project/event/etc. you care about that needs volunteers and do it! This is especially helpful in trash cities like London where having a chat with strangers is borderline taboo.
Mar 7, 2024
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Help the world and make friends. Win-win
Also something like an art class, cooking class, photo club, bar trivia, book club, politics, etc
Feb 28, 2025
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be it feeding people, youth outreach, helping people move, the library, community gardensā¦the possibilities are endless and of course vary. i volunteer for the art program offered by a shelter near me so itās possible to balance any interests of yours with doing good! take the time to research opportunities that speak to you.
some other helpful ideas: pick a grassroots organization you really resonate with and donate/promote as regularly as you can...read tricky things and have those tricky conversations...learn a domestic or community building skill such as sewing...
best of luck and donāt get too wrapped up in the āsizeā of the impact of your actions, because a little help is better than none :)
Nov 6, 2024
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The key to this is finding something sustainable. Youāll quickly discover that all the organizations near your area have the same group of people volunteering. Once you have friends and itās somewhere walking distanceā¦ Itās easy to show up
Feb 4, 2024
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Finally saw this for the first time (on 35mm thxx Prince Charles Cinema) and wow. Jonathan Glazer and co-writer Jean-Claude CarriĆØre spending all of pre-production re-writing the script without informing the studioā¦ DP Harris Savides pushing the boundaries of underexposed film and getting the craziest deepest browns and purples out of Kodak stockā¦ Alexandre Desplat starting with what seems like a very polite classical score and then gradually bringing in heavy synth bassā¦ and of course Nicole Kidman throwing herself headlong into an insane role (and apparently bullying the producers for more $$$ when they finished under budget)
Nov 10, 2024
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Because of the extensive tradition of pirate radio in the UK (from Radio Caroline on down), London probably has the most insane landscape of 24/7 internet radio in the world. I've tried to rank these in terms of approximate popularity ranging from NTS (as mentioned) on down to purely DIY weekend-only amateur collectives like LWSTD. If you don't know the stations in your city, just have a quick google and do some Instagram "Following" list exploration and it should be pretty easy to find more (e.g. in Amsterdam check out Echobox, Radio Tempo NĆ£o PĆ”ra, RRFM, etc...)
- NTS (Dalston) https://www.nts.live/
- Rinse FM (Hoxton) https://rinse.fm/
- Worldwide FM (Islington) https://worldwidefm.net/ (currently mostly on ice but great archive)
- Balaami (Peckham) https://www.balamii.com/
- Soho Radio https://sohoradiolondon.com/
- Reprezent Radio (Brixton) https://www.reprezentradio.org.uk/
- Netil Radio (Hackney) https://www.netilradio.com/
- Subtle Radio (Hackney) https://www.subtleradio.com/
- Voices Radio (Kings Cross) https://www.voicesradio.co.uk/
- Aaja (Deptford) https://aajamusic.com/radio/
- Do You!! Radio (Hackney) https://doyou.world/
- LWSTD https://www.lovewillsavetheday.fm/
Apr 4, 2024
The less you read about it (or look at maps) the better. Just enter via Haight Street, turn your phone off and wander 'til you reach the ocean. If you go on a Sunday afternoon and you didn't already come across it, proceed to turn your phone back on and track back to the 6th Avenue Skate Park to check out the roller disco party š¼šš
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