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Myth-Busting Mormonism in London
When I attend the Sunday service at my local congregation with my new pal, Elder Morrison* and his companion, Elder Martin*, I am struck by a number of things… READ MORE
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We publish trustworthy stories written by clever little humans and we host parties and profound cultural talks.
We exist to service the true omnivore who is in search of something (anything!) outside the cursed mainstream.
We believe Londoners are ill-served by celeb gossip and the relentless churn of the news cycle. They are bored to sobs by social media; and overloaded with worthless updates.
They want to escape the echo chamber that algorithms have strong-armed us into. To clean their palette, if you will. They’d rather meet in the physical realm than on zoom. They want to get to know each other and this city. For real.
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