Do The Green Thing

Using creativity to tackle climate change

Previously a digital mecca for the sustainably minded creative community, website Do The Green Thing was a thoughtful feed brimming with “playful propaganda” created by the likes of David Shrigley, Paula Scher, Neville Brody, Michael Bierut and Sir Paul Smith—to name a few. So while successful in its own right (the site reached more than 40 million people across the world), recently co-founders Naresh Ramchandani …

London’s Libreria Bookshop

A warm, inspiring place with floor-to-ceiling reading options

London’s Second Home is an inspiring workspace for entrepreneurs and creative businesses that’s bathed in light and overflowing with plants. It’s also the home of the Jago restaurant and has brought new life to the Tower Hamlets area where it’s located. On 25 February, the creative minds behind the initiative, Rohan Silva and Sam Aldenton, opened a second space on the same street: the Libreria …

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Junior Boys mesmerize, Big Freedia goes melodic and a Sufjan Stevens demo in this week's musical round-up

Sufjan Stevens: Chicago (Demo) More than a decade after the release of Illinois, an album that would embed the name Sufjan Stevens into the brains of indie music fans, the multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter has revealed an official demo version of “Chicago,” the LP’s most successful track. More than a throwback to a wildly popular song that came to represent the early 2000s for some, the demo …