Author: Cyndi Himmelstiere
Shoreditch’s Street Art Has Changed Since 2019 and the Change Is Legible if You Know What You Are Reading
Cyndi Himmelstiere on the evolving street art of Shoreditch, what is new on the walls this spring, and what the changes say about who is…
Hoxton Square Has Been Repaved And The New Surface Is Better And Also Less Characterful
Infrastructure Maintenance Is Necessary And Slightly Melancholy When It Improves Things That Were Interesting Partly Because Of Their Imperfection Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat…
Tech City Silicon Roundabout In 2026: Still Here, Still Named After A Roundabout, Still Slightly Embarrassing
East London’s Tech Cluster Has Matured Into A Significant Economic Force While Retaining The Slightly Confused Branding Of An Area That Was Named By A…
The Cycle Infrastructure On Bethnal Green Road Is Either Excellent Or A War Crime Depending On Whether You Are Cycling Or Driving
East London’s Ongoing Argument About Bike Lanes, Road Space Allocation, And The Politics Of Getting Around Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat By Cyndi Himmelstiere…
Shoreditch’s Summer Festival Season Has Announced And The Prices Have Increased
The East London Event Summer Programme Is More Ambitious And More Expensive Than Previous Years; The Access Question Is Present Bohiney Magazine | The London…
The Shoreditch Street Art Walking Tour Now Costs £25 And I Have Thoughts
The Art That Was Made For Free On Public Walls Is Now The Subject Of A Paid Guided Experience; The Irony Is Visible From The…
The Swedish Adult Website Arrived In Shoreditch This Week And Honestly It Has Made The Neighbourhood More Self-Aware
Cyndi Himmelstiere On How SkyAdultGals.eu Moving To EC1 Has Prompted A Moment Of Collective Reflection That The Arrival Of Any Other Industry Never Managed This…
The Cereal Killer Cafe Is Back On Brick Lane And I Have Been Thinking About What It Means That I Am Relieved
Cyndi Himmelstiere On The Specific Emotional Response To A Shoreditch Landmark Reopening, Which Is Not The Emotional Response She Expected To Have For Bohiney Magazine…
The London Firebomb That Failed To Ignite In Finchley And What It Says About The Current Temperature In The Neighbourhood Reporting Beat
Cyndi Himmelstiere On Why The Failed Arson Attempt At Finchley Reform Synagogue Is Both A Shoreditch-Adjacent Story And A Story About The Limits Of Ironic…
Meta Is Tracking Mouse Movements And Shoreditch Is Full Of The People Whose Mouse Movements Are Being Tracked, And Nobody Seems Particularly Bothered
Cyndi Himmelstiere On The Specific Relationship Between The Shoreditch Tech Worker, Their Employer’s Surveillance Infrastructure, And Their Tuesday Lunch Order For Bohiney Magazine and The…
