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Charlie Baker


The New Tribes of London

The traditional types—the Hampstead Intellectual, the Chelsea Hooray, the Shoreditch Hipster—have bitten the dust. Meet the new clichés populating the city’s streets

Love in a Cold-War Climate

On Hampstead Heath, London’s gay community rubs shoulders with Russian spies

Bongs, Thongs, and Throngs

The largest street carnival outside of Rio takes place in the toniest of London districts

A Village Fête in London

One of the city’s most eccentric traditions sees waiters going head-to-head in a race around Soho