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Day 4 of the Fitzrovia Dakar rally

The sun, a molten orb bleeding into the horizon behind him, cast elongated shadows across the undulating dunes as Jimmy Phantom squeezed the Porsche 911’s leather-wrapped wheel. Day four of the Fitzrovia Dakar Rally, and already his pristine, desert-dusted machine sported a patina of grit and glory. Marrakech, with its labyrinthine medina and sly-tongued spice merchants, felt like a lifetime ago. Now, only the rhythmic…

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New Shakespeare play discovered in Fitzroy Square library

Fitzrovia Manuscript Mania: Shakespearean Spectre or Scholarly Hoax? A dusty manuscript, unearthed from a forgotten nook, has thrown the world of Shakespearean scholarship into a tailspin. Is it a long-lost gem from the Bard’s pen? Or a cunningly crafted illusion, a phantom playwright dancing amidst the shadows of literary history? The manuscript, a tantalizingly fragmentary 50 pages, lacks a definitive title. But what…

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Enjoy a new Marmite cocktail at Fitzrovia’s top nightclub the Blue Rhino

Forget the Bellini, Embrace the “Bruiser”: Marmite Madness Shakes Up Fizz-Filled Fitzrovia Step aside, mimosas! Move over, Aperol spritzes! Fitzrovia, London’s bohemian playground, has a new fizz on its lips,and it’s anything but bubbly. Meet the “Bruiser,” a lovechild of Prosecco and Marmite that’s turning heads and raising eyebrows in equal measure. The brainchild of local bartender Bertie “The Alchemist” Blenkinsop, the Bruiser…

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Letters – Prof Tweeble accused of stealing the technology behind his BirdSong-English decoder

To the Editor, I write to you today with a profound sense of disquiet, my quill dipped in both ink and indignation. The recent article detailing Professor Alistair “Tweety” Tweeble’s supposed avian translator has ruffled more than just feathers; it has ruffled my very soul. For you see, dear Editor, the technology Professor Tweeble so gleefully parades as his…

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An interview with Prof Tweeble, inventor of the bird song to English decoder

Professor Tweety Tweets: Decoding the Avian Lexicon “A sparrow reciting Chaucer? Parrots dropping Elizabethan slang? You must be mistaken,” a voice chirped. That voice,high-pitched and punctuated by excited trills, belonged to Professor Alistair “Tweety” Tweeble, the Fitzrovia ornithologist whose bird-to-English translator has ruffled feathers (and eyebrows) across the scientific community. We met in his flat, a cacophony of squawks and whistles…

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Fitzrovia’s Famous Residents: A Neighbourhood Brimming with Bizarre Brilliance

Fitzrovia, that bohemian enclave nestled in the heart of London, has always been a breeding ground for the eccentric, the outrageous, and the downright hilarious. And when it comes to its colorful residents, well, they put the Fitz in Fitzrovia. Take Mildred “Mincemeat” Muldoon, who reigns supreme over Charlotte Street in a riot of neon hair and platform heels. A veteran of the punk…

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Fitzrovia now has more Bike Storage Pods than residents have bikes to put in them

Fitzrovia’s Bike Pod Boom: More Pods Than Spokes? Fitzrovia, the once-gritty heart of London’s creative scene, has undergone a curious transformation. Cobbled streets that once echoed with the rattle of paint cans and the hum of printers are now dotted with sleek, futuristic pods. No, these aren’t alien landing pods (yet), but bike storage pods, popping up like mushrooms after a rain shower….

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