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Le Cool

Lecool

One of the things about living in London is that you've got to get out there and use the city as much as you can. Otherwise there's not much point putting up with the inflated prices, the crowds, the dirt, and the transport system.

Fortunately, there's a thousand different things to do every day.

Unfortunately, having so much to choose from can make it tricky to find the real gems.

Fortunately, there are ways round that. Le Cool is the latest of those. It's a weekly email magazine (e-mag? e-zine?), set in a pleasing horizontal scrolling format (kind of like walking along a street, you dig?), that picks out the best bits going on in London. And if you're heading out of town, it's available for the following cities too: Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Milan and Rome.

Here's their blurb:

le cool is a free weekly magazine featuring a selection of cultural events and leisure activities, revealing what is worthwhile and the things that you really should not miss. We filter out the best exhibitions, movies, concerts & DJs as well as a careful selection of extraordinary bars, restaurants and other fine places. All our content is chosen because we believe it is worth your time and will never be traded for money. le cool is distributed as a graphic e-mail every Thursday around noon.

We like.

posted: 5 March 2007
categories: Web
 
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