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The Closure of Hackney's Mecca Bingo and the Decline of One of Britain's Favorite Pastimes
In the UK, bingo is more popular than church and football, so why are halls being shut down en masse?
Maya Oppenheim, Maya Oppenheim, Photos: Chris Bethell
6.25.15
Music
Meeting the Protesters Squatting Soho's Doomed 12-Bar Club
Thanks to Crossrail, there are plans to demolish the iconic venue. But "The Bohemians" – as the squatters call themselves – plan to stay there for as long as it takes for the bulldozers to retreat.
Jak Hutchcraft
1.22.15
Music
Clubbed to Death: How Can We Save Nightclubs from Closing?
After an annus horribilis for nightclubs, we look at how we might reverse the decline.
Adam Bychawski
1.13.15

Entertainment
Photographing the Faces of the Best Gay Bar in London
The Joiners Arms is closing down this time next week. To celebrate its 18 years of flying the rainbow flag, we photographed some of the London venue's best-dressed regulars.
Rebecca Zephyr Thomas
1.8.15