The DO lectures are coming to a farming community in Campovida, California in September. We couldn't think of a more idyllic setting for meeting cool people with cool ideas.

This month's Nicer Tuesday is about telling unique stories. Expect vibrant illustrated characters, experiments with radio and game design.

Everything Happens So Much - Musings on the inexplicable digital fatigue that so many of us experience.

Stop asking "How can we hire more women?" - Alice Bartlett explains why it's better to ask "How can we make things better for everyone?"

Connectivity is not binary, the network is never neutral - There's a long way to go before we are able to design for consumers in so-called emerging markets.

US Digital Services Playbook - 13 key plays that we hope will help the US government build better digital services.

How to live like a king for very little - The percussionist for Swans explains how to live well without contributing to our wasteful society. Also refer to Possum Living by Dolly Freed.

I liked everything I saw on Facebook for two days. Here's what it did to me. - A terrifying yet humorous social media tale that makes us wonder what would happen if we all did this experiment together.

Amazon tribe makes first contact with outside world - The Amazon you should actually care about.

Up and then down - A super cool piece on the lives of elevators. Just because.

Half The Road: The Passions, Pitfalls and Power of Women's Professional Cycling - Check out this free pro cycling documentary at Look Mum No Hands Mare Street on August 28th.

Andy Warhol eating a hamburger - Get your own Whopper and eat together via the medium of YouTube.

The Yo Index - MxM NYC are fully embracing the power of Yo and summoning their elevator through it. Here's an index of the cool stuff that you can do with Yo.

The Boy Who Climbed Out of His Face is a new immersive theatre production by Shunt that takes place in the middle of the Thames river on a former coaling jetty in Greenwich. On until September 28th.

Shakespeare's revenge tragedy Titus Andronicusis descending upon Bold Tendencies in everyone's favourite multi-storey car park in Peckham.

We've got a pocketful of spare change for our trip to The Four Quarters, Peckham's first barcade. Shotgun Pac Man!

Yayoi Kusama's large-scale bronze pumpkin sculptures are coming to the Victoria Miro gallery this autumn. Remember to have a fry up at the Sheperdhess Cafe afterwards for perfect high- and low-brow culture balance.

The American football fans in the office are heading down to the NFL International Series in Wembley this autumn. Or if you want to get in on the action sooner, go to Finsbury Park Stadium for the BAFANL Premier League Playoffs next Sunday.

Pumpkin korokke curry is the vegetarian equivalent of chicken katsu curry which may be even more comforting that the its meat equivalent (!). Think deep fried pumpkin croquettes served with spicy curry sauce, sticky rice and pickles. Get it here or make your own.