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From intothestorm.com issue 04

Once upon a time e-journalists were the club perfume sprayers of the publishing hierarchy. But now the big names are tuning into the value of 3G 3D.

The Face's ex- editor, Johnny Davis, takes style heavyweights Hedi Slimane, Mark Hooper and Alice Fisher intothestorm for his sojourn as editor of the current Hero edition. And Mr Davis isn't the only one going online.

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Next big thing: Hyped Kubb plays at Barfly. 7:30pm. 49 Chalk Farm Road, NW1. £6. 08700 600 100 or online.

A bit of Bollywood spectacle @the NT's Watch This Space 6pm. South Bk, SE1. Free.

The Portobello Film Festival hosts Chris Cunningham for a Warp Films Showcase. 6- 11pm. 242 Acklam Rd, W10.

The Pecha Kucha networking event makes its first London meet at ICA. 7pm. The Mall, SW1. £7. 020 7930 3647.

Founders of Phamous69, an online 'modern take on the original Playboy' have written for Arena, Vogue, Vanity Fair - well, how long have you got? - bringing their savvy, off-line gloss online.

Elsewhere, ex-Jockey Slut ed Rob Wood's taking care of Tunetribe, Groove Armada Tom Finlay's downloading site, and Andy Crysell, editor of the stunning new quarterly MusicHurts (is there any medium more symbiotic than a music mag that lets you listen to the artists as you read about them?) is ex-NME.

Spitz has 70s punk cult hero Wreckless Eric playing. 7pm. 109 Commercial Street, E1. £5. 020 7392 9032 or online.

Rock duo Bewley Brothers is at 100 Club in benefit of Big House charity. 7:30pm. 100 Oxford St, W1. £10 online.

The Secret Garden August 19-21 2005

And we all know that ShowStudio's contributor list - from couture designers and popstars to renowned fashion journos - reads like porn for namedroppers.

So online might be gaining the edge - in names, visuals and words - but we're guessing it's going to take genetic evolution a little while yet to adapt to that nasty screen glare.

Relaxing? Non. But still by far the prettiest way to while away your working day.

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Attend a late night Proms at Royal Albert Hall, SW7 with brill Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. 10pm. £9. 020 7589 8212 or online.

The larger than life Vincent Gallo visits Koko. 7:30pm. 1 Camden High St, NW1. £18. 0870 264 3333 or online.

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