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city · in 45 videos (2008–2026)

Rosianna calls herself the brothers' secret London sister; in the latest statements Hank films at Heathrow and cannot say what he was doing in London.

Videos by year: 2008: 1 · 2010: 4 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2026: 3

Threads

Also named in the threads: Paper Towns: writing, revision and publication (2007) · Paper Towns Tour (2008) · Maureen Johnson fills in for John on vlogbrothers during his paternity leave (2010) · John: go to Wembley to watch AFC Wimbledon if they reach the play-off final (2016) · AFC Wimbledon's play-off final against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley (May 30, 2016) · John reads widely about tuberculosis and 19th-century illness (2022) · Everything Is Tuberculosis: John's nonfiction book about tuberculosis (2024) · Everything Is Tuberculosis book tour (2025)

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

AFC Wimbledon (14) · England (4) · Indianapolis (6) · United Kingdom (4) · New York City (5) · Rosianna Halse Rojas (3) · VidCon (4) · Missoula, Montana (3) · Chicago (city) (2) · Everything Is Tuberculosis (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2008

  • 2008-10-17 · Vital Status Report from NYC — John reports from the Paper Towns release party with Liane from the Five Awesome Girls, his agent Jodi, Hank's wife Katherine, and Alex and Charlie from London. — 00:00:00

2010

  • 2010-01-27 · Boobs and the iPad — Maureen Johnson: Maureen records at about 2:30 Wednesday morning while packing for a flight to London, so as not to be punished for a missed video. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2010-06-11 · Mmmm....PARTS — announcement: John's new website, JohnGreenBooks.com, lists forthcoming Nerdfighter gatherings and other events, in places like Washington, D.C., Munich, Edinburgh and London. — 00:02:17
  • 2010-07-20 (said on 2010-07-19, implied) · I Like Balls — ask: John invites Nerdfighters in Munich to come see him later this week (week of 19 July 2010), and those in London or Edinburgh next month (August 2010); more information in the description. — 00:00:26
  • 2010-08-16 · Lust and Folly in London and Edinburgh — John: In London a department store 'ordered' John to lust for a red purse; he mocks a consumer mania in which wanting a handbag no longer suffices and you must be sexually attracted to it. (playful) — 00:00:02
  • …and 1 statement more in 2010 — all statements of 2010

2013

  • 2013-02-05 · Headless Statues and Elton John's Piano: Seeing Sights in London (Thoughts from Places) — John refuses ever to ride the London Eye, even when a Nerdfighter who works there begs him to. (playful) — 00:02:26
    • John found his book in a bookshop (which book is not said), and the walk ended at London City Hall and a view of Tower Bridge. — 00:03:24
  • 2013-02-08 · The Space Time Continuum: Thoughts from Dublin — Hank: After London, Hank (with John and Katherine) went to Dublin, where he was hit by the realization Americans have in Europe: this place is old. (playful) — 00:00:07
  • 2013-07-02 · The Perks of Being John's Assistant — Rosianna Halse Rojas: Rosianna introduces herself as John's assistant and, 'as of way back when', John and Hank's secret London sister. — 00:00:01
    • Rosianna Halse Rojas: Because she lives far away in London, people most often ask what she does as John's assistant; after Hank's Missoula and John's Indianapolis offices, she tours hers. — 00:00:07
  • 2013-08-09 · What I Learned at VidCon — Hank, at LeakyCon in London after VidCon, films on a fire escape; he calls it 'three cons in three weeks'. — 00:00:03
    • Hank tells John he's sorry John couldn't be at LeakyCon London but glad he's back with his family; LeakyCon attendees then greet John. — 00:03:06
  • 2013-08-16 · Harry Potter vs. Science! — Hank, filming at night in London, says he has been having a fantastic time there and must decide what to discuss. — 00:00:00
  • …and 3 statements more in 2013 — all statements of 2013

2015

  • 2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — John: Torn between his favourite club and the club with DFTBA on its shorts, John is flying with the Yeti to London for the game, leaving in about two hours. — 00:02:00
  • 2015-01-06 (said on 2015-01-05, implied) · AFC Wimbledon v. Liverpool: Thoughts from the Greatest Game on Earth — John: On Monday John has just arrived in London with the game a few hours away; he feels great and everyone is excited. — 00:00:01
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: A special Paper Towns event is coming to London very soon, with details from @UKPaperTowns. — video description
    • Next week (week of 15 June 2015) John tours Europe with his wife and friends: a sold-out Berlin event on Tuesday June 16, meeting people outside a Paris bookstore Wednesday, London on Thursday (place and time to be determined). — 00:00:06
  • …and 1 statement more in 2015 — all statements of 2015

2016

  • 2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says he is leaving directly from the Indianapolis 500 to go to the game in London. — 00:03:20
    • John asks Nerdfighters in or near London to come to Wembley on May 30 to cheer on the Dons, and tells those who can't afford a ticket to email him so he can try to work something out. (hedged) — 00:03:24
  • 2016-05-31 (said on 2016-05-29, implied) · The Most Amazing Day — John: Leaving the Indy 500 after 160 laps, John goes to the airport and flies via New York City to London, sleeping well on the plane. — 00:01:07
    • In London John heads to Wembley, sees AFC Wimbledon's crest there and stops at an AFC Wimbledon bar, the Green Man; he says he can't remember when he was this excited. — 00:01:27
  • 2016-10-04 · Drowzees and Masterpieces: Thoughts from London — John wakes up jet-lagged in London, walks through the sleepy East End past graffiti and takes the Tube to Trafalgar Square. — 00:00:01
    • John says Mark was filming the day for The Art Assignment, so an 'Art Trip: London' video like this one, but much better, is coming soon. — 00:00:27
    • After leaving Somerset House John catches some Drowzees and declares London lousy with Drowzees and masterpieces, the video's title line. (playful) — 00:01:51
  • 2016-12-27 · The Best of My 2016 — John: From the Indy 500 John flew to London to see Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon win at Wembley for a third-tier spot, then partied at their home stadium with his dad and players. — 00:00:50

2018

2019

2020

  • 2020-02-21 · The Muck of Millennia — Hank says he is in London for VidCon and it is hard not to feel the context of history there. — 00:02:42

2021

  • 2021-05-25 · The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated — John moved to Chicago, typed for temp agencies, then did data entry at Booklist; an editor asked if he liked romance novels, he said he loved them, and got his first review: a novel set in 17th-century London. — 00:03:49

2022

  • 2022-10-18 · Terraverse Over Everything: Thoughts from London — John says that on Friday he gave the 'theologiest' speech of his life at Harvard's Memorial Church, then flew to London. (playful) — 00:00:00
    • John calls the Frieze London art fair perhaps the snootiest event ever held in a tent, but says it had lots of great art. (playful) — 00:01:49
    • The show seemed to tell John to touch grass, so they went outside into an autumnal London, much like Indianapolis this time of year. (playful) — 00:02:19
  • …and 1 statement more in 2022 — all statements of 2022

2023

2024

2025

  • 2025-04-22 · The Unimportant Things — John: Calling himself the tiredest boy in tired town, John says he has traveled 28 of the last 30 days and will travel 32 of the next 40; he got in from London last night and flies to Peru this morning. (playful) — 00:00:00
    • In London, not mainly for football, John watched a match with his father-in-law, which was really special despite a goalless draw, a long way to go to see no goals. (playful) — 00:02:55
  • 2025-04-25 · How We Form Opinions — Hank says the nearly identical procedure met opposite reactions: in Boston, backed by a Puritan minister, it was seen as anti-elite; in London, backed by aristocrats, doctors and the king, as elite and attacked by anti-royalists. — 00:01:56
  • 2025-05-20 · The Double — John lays out the plan: he and Stuart wake around 5 a.m., bike to the Indy 500, bike to the airport, fly to London and take the train to Wembley for the final. — 00:02:26
    • John urges viewers in London this weekend to watch Wimbledon try to go from the world's greatest fourth-tier team to the greatest third-tier team. — 00:04:22
  • 2025-10-06 · The Web is Going to Die — Hank says that someday we will have moved on from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram; he doesn't know to what, but unlike London or Detroit they will not simply evolve. — 00:04:23
  • 2025-11-28 · Three Things! (Wait, no, actually four...) — Hank: Going to Ireland anyway, Hank stopped in London to record QI, then went straight from the studio to Dublin for his gig the next day. — 00:04:21
  • …and 3 statements more in 2025 — all statements of 2025

Also named in: How the P4A is Changing in 2025!

2026

  • 2026-01-23 · Two Unrelated Destroyers of Trust — Hank films at an empty gate at London's Heathrow Airport, not his own, having arrived two hours early as advised; his own gate isn't open yet. — 00:00:00
    • In the description Hank, very sleepy and glad to head home, thanks people who said hi at the airport and apologizes that he cannot say what he was doing in London. — video description
    • Hank calls London magic and hopes to come there with John sometime and to go to a game with him. — 00:04:04
  • 2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — announcement: John, who must go to New York on Friday (20 February 2026) on Complexly business, floats flying on to London to see an AFC Wimbledon game with Nerdfighters as a perk. — 00:26:17
    • Hank is enjoying J.M. Miro's creepy series with Ordinary Monsters, set in industrial London, which he likens to X-Men but horror. — 05:36:41
  • 2026-03-24 · How Panda Express Is Tuberculosis — John says tuberculosis was then killing around one out of every three people in London. — 00:03:00
  • …and 2 statements more in 2026 — all statements of 2026

Also named in other years (nothing said): Hank Talks to Charlie McDonnell (2012-04-27)