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A student moving to the UK from the US decided to ...

A student moving to the UK from the US decided to give up flying and get to his destination without planes or cars. His weblog describes how he did it. I admit I’ve been eyeing a transatlantic journey on a cargo ship for a while now although I need to figure out the damage that does.

Linked on 19th October 2006 Details

David Byrne talks about Enrique Penalosa, former m...

David Byrne talks about Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, and the revolutionary work he did there for transportation and urban living.

Linked on 19th October 2006 Details

Photographs of mobile dance halls (click “les bals...

Photographs of mobile dance halls (click “les bals”) that move around remote villages in the east of France. They have a particular aesthetic of their own.

Linked on 19th October 2006 Details

“The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs...

“The truth about those iconic buildings: the roofs leak, they're dingy and too hot”

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Posted on 19th October 2006 Details

“Just as in the 15th and 16th centuries you could ...

“Just as in the 15th and 16th centuries you could sleep with your sister and kill and lie without fear of eternal damnation, today you can live exactly as you please as long as you give your ducats to one of the companies selling indulgences”

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Posted on 18th October 2006 Details

The real world moves closer to science-fiction dys...

The real world moves closer to science-fiction dystopias every day.

Linked on 18th October 2006 Details