Tag: city

Paranoid Park – Gus Van Sant (2007)

Paranoid Park – Gus Van Sant (2007)

– Say name and city, please. – Yeah, Tremain in Gearhart, please. – Press one to be connected at no additional fee. Happy Citizenship Day. – So, how …

 

Fishtank – Andrea Arnold (2009)

Fishtank – Andrea Arnold (2009)

Hi, it’s Keeley, leave a message. Keeley, it’s me, what’s going on? I’ve left three messages. I said sorry didn’t I? You know what i’m like. …

 

Politeia, Plato, 380BC

Politeia, Plato, 380BC

 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1497/1497-h/1497-h.htm#link2H_4_0005 II.11—II.16. 369b—376e. Genesis of the Polis   I will tell you, I replied; justice, which is the subject of our enquiry, is, as you know, sometimes spoken …

 

The Epic of Gilgamesh (XVIII-X BC)

The Epic of Gilgamesh (XVIII-X BC)

http://king-of-heroes.co.uk/the-epic-of-gilgamesh/robert-temple-translation/tablet-ii/    Tablet II For six days and seven nights Enkidu made love to that girl And the girl said to him She said to Enkidu: ‘When I look at you, Enkidu, You …

 

Rossi : The Architecture of the City

Rossi : The Architecture of the City

The Urban Artifact as a Work of Art As soon as we address questions about the individuality and structure of a specific urban artifact, a series …

 

Taking it to the Streets – Busking Tips From Veteran Street Performers

Taking it to the Streets – Busking Tips From Veteran Street Performers

Author: Michael Gallant http://blog.discmakers.com/2011/09/taking-it-to-the-streets/   Performing to an appreciative audience doesn’t always mean having to pitch a venue, schedule a gig, and pimp it far and wide. In …

 

Despite Cancellation Marathon Continues

Despite Cancellation Marathon Continues

Author: Anna Callaghan http://acstylebook.wordpress.com/   Thousands of people gathered around the skeleton of the New York City Marathon finish line in the middle of Central Park. The finish, …

 

New “Speedminton” Craze Takes Off

New “Speedminton” Craze Takes Off

Author : Louise Brown http://www.dw.de/new-speedminton-craze-takes-off/a-951494   It’s summer in Berlin, temperatures are rising and with it the desire to be out in the park and to relax in …

 

Here is where people live

Here is where people live

If there is to be a “new urbanism” it will not be based on the twin fantasies of order and omnipotence; it will be the …