Cluster: The Nomadic City Populates the Street “Where does the street as ‘thoroughfare’ end and the city begin?” This question is asked by many – in these times of ‘illegal’ migrants, of street vendors seen to disrupt traffic flows and “legitimate” pedestrians, and the zeal … Read More →
Category Archives: urbanism
City as Consumer Videogame pt. 2
Nike has followed up their “True City” campaign with another urban activity ad-venture “Nike Grid” also designed by AKQA, in collaboration with W+K and Mindshare. I must say, the idea is perfectly sound but the execution leaves something to be desired. Essentially, the game is … Read More →
Hidden Visibles
Cities are at their best when they are unknowable organic superstructures: fathomless depths of dive bars, crooked little cafés and dimly lit side-streets built on waves of wet pavement and light. The true megalopolis provides supreme anonymity to its dwellers. affording them the freedom to … Read More →
Vancouver Graveyard Grub
It’s 4 am, the last of the bottles has been emptied, one too many vodka red bulls to count, a bottle of brandy…what the fuck? There’s a mysterious bloodstain your shirt cuff, you’ve drunk dialed your ex and just narrowly avoided a night in the … Read More →
A little Seoul before Sunrise
Some snaps of Vancouver’s best late-late night Korean diner – Jang Mo Jib. Many a night I’ve drug myself in here with a gaggle of drunken friends to enjoy Mr. Jib’s earthly delights: sticky-icky jalepeño chicken wangs, hot-sauce-soaked Bulgogi, and enough Soju to drown an … Read More →
The Slum Report
Pandemics and the Planet of Slums In Kinshasa, Congo, the only way people have been able to survive the collapse of the state and the economy is by bringing agriculture into the city. There are chickens and other animals roaming everywhere. These kinds of conditions … Read More →
Deep Fried Heroin
Like many Canadians, I was first introduced to the slick cobbles of Edinburgh through the clucky misadventures of Renton and Sick Boy – a city-defining series of novels that makes “the Athens of the North” seem like a paradise for all brands of skaggery. And … Read More →
The Next Berg: Koenji
Tokyo’s major districts – Roppongi, Shibuya, and Shinjuku, are all must sees for different reasons, but they aren’t really the types of bergs you want to be packed into on a daily basis. For a more relaxed and independent lifestyle, you’ve got to go a … Read More →
The Gnarly Republic
Known for its drop-dead gorgeous women, Baroque architecture and dirt cheap beer, Prague was left relatively undamaged by the rampant destruction of World War 2, allowing the Czech capital to keep all of its history intact. But such is the not the case with graffiti … Read More →
TKO Stick Ups!
Tokyo has a weird thing going on when it comes to graffiti. The punishments are severe and the city’s population density doesn’t exactly lend itself to covert vandalism, but at the same time it’s one of the best places to get lost with a marker … Read More →
Sunday (Up)Market
Brick Lane, a bustling London berg that’s been shaped by multiple waves of diaspora, from Askenazi Bagelmen to Bengali Muslims, has in recent years become a hotspot for rugged dub-hop beats and curbside drinking bouts. If you happen to be staying in the area as … Read More →
Quick & Dirty mix
Lone: Orange tree Jaylib: The red Paul White: Time wars GETEYE: You are the one (RIP Dilla) ATCQ: Instrumentation of fools Prefuse 73: Half up front Oh No: Heavy
Circus Circus
A group of children sit piously, tentatively, on the cusp of amazement. The occasional gasp slips out as different breeds of beast descend upon the stage to perform acrobatic feats against the backdrop of a Russian forest bathed in fluorescent light. Minutes later a brown … Read More →
Trapped forever in sex slavery, eh?
From the Chinese head tax in the days of the British Columbian gold rush (look it up, it’s fucked) right down to the Filipino chap who holds an architecture degree from back home but now flips your cheeseburger for minimum wage in Montreal, Canada has … Read More →
50 Particularly Grimy White Parisian Graffiti Vans
All images via Dubwise Version