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It would be painfully apparent by now that I live in Williamsburg, New York. A place more commonly known as hipster nirvana. For those of you who don’t know what a “hipster” is (or for those of who are “hipster” … Continue reading
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OK, so here’s the thing. I’m tired of New Yorkers, Londoners, and just about everybody else telling me that New York has better food, better service and cheaper prices than London. Because that is just nonsense. London has much better … Continue reading
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Have I mentioned I love the High Line in New York? Because I do. I can’t get enough of it, this Emerald Road to nowhere, floating like an ersatz Garden of Eden above the post-industrial landscape of Chelsea and the … Continue reading
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Marc Augé (1995), in his seminal book Non-places: introduction to an anthropology of supermodernity, sheds light on the concept of “non-places,” noting that: “[i]f a place can be defined as relational, historical and concerned with identity, then a space which … Continue reading
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Following on from my previous post, I thought I’d extend my musings on the theme of water and the city, and accompany these with photography on the subject. Having grown up in an island city that is also one of … Continue reading
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“There’s no place like home” because home is a state of mind. More specifically, home is Jay-Zee’s multi-platinum, Grammy-award winning track, Empire State of Mind. While I was interviewing another friend of mine on what his experience was like relocating … Continue reading
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A friend of mine, speaking on the subject of Home, said that what’s most important to him was flexibility – the ability to just pick up and go anywhere in the world; to be elsewhere easily. As long as he … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 