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Ponderings on Capitalism, Cities, Identities, and Crime

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'Teach young people we are not going to move over': stories of ageing in cities

From tackling isolation in Leicester to better footpaths in Dhaka, you shared your experiences of how cities could be improved for older generations

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Flaneuring #2: New York

Photographer: Lucilla Fontanelli

“To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define. The spectator is a prince who everywhere rejoices in his incognito.” Charles Baudelaire, The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays

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Facebook di strada e Whatsapp a gettoni, nel paesino senza internet rivive il web 0.0

Come si vive nel 2016 senza Internet? Per scoprirlo, lo street artist milanese Biancoshock si è trasferito per un periodo in Molise e più

Web 0.0 or Street Facebook in an Italian city with no internet coverage

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Toilets: a Spotter’s Guide

Loos with incredible views, lavish lavatories, outstanding outhouses  ­ all are featured in this pictorial guide to the world’s most stunning toilets. Whether they’re high­tech or arty, amusing or amazing, each toilet has a photo and a description of its location. More than 100 restrooms to remember are featured, from Antarctica to Zambia.

Images and text via

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pretty much!

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Going out of style. Austin, TX [2448x2977]

Source: http://i.imgur.com/vEZU87v.jpg

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Impermanence by Mattias Haker

The location of these abandon buildings are kept a secret out of his respect for the beauty of these vulnerable spaces. 

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Flaneuring #1 - Oxford (UK)

“For the perfect idler, for the passionate observer, it becomes an immense source of enjoyment to establish his dwelling in the throng, in the ebb and flow, the bustle, the fleeting and the infinite. To be away from home and yet to feel at home anywhere; to see the world, to be at the very center of the world, and yet to be unseen of the world. Such are some of the minor pleasures of those independent, intense and impartial spirits, who do not lend themselves easily to linguistic definitions”. (Baudelaire,  The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays). 

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East Palmer and Bellevue, Detroit, Michigan [4782x2690]

Source: http://i.imgur.com/bb0pfAr.jpg

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The 17 Contradictions of Capitalism | David Harvey

You thought capitalism was permanent? Think again. Leading Marxist thinker Professor David Harvey unravels the contradictions at the heart of capitalism – its drive, for example, to accumulate capital beyond the means of investing it. 

David Harvey (@profdavidharvey) is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Centre of the City University of New York. This event marks the publication of Professor Harvey’s new book, Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism. 

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RSA Animate- Crises of capitalism

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On the record.

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