Archive for the 'Everyday life' Category

I dropped in on Stepas, we talked about life

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Arturas Valiauga: I dropped in on Stepas, we talked about life (2002-2003)
An old lady and her middle-aged son live in a modestly furnished house. Some of the photos show the two of them at home, on the sofa, at the kitchen table, or on the edge of the bed. What was most important to the […]

Getting to know spaces and cultures

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

It seems that local author Rob McLennan found some of my students’ work online, and realised we had shared interests. Indeed, Rob has just published a new book, Ottawa: The Unknown City, as part of Arsenal Pulp Press’ “alternative city guides for both locals and tourists.” You can take a look at this excerpt (pdf), […]

The Productive Writer

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Research reports that for academics who want to increase their writing time and output, a set period everyday, or a target of a few hours a week are key. File under ‘how to’ (as Wordpress crashes my browser again).
- Rob

Bouquet for Edmonton

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Marilei Fiorelli has created ephemeral winter art for Edmonton, which has had over a week of below -20C cold. Snow graffitti flowers make a bouquet for a frozen city. Check out her blog for more, before it melts! Let’s make an annual tradition out of this - if one can have […]

The complex (data) behaviours of the street

Monday, February 11th, 2008

I never cease to be impressed by the quality of Dan Hill’s thinking and writing on urban spaces and technology. In his most recent post on the street as platform, Dan claims that “the way the street feels may soon be defined by what cannot be seen with the naked eye.” He draws out detailed […]

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