Imagine swinging while waiting for your stop on the subway, slam dunking your trash on the street corner, or sliding to catch your train with your briefcase. More and more people and even government organizations are working to infuse more play into city landscapes. For both children and adults, turning cities into unique playgrounds appeals to the kid in all of … [Read more...] about Urban Inventions: Ready, Set, Play
Urban Inventions: The Amazing Urban Race
What could you do with 72 hours? 72 Hour Urban Action aims to push the boundaries of collaboration, innovation, and solution by holding a three-day long architecture competition aimed at solving issues of public space. While most urban development projects are extremely time-consuming and complex, 72HUA encourages citizens to solve problems quickly and creatively. The … [Read more...] about Urban Inventions: The Amazing Urban Race
Male Gazes, Pin-Up Girls & One Man’s Escape
Although there are no lead actresses in Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption, women and their manifestations play a vital role in the protagonist Andy Dufresne’s life and escape from Shawshank Prison. Feminist theory identifies the ‘male gaze’ or scopophiliac desire - traditionally the desirous gaze of male characters directed at female ones – as a pervasive cinematic … [Read more...] about Male Gazes, Pin-Up Girls & One Man’s Escape
FREE Diddy Riese At the Finger Fountain Tomorrow 10/24!
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Urban Inventions: Answer the Phone, Your Favorite Book is Calling
This week is dedicated to the reappropriation of obsolete urban space. Phone booth libraries are starting to take the world by storm. The community book sharing movement has grown in the United Kingdom, using those iconic red phone booths, as well as in Portland and New York City. New York City founder of the Department of Urban Betterment (DUB) and professor at Columbia … [Read more...] about Urban Inventions: Answer the Phone, Your Favorite Book is Calling