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This is a reflection diary for the third semester for me. The blog research in this semester allowed me to look at the city from a different perspective than usual. Taking several controversial buildings as the starting point, I was able to see that architectural design in the city is not simply independent of each…
This is a follow-up to my report from 2013 when I last visited Copenhagen. This time I came to join the celebrations for the opening of the Cityringen, or metro line M3, which happened on 29 September 2019, luckily without any last-minute delay as had occured in Aarhus two years ago. Osterport station – trains…
Banksy’s Vest, a poignant and provocative work that fuses patriotism with the realities of violence, made headlines at the recent Sotheby’s auction held on 9th October 2024. The iconic bullet proof Vest, executed in 2019 and numbered 1 from an edition of 5, surpassed all expectations by selling for an astounding £780,000, over its estimated…
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The 3rd Annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census will be Friday, August 20th and Saturday, August 21st, 2021. This event brings citizens scientists from across Georgia together for insect education and conservation. Are those dates on your calendar? Won’t you join us? Why Count Insects? Understanding pollinators and other beneficial insects is imperative to Georgia’s ecosystem…
It’s cherry season!! There are two sweet cherry trees on 28th Street, and my they have grown. One of them was in the fire we experienced November of 2017, and got pretty charred on one side because the redwood shed burned to the ground, and they were close together. The trees also suffer from ants…
I think it’s time we have a talk about cilantro. This popular herb is quite possibly the most misunderstood crop in the vegetable garden. If you’ve ever said something akin to: “I can’t grow cilantro. Whenever I try, it bolts right away!”, you’re not alone. Many people have a hard time growing cilantro and some…
“Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fire.” . . . Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gifted it to humanity, for which he was punished by Zeus. Chained to a rock, he had his liver eaten by eagles each day, only for it…
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NAKED, INC., is pleased to announce that NAKED’s popular experiential art exhibition “NAKED FLOWERS Four Seasons Flower Sea Immersion Exhibition: Macau 25th Anniversary Special Exhibition” will be held for the first time from November 16, 2024 (Sat) to February 16, 2025 (Sun). The first hands-on art exhibition of flowers that can be visited with the…
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This is an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies introducing a Special Issue on tourism in Spain. Abstract This editorial raises crucial issues surrounding the sustainability of tourist cities in Spain, highlighting the tension between the desire for leisure and consumption-driven tourism and the growing need for more sustainable, degrowth-oriented practices….
I can hardly believe that 6 years has gone by since I last made a habit of regularly writing on this blog. Although I put the pen down to focus on other priorities in life, I have still been using my bike as my primary mode of transportation (when I am not run commuting to…
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