Category Archives: Breaking the mould

Caricature

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Michaela
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The construction of suffering

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Michaela

By Dr. David Nally When considering starvation, context is everything. This fact is easily illustrated. Consider, for a moment, the actions of David Blaine, the US magician, who in 2003 spent 44 days in a six-foot-by-three-foot plexiglas chamber suspended in … Continue reading →

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Trader

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Michaela
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Urban foraging

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Michaela

By Kim Severson As she does every evening, Kelly Callahan walked her dogs through her East Atlanta neighborhood. As in many communities in a city with the 16th-highest foreclosure rate in the nation, there were plenty of empty, bank-owned properties … Continue reading →

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Looter

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Michaela
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Hyper-connected, upside down

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Michaela

By Thomas L Friedman London burns. The Arab Spring triggers popular rebellions against autocrats across the Arab world. The Israeli Summer brings 250,000 Israelis into the streets, protesting the lack of affordable housing and the way their country is now … Continue reading →

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The tipping point

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Michaela

Carolyn Myss on the 3 events over the past few days that changed America and the way it saw itself. A massive disillusion symbolized in what is happening on the outside and an explanation of the sense of devastation and … Continue reading →

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A country in chaos

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Michaela

By Laurie Penny I’m huddled in the front room with some shell-shocked friends, watching my city burn. The BBC is interchanging footage of blazing cars and running street battles in Hackney, of police horses lining up in Lewisham, of roiling … Continue reading →

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Unsafe is safe

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Michaela

This is an idea that can be observed in many European cities, towns and communities: Shared space is an urban design concept aimed at integrated use of public spaces. It encourages traffic engineers, urban planners and experts from other fields to consult with users of public … Continue reading →

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Riots and residents

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Michaela

By Dan Hind Civil disturbances never have a single, simple meaning. When the Bastille was being stormed the thieves of Paris doubtless took advantage of the mayhem to rob houses and waylay unlucky revolutionaries. Sometimes the thieves were revolutionaries. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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