Tag Archives: Portraits of America

Shovelling snow

There has been heavy snowfall over the last few days all across New England. I was aware that it is mandatory for each resident/landlord to shovel and clean up the sidewalk in front of their property, but hadn’t realised the … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Day

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that … Continue reading

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The net from which you can’t escape

“The home reproduces social stereotypes and socially constructed notions and practices about your body, your gender, your sexuality, familial hierarchies, the relationship between the public and the private, which altogether form a net from which you can’t escape” Myrto Kiourti … Continue reading

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American Beauty

“It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. Right? And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me … Continue reading

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Vintage Boston

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The semi-obscure second level of urban public space

“Brothels and cemeteries constitute a semi-obscure second level of urban public space. They are spatially delineated, with their own rules- yet, they are vital to a city. It’s important to keep spaces like these at the heart of the city. … Continue reading

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The realisation of liberation

“In order to enjoy something, I have to first liberate my body. Architectural design should liberate the user so that they can enjoy the experience of use […] Aesthetic beauty is ultimately about being moved by the realisation of liberation” … Continue reading

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Hoop Dreams

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The potentiality of the unexpected

[A beautiful urban landscape] “should not provide us with a predetermined use of that space. It should allow for the potentiality of the unexpected” Mara Bitrou (interview with the author, 1 September 2012).

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Struggle for Pleasure

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZQOYzycVA

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Day 36: Boston Noir

Recommended reading: D. Lehane (Ed) (2009), Boston Noir, Akashik Books D. Lehane (Ed) (2012), Boston Noir 2: the Classics, Akashik Books

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On urban landscapes

What is a beautiful urban landscape? “Beauty is obviously subjective but what I personally consider to be a beautiful urban space is the space that highlights its urban [/civic] identity; it acknowledges and accepts speed, and allows the seamless coexistence … Continue reading

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Democracy in America

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City Lights

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Boston Common

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‘Civility is not a sign of weakness…’

 

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Community

Community. A word/concept that is very rarely used in parts of Europe – or it is used in very narrow terms to describe an administrative area or population of a small town – and yet it’s so widespread and fundamentally … Continue reading

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Vote

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Urban Colours

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Placeworlds

“Place can function as the most powerful organizing theme of shared meaning. Street corners and neighborhoods, parks and schools, monuments and memorials— these are not just spots on a map. They are what hold the abstraction of social life together” … Continue reading

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Newbury Street

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All you need is jazz…

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS2BUr83O-8  

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Impromptu

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Icon

“You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.” (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)

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Autumn Leaves

The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sun-burned hands I used to hold Since you went away the days grow long And soon I’ll hear … Continue reading

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Newburyport Mural

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Boston Public Library

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Front Cover

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” (John F. Kennedy, May 18, 1963)

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Halloween Symmetry

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Hoop Dreams

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