Joel Kotkin: “(…) Yet these triumphs obscure the longer-term developments that continue to reshape metropolitan America. Economic and demographic trends suggest that the future of American urbanism lies not in the elite cities but in younger, more affordable and less self-regarding places.”
Entries Tagged as 'culture'
The Myth of ‘Superstar Cities’
February 20th, 2007
Tags: culture · demography · economy · urban · usa
links for 2006-11-15
November 16th, 2006
Klikbare screensaver Uitzendinggemist.nl “Eind dit jaar of begin volgend jaar gaat de Publieke Omroep Uitzendinggemist ook in MPEG4 (H.264) uitzenden. Handig, want dan komen de omroeparchieven op fatsoenlijke wijze ook beschikbaar voor OSX *kruist vingers*” (tags: nl omroep tv uitzendinggemist) Art worth millions? An economist offers a theory on creativity and relative value – Business [...]
Tags: art · art market · atheism · culture · economics · nl · uitzending gemist
links for 2006-06-10
June 10th, 2006
Record meteorite hit Norway – Aftenposten.no “As Wednesday morning dawned, northern Norway was hit with an impact comparable to the atomic bomb used on Hiroshima.” – Nooit meer slapen. (tags: norway space meteorite) Dreams and Nightmares of the African Astronauts “Italian artist Marco Boggio Sella travelled to Burkina Faso in search of people who had [...]
Tags: burkina faso · china · cloud seeding · culture · data mining · literature · marco boggio sella · meteorite · moon landing · norway · nsa · privacy · space · w.f. hermans · weather
links for 2006-05-14
May 14th, 2006
American Photo: The Best Photography on the Web “After three months of clicking and cruising, we have found exemplary Websites from ten very different photographers, each of whom is taking the medium into new areas and new levels of communication.” (tags: photography art web) gladwell dot com – the talent myth – Are smart people [...]
Tags: art · business · culture · enron · managment · mckinsey · photography · psychology · web
links for 2006-05-12
May 12th, 2006
U.S. Submarines “The Phoenix 1000 is a 65-meter (213′) personal luxury submarine.” (tags: design submarine yacht) Genesis 6 GIANTS: A Pic is Worth Ten Thousand Words. . . “GIANTS FROM TIMES PAST” (tags: giants culture) BBC NEWS | Technology | BBC starts to rock online world “The BBC has staked a claim to a virtual [...]
Tags: bbc · culture · design · giants · second life · submarine · yacht
links for 2006-02-18
February 18th, 2006
Flickr: Tropolism “Hidden Places In The City” (tags: tropolism urban flickr photography) BLDGBLOG: Dessert Landscapes “Food Landscapes” (tags: food landscape photography trendbeheer) BBC – Culture Show – Design Quest “The Great British Design Quest is a vote to discover the public’s favourite British design icon, organised by the Design Museum and The Culture Show. “ [...]
Tags: art · bbc · culture · design · landscape · photography · urban