In the underbellies and canopies of New York City neighborhoods, a small group of hobbyists, known colloquially as urban explorers, wander through subways and sewers, climb bridges and cathedrals, and journey through culverts and tunnels with or without the consent of the law. Of the urban explorers–it’s called urbex for short–Steven Duncan is perhaps the…
How’s this for a once-in-a-lifetime urban adventure: go camping in London during the 2012 summer Olympics. The London Olympics kick off on July 27, a date on which the world’s collective attention will focus on London. If you want to be there, in the center of it all, an organization called Camping at the Games…
For the past few years, we’ve written about communication technology. It’s been an interesting journey, covering Apple, Google, the rise of the tablet computer, the decline of RIM. We’ve learned about and educated our audience on everything from net neutrality to the drawbacks of communication overload. But recently we did a little soul searching and…
