Category Archives: Travel

Darkness in the heart of town

By Patrick | Published: 06/11/2012

Of all the impacts of the storm, the loss of power and its impact on the quality and availability of light has been one of its most clearly visible and surprising aspects.

Also posted in New York City, Writing | Tagged "The Linnaean Society of New York", 66000, bird watching, birds, birdwatching, city, hurricane, light, Linnaean Society of New York, manhattan, new york, new york city, new yrk city, patrick baglee, power, sandy, sounds, words, Writing | 9 Responses

Words in the airways

By Mike | Published: 17/10/2012

From a glowing Bakelite wireless in the distant 1950s to the latest digital receiver, my ears have experienced an onslaught of millions of multi-layered words.

Also posted in Art, Authors, Education, Families, Free speech, History, Poetry, Reading, Storytelling, Writing | Tagged 66000milesperhour.com, alan dein, bbc, language, mike dempsey, radio, ray gosling, studs terkel, words, Writing | 9 Responses

All aboard

By Patrick | Published: 05/10/2012

Depending on where you find yourself in New York City, outdoor chess is almost certainly available within 15 to 20 minutes.

Also posted in Design, History, New York City, Photography, Writing | Tagged 66000milesperhour.com, chess, chess forum, city, fred wilson, marshall chess club, new york, new york city, NYC, patrick baglee, village chess shop, washington square, Writing | 15 Responses

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength

By tom | Published: 16/04/2012

Question: What do racism, ostracism, despotism, sectarianism, fanaticism, nationalism, evangelism, symbolism, jingoism, patriotism, puritanism, factionalism and totalitarianism have in common? Answer: Euphemism. Just back from Berlin and the Topography of Terror project, which catalogues the horrors of the Nazi era through images and texts. The building is located on the site previously occupied [...]

Also posted in Brand, Campaigning, Design, Education, Families, Free speech, History, Jargon, Politics, Speechwriting, Storytelling, Tone of voice, Writing | 1 Response

Poetry in motion

By tom | Published: 09/03/2012

I am sitting in the works canteen of LMS Engineering just outside Brussels with the founder Urbain Vandeurzen, and brand consultant Michael Wolff. The complex of offices and research labs is so immaculate you could eat your lunch off the surfaces – and we are; scallops simmered in white wine sauce, poached salmon and creamed [...]

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Postcards from Paradise

By tom | Published: 07/07/2011

Who needs the hassle of traffic jams, rammed airports, heaving ferries and bloated beaches when you can hang out at the Southbank. This glorious rolling festival has been the hit of the summer with thrilling exhibitions, ambush fountains, curious pavilions, an allotment in the sky, and an intriguing language installation that has set everyone talking [...]

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Finger Licking Good

By tom | Published: 24/01/2011

The human race has recently discovered what its thumbs are for. Texters and mobile emailers are becoming indigenously thumbidextrous; the nimblest communicating complex messages with the fluency of speech.

Also posted in Art, History, Writing | Tagged digital, digits, fingers, thumbs | 2 Responses

Then we take Berlin…

By tom | Published: 03/11/2010

The delicate dynamics of East and West no longer hold the city in aggravated tension. The no-go-zones and wastelands of divided Berlin are now crammed with generic curtain wall architecture, and gentrification of the old east has blurred all the distinctions I remember.