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It was once known as the “Paris of the West”, the birthplace of the middle class, one of the fastest growing cities in the world, an industrial utopia. The Detroit we know today is an American city so broke that last year half of the street lights in the city’s sparsely populated communities were [...]
Chene House, Detroit, 1973-2010 I keep coming back to Detroit. It’s bizarre how photogenic the downfall of America’s industrial powerhouse can be. However there’s an eerie and unwanted sense of responsibility to be felt when looking through these before & after photographs of Detroit taken in 1973 and 2010 by the same photographer, Dave Jordano. I [...]
An ambitious Detroit entrepreneur has launched a campaign to turn the abandoned neighborhoods and ruins of Detroit into ‘Z World’. Mark Siwak put forward his unusual proposals on the internet funding platform IndieGoGo.com hoping to raise $145,000 to transform a virtually neglected section of Detroit, Michigan into a zombie themed experience park by the summer of [...]
There are a few things about me that could be perceived by some as a little off. For example, I highly enjoy doing a little dance in front my bathroom mirror occasionally, watching zombie films or snacking on salted crisps dipped in cold milk (trust me, try it). I also enjoy looking at derelict buildings. [...]
Here’s one they left out of the history textbooks. A recent French film, Free Men, brought to
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sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and
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You may recall we recently discovered Kowloon City, the Hong Kong ‘historical
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This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
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A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
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I remember when I first saw it, Avenue Junot, the cobblestone road that winds up to Montmartre
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“It’s not a symbol of harassment. It’s a symbol of a woman having an absolutely
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When was the last time you felt like complaining to your landlord? It seems there’s always
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