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Author: Will Straw

The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’ – BBC Future

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 12, 2022
  • Uncategorized

For millennia, people slept in two shifts – once in the evening, and once in the morning. But why? And how did the habit disappear? Source: The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’ – BBC […]

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Colombia: Tres discotecas cerradas en Cartagena por no respetar protocolos de bioseguridad – Infobae

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 11, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Por incumplimiento del decreto 1327 del 14 de diciembre de 2021, autoridades sancionan sitios de entretenimiento nocturno Source: Tres discotecas cerradas en Cartagena por no respetar protocolos de bioseguridad – Infobae

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New night train connecting Europe’s top cities to open this summer | Wanderlust

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 11, 2022
  • Uncategorized

The sleeper service will link up some of Europe’s best-loved capitals, including Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague Source: New night train connecting Europe’s top cities to open this summer | Wanderlust

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Afghanistan: Kabul women shift protest mode, write demands on city walls at night | Business Standard News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 11, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Afghan women and activists have shifted their protest against Taliban mode by writing their demands on walls at night to avoid violence by the Islamic Emirate forces Source: Kabul women shift protest mode, write demands […]

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France: À Cergy, bientôt une «brigade de tranquillité nocturne» pour répondre au sentiment d’insécurité croissant – Le Parisien

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 9, 2022
  • Uncategorized

La police municipale renforcée sera chargée de patrouiller la nuit jusqu’à 2 heures du matin, à l’exception du dimanche. Objectif : mettre f Source: À Cergy, bientôt une «brigade de tranquillité nocturne» pour répondre au […]

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Athens named third most beautiful city in the world to explore by night, in new study – Neos Kosmos

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 9, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Premier Inn has researched over 250 of the most populated cities in the world on Instagram to reveal the places that are being photographed the most by night. The number … Source: Athens named third […]

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France: Grenoble veut lancer un plan pour la vie nocturne

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

La nuit, et plus encore dans une ville étudiante, est synonyme d’intense activité, de fête, de loisirs culturels. Mais aussi d’incivilités, de sentiment d’insécurité ou de bruit insupportable pour les riverains. La Ville de Grenoble […]

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Estonia: Tallinn is now on the map as a city actively advocating for the night! – NIGHTTIME.ORG

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Natalie Mets is the new Nighttime Advisor for the Estonian Capital. After seven to eight years of campaigning about the need for aread morearrow_forward_ios Source: Tallinn is now on the map as a city actively […]

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Under a COVID-19 curfew in Montreal, a lonely doorman stands watch over an empty city – The Globe and Mail

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Wearing a mask and a Russian policeman’s hat, Anthony Gagné enjoyed playing ambassador for what he calls the most beautiful city on Earth Source: Under a COVID-19 curfew in Montreal, a lonely doorman stands watch […]

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Vídeo: Desalojadas más de 300 personas de dos macrofiestas en el centro de Barcelona

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 8, 2022
  • Uncategorized

Vídeo: Desalojadas más de 300 personas de dos macrofiestas en el centro de Barcelona Source: Vídeo: Desalojadas más de 300 personas de dos macrofiestas en el centro de Barcelona

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  • Hanoi adopts framework to boost night-time economy development

    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026
  • France – À Bolbec, l’éclairage public revient progressivement grâce aux LED – Paris Normandie

    May 31, 2026
  • UK: West Midlands Mayor unveils plan to boost night time economy

    May 29, 2026
  • Vietnam: Une zone économique nocturne spéciale va «surgir» à Hô Chi Minh-Ville.

    May 29, 2026
  • Alcool: Mesure forte contre les touristes ivres en Croatie – Blick

    May 29, 2026
  • France: Quimper : une “guinguette party” pour montrer comment concilier vie nocturne et tranquillité urbaine | ICI

    May 29, 2026
  • Amnesia Ibiza – España de Noche premia a Amnesia Ibiza por su historia y contribución a la cultura de ocio nocturno

    May 27, 2026

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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

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the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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