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“Sleepless and invisible”: The hidden story of London’s night workers | Prospect Magazine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 30, 2020
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Many Londoners will never see them. But the office cleaners and night wardens, healthcare workers, bus drivers and hotel receptionists that keep the city running in the dark make up over a third of London’s […]

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With a curfew and unreliable coronavirus toll, Egyptians face a cruel Ramadan – Egypt – Haaretz.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 30, 2020
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Egyptian editors are warned not to stray from the official line on coronavirus numbers, while rumors run wild on social media ■ Economic threats loom as tourism dries up Source: With a curfew and unreliable […]

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Portugal: Se não podemos sair à noite, a noite vem até nós | Coronavírus | PÚBLICO

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 29, 2020
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Espaços de diversão nocturna, colectivos e DJs têm feito livestream de actuações. À impossibilidade de saírem de casa à noite, a noite vai até casa das pessoas. Source: Se não podemos sair à noite, a […]

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Coronavirus’ effect on power demand in China, in 3 images | World Economic Forum

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 28, 2020
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These satellite images show how much the lights in major Chinese cities – and, by inference, the demand for electricity – have dimmed as a result of COVID-19. Source: Coronavirus’ effect on power demand in […]

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Nightlife and the coronavirus: The heartbreaking silence of a city at night, when nothing is open – The Washington Post

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 28, 2020
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As the coronavirus pandemic has forced cities to shut down, the night is now not much different from the day. Source: Nightlife and the coronavirus: The heartbreaking silence of a city at night, when nothing […]

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Egypt imposes nighttime curfew to slow coronavirus | Egypt News | Al Jazeera

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 28, 2020
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Nationwide two-week curfew from 7pm to 6am will begin on Wednesday, as closure of schools and universities is extended. Source: Egypt imposes nighttime curfew to slow coronavirus | Egypt News | Al Jazeera

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Nightlife is the soul of cities — and ‘night mayors’ are its keepers in this coronavirus pandemic

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 27, 2020
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The nightlife sector was operating in crisis mode since before the current pandemic, and global strategizing for the future of after-dark industries is already well underway. Source: Nightlife is the soul of cities — and […]

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Miami commissioners pass a curfew as COVID-19 spreads | Miami Herald

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 26, 2020
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The city of Miami will enact a 10 p.m. curfew starting Friday night, creating the most severe restrictions yet for the city’s more than 460,000 residents as government leaders push to curb the spread of […]

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Montreal – Maisonneuve | Zoned Out

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 24, 2020
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Music put Montreal on the map, writes Adam Kovac, but the city isn’t returning the favour. Source: Maisonneuve | Zoned Out

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On a subdued Saturday evening, The Hague elects a new night mayor

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 24, 2020
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Last weekend, just before the lockdown, Pat Smith was duly elected to the post of night mayor, which he will hold for two years. Source: On a subdued Saturday evening, The Hague elects a new […]

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Media Links

  • China’s Night Boom | TVF International | Screenings | C21Media

    May 14, 2026
  • ¿Puede la iluminación urbana favorecer la movilidad activa en las ciudades? Nuevas evidencias sitúan la luz como factor urbano relevante – smartlighting

    May 14, 2026
  • France – Strasbourg. Le retour de l’éclairage public presque partout la nuit

    May 13, 2026
  • Hanoï se positionne comme la « ville de la découverte de la culture nocturne » de la région.

    May 12, 2026
  • France: Éclairage public : décalage de l’extinction à minuit – Ville de Tournefeuille

    May 12, 2026
  • Más allá de las discotecas: la nueva economía nocturna de la capital – Diario Libre

    May 9, 2026
  • Barcelona reduce a la mitad las patrullas policiales las noches de fin de semana: «Es cuando más se necesita»

    May 7, 2026
  • À quelle heure éteindre les lampadaires pour protéger la biodiversité ?

    May 7, 2026
  • ‘Nobody’s going out!’ Why is Britain’s nightlife in such decline – and can anything save it?

    May 6, 2026
  • France: Charte de la vie nocturne | Les établissements de nuit du Morbihan labellisés “Label night” – Actus – Actualités – Les services de l’État en Morbihan

    May 5, 2026
  • Colombia: FILBo 2026 abre espacio para debatir la economía cultural y la vida nocturna en Bogotá – HSB NOTICIAS

    May 4, 2026
  • Travelers plan trips around after-dark experiences

    May 4, 2026
  • Kansas City: How a morning dance party offers sober party vibe

    May 2, 2026
  • Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value – NASA Science

    April 30, 2026
  • Panama: La vida nocturna: El consumo no despega

    April 28, 2026
  • Vichy, France: Tour de vis sur les trottinettes, charte de la vie nocturne, démocratie locale… A Vichy, les 12 premières mesures du nouveau mandat – La Montagne

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Deux nouvelles communes de l’Oise rallument leur lumière la nuit, dont une après une série de vols

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Flagstaff, AZ Travel Guide: Stargazing, Food & Grand Canyon – AFAR

    April 28, 2026
  • US: Denver may let nightclubs stay open later, but leaves last call unchanged | 9news.com

    April 28, 2026
  • France: Pourquoi après les élections municipales, cette ville du Lot a décidé de rallumer la lumière une heure de plus la nuit ? – ladepeche.fr

    April 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

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

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

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