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Boston’s new ‘czar of the night’ begins the work of reviving the city’s night life | WBUR News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 8, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Boston’s director of nightlife economy, Corean Reynolds, isn’t just focused on late night activities like going out to clubs. She will also look to long-term solutions including safe transportation and spotlighting neighborhoods like Dorchester and […]

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Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene | Sexuality | The Guardian

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 8, 2023
  • Uncategorized

With sold-out club nights from Bristol to Birmingham, a long-marginalised subculture is enjoying a brilliant post-pandemic resurgence Source: Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene | Sexuality | The […]

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France: Pollution lumineuse dans les Deux-Sèvres : où en est la lutte ?

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 6, 2023
  • Uncategorized

La pollution lumineuse augmenterait de 10 % chaque année. Un fléau pour la biodiversité, la santé, mais aussi pour le portefeuille des communes et des entreprises. Source: Pollution lumineuse dans les Deux-Sèvres : où en est la […]

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Australia: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Sydney’s nightlife excludes too many people because of a lack of options that do not involve food and alcohol. Source: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

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Australia: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per cent of women in Sydney don’t feel safe at night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
  • Uncategorized

NSW minister Natalie Ward said she did not understand Sydney’s lack of 24-hour transport at a forum discussing ways to bolster the participation of women in the night-time economy. Source: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per […]

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China: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Source: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

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Boston: Her assignment: Set night life in the city on an upbeat trajectory | Dorchester Reporter

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Thousands of people spent a summer evening in Fields Corner last year flowing through a Dorchester Avenue scene filled with vendors who were selling grilled meat and seafood as part of a “night market” in […]

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Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year – Big Think

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Today, most people live in cities or suburbs that needlessly shine light into the sky at night, dramatically reducing the visibility of stars. Source: Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year – Big Think

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Spain: “Ensayo sobre la noche”, un fotolibro que documenta el mundo de la noche, las drogas y la exclusión urbana – Infobae

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

Nacho Alonso hace de este título una muestra de aquello que fue testigo a lo largo de su vida citadina, una galería sin pretensiones y bajo la técnica análoga como protesta ante lo digital. Source: […]

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Pourquoi une véritable planification écologique de l’éclairage nocturne est nécessaire

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
  • Uncategorized

L’éclairage nocturne est au centre des débats, dans le cadre de la sobriété énergétique, mais est également un enjeu pour la biodiversité, comme l’explique Romain Sordello, ingénieur-expert biodiversité pour le muséum national d’histoire naturelle. Source: […]

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Media Links

  • France: Comment l’éclairage public est devenu une question politique : pourquoi ces villes rallument la nuit ? – L’Écho Républicain

    April 12, 2026
  • France: Metz. Charte, dialogue… Quelle méthode pour encadrer la vie nocturne ?

    April 11, 2026
  • Ireland: Pilot grant scheme launched to boost night time economy – Donegal Daily

    April 10, 2026
  • Chinese Scientists Made Glowing Plants with Firefly DNA to Replace Streetlights

    April 10, 2026
  • Ants on show at nocturnal City Nature Challenge : Newsline

    April 10, 2026
  • Scientists Want to Light Our Cities With Plants to Glow in the Dark

    April 10, 2026
  • The world is getting brighter at night but some places are going dark | ScienceDaily

    April 10, 2026
  • Montreal: Vie nocturne : le Plateau-Mont-Royal dévoile son nouveau règlement sur le bruit | Radio-Canada

    April 9, 2026
  • Une vie nocturne 2025 réussie à Ottawa, selon le maire de nuit | Radio-Canada

    April 8, 2026
  • Le rythme nocturne d’Hanoi dans le cœur des touristes internationaux.

    April 8, 2026
  • France: Réclamé par les habitants, l’éclairage public nocturne fait son retour dans cette ville de l’Oise

    April 8, 2026
  • La Rue des livres de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, un souffle discret pour la lecture à l’ère numérique

    April 5, 2026
  • France: Les jours de la nuit : Saint-Pierre adapte ses éclairages pour protéger la biodiversité nocturne

    April 4, 2026
  • Spain: Alejandro Zamarro, nuevo presidente de Noche Madrid en un momento de liderazgo internacional del ocio nocturno madrileño – Gaceta del Turismo

    April 3, 2026
  • France: La nouvelle municipalité de Clermont-Ferrand rétablit l’éclairage nocturne dès ce vendredi – La Montagne

    April 3, 2026
  • La oscuridad como herramienta de proyecto

    April 1, 2026
  • France: L’éclairage public rétablit la nuit dans cette ville de Seine-et-Marne, une décision qui divise

    March 31, 2026
  • Chinese cities redefine urban culture in a time of global uncertainty – CGTN

    March 30, 2026
  • Egypt’s early closing order jolts Cairo’s night life as war-driven oil costs soar | The Seattle Times

    March 30, 2026
  • Night glow of Indian cities reveals link between inequality and crime: IIT study

    March 29, 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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