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NITE Newsletter #1

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 26, 2020
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Source: NITE Newsletter #1

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Why Are There Fireworks Every Night? Twitter Has a Theory. – The Atlantic

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 25, 2020
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Paranoia about secret government plots thrives in times of uncertainty, when strange things happen, and when people are bored. This summer is a trifecta. Source: Why Are There Fireworks Every Night? Twitter Has a Theory. […]

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France: Circulation nocturne des moins de 13 ans : un nouvel arrêté d’interdiction à Mazingarbe

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2020
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Il avait été appliqué pour la première fois en 2019 et avait été très commenté. La ville de Mazingarbe, comme annoncé dans le programme du maire, reprend, cet été, un arrêté interdisant la circulation nocturne […]

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Light pollution from cities poses serious threat to coastal species, here’s why – science – Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2020
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The presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometers away (also known as artificial skyglow) could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new […]

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Fireworks complaints surge in US cities – BBC News

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2020
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Firework usage usually rises around 4 July, but in some cities they have been exploding for weeks. Source: Fireworks complaints surge in US cities – BBC News

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Rave Culture Is Culture: Instead of Starting a Moral Panic, the Government Should Make Raves Safe | Novara Media

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 24, 2020
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As lockdown lifts, experiments have shown that raves can be run safely. Despite this, the government will inevitably allow them to happen last, due to raving posing a challenge to the Tories’ staunchly neoliberal economic […]

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US: Why are there fireworks every night, explained – Vox

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 23, 2020
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Sales really have risen, plus cities are quieter due to the pandemic. Source: Why are there fireworks every night, explained – Vox

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Montréal: Comment réinventer la vie nocturne post-pandémie? | Le Devoir

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 23, 2020
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Vie et culture nocturnes: pourquoi retourner à la normale quand la normalité fait problème? Source: Comment réinventer la vie nocturne post-pandémie? | Le Devoir

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La nuit comme objet d’étude avec le géographe Luc Gwiazdzinski | Trax Magazine

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 22, 2020
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Source: La nuit comme objet d’étude avec le géographe Luc Gwiazdzinski | Trax Magazine

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Kochi, India: Public transport votaries welcome flexi-fare at night – The Hindu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on June 22, 2020
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Call to incentivise KSRTC and private bus operators Source: Public transport votaries welcome flexi-fare at night – The Hindu

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    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
  • Beyond Brightness: How Lighting Configuration and Urban Context Shape Nighttime Park Use – ScienceDirect

    April 26, 2026
  • Nocturnal Infrastructure | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

    April 25, 2026
  • Colombia: Bogotá anuncia millonario apoyo cultural para proyectos en Chapinero

    April 25, 2026
  • France: À Harfleur, l’éclairage nocturne a fait son retour après les municipales… mais à quel coût ?

    April 24, 2026
  • France: “On n’a pas de communes qui nous demandent de rallumer” : le pari réussi de l’extinction nocturne dans la Vienne

    April 24, 2026
  • France: Mouy. La ville rallume les lumières la nuit et supprime des bancs en centre-ville – Oise Hebdo

    April 23, 2026
  • Cities turn streetlights red to protect nocturnal ecosystems | PBS News

    April 22, 2026
  • Mexico: Regresa la vida nocturna: Culiacán se reactiva tras meses de violenciaGrupo Milenio

    April 22, 2026

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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

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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.

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

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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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