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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are interfering with astronomy. It’s just the beginning. – Vox

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 11, 2020
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SpaceX’s satellites are messing up astronomers’ observations. It’s just the beginning. Source: Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are interfering with astronomy. It’s just the beginning. – Vox

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Japan: Osaka to trial extending its train service until 3am

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 9, 2020
  • Uncategorized

While Tokyo is boosting its already efficient public transport and implementing new technology for the upcoming Olympics, Osaka is also making big strides to ca Source: Osaka to trial extending its train service until 3am

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Canada: Winnipeg At Night From Space Shows How Bright The City Is – Narcity

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 9, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Aerial shots from space give us a whole new perspective on cities we know and love. A photo from the International Space Station of this Canadian city shows just how many lights there are in […]

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UK: From nightclubs to crack – the evolution of a Cornwall town’s biggest crime scourge – Cornwall Live

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 6, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Now, there’s a different kind of battle facing cops on the streets Source: From nightclubs to crack – the evolution of a Cornwall town’s biggest crime scourge – Cornwall Live

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996 culture drives China’s night-time economy | WARC

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 6, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Long working hours – the so-called 996 schedule of working from 9am to 9pm six days a week – are leading to urban Chinese sleeping less and spending more time online later in the evening. […]

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Mexico: El derecho a ver las estrellas: ¿Por qué es importante levantar la vista y observar el cielo nocturno? | SinEmbargo MX

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 6, 2020
  • Uncategorized

El cielo estrellado ha sido fuente de inspiración para innumerables artistas, ha permitido orientarse a incontables viajeros de todas las épocas, ha permitido desarrollar la creatividad y a la imaginación al dar lugar a toda […]

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France: Alençon. Nuit de la lecture le 18 janvier à la médiathèque

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 6, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Le thème retenu cette année est : contes et légendes normands et jeux de sociétés médiévaux. Source: Alençon. Nuit de la lecture le 18 janvier à la médiathèque

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Montreal – Félix-Antoine Joli-Coeur: mieux penser l’éclairage des villes

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 5, 2020
  • Uncategorized

Source: Félix-Antoine Joli-Coeur: mieux penser l’éclairage des villes

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Mexico City: Un patrón de desaparición en la vida nocturna en CDMX, delincuencia, respuesta y desinterés

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 4, 2020
  • Uncategorized

La respuesta laxa de autoridades y el desinterés a la vida nocturna. Si su completa desaparición no involucra nuestra atención como consumidores de cultura. Source: Un patrón de desaparición en la vida nocturna en CDMX, […]

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‘London is not a 24-hour city and we need to stop pretending it is’ – Qasim Peracha – MyLondon

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on January 4, 2020
  • Uncategorized

The night-time economy is more than just pubs and clubs, says Qasim Peracha Source: ‘London is not a 24-hour city and we need to stop pretending it is’ – Qasim Peracha – MyLondon

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    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
  • 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

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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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