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Mexico City: Celebra Noche de Museos diez años de vida

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 8, 2019
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Source: Celebra Noche de Museos diez años de vida

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Why we are all losing sleep

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 7, 2019
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With longer work hours, the rise of the gig economy and smartphone apps competing for our every waking moment, sleep has become the final frontier of consumer capitalism. No wonder we’re so tired. Source: Why […]

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Australia: Light rail will help Sydney lighten up at night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 7, 2019
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A move to extend light rail services to get people home from the city late at night is welcome, but to match great global cities, why not extra trains, too? Source: Light rail will help […]

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Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson appointed as the City’s Night Economy Ambassador to strengthen Toronto’s nighttime economy

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 6, 2019
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Source: Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson appointed as the City’s Night Economy Ambassador to strengthen Toronto’s nighttime economy

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Amsterdam:  Pollstar | Q’s With: Mariana Sanchotene On Running ADE, The World’s Biggest Dance Music Gathering

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 6, 2019
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Pollstar spoke with Mariana Sanchotene, who successfully directed her first ADE, after taking over the reigns from Richard Zijlma last year. Source: Pollstar | Q’s With: Mariana Sanchotene On Running ADE, The World’s Biggest Dance […]

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Shanghai ha tomado muchas medidas para mejorar su economía nocturna en años recientes | Spanish.xinhuanet.com

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 5, 2019
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En años recientes, Shanghai ha tomado muchas medidas para mejorar su economía nocturna, incluyendo la apertura de clubes culturales nocturnos, actualizando la iluminación del paisaje, prolongando los tiempos de operación del metro, y ofreciendo recorridos […]

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Mumbai, India: Night riders

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 3, 2019
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Serene, traffic-free streets and the dip in mercury tempt urban cyclists to hit the pedal after hours Source: Night riders

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Mobile phone usage before bedtime leads to fatigue and insomnia – The Hindu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 2, 2019
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A study conducted by NIMHANS stated that mobile phone usage around bedtime had become an “unstructured leisure activity during night time” with no fixed starting or stopping point Source: Mobile phone usage before bedtime leads […]

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If you like parkrun, you’ll absolutely love dark run 

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 2, 2019
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It’s 8pm on a Tuesday; Source: If you like parkrun, you’ll absolutely love dark run 

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MCG to open two new night shelters at Kadipur, Badshahpur | cities | Hindustan Times

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on November 1, 2019
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Source: MCG to open two new night shelters at Kadipur, Badshahpur | cities | Hindustan Times

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  • 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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Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

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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

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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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