Anyone interested in the relationship between technologies and contemporary cities followed the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. Tom Bramwell from Eurogamer recently interviewed Aaron Garbut from Rockstar. The following part sparked my interest: “ We never reproduce real world locations. We take interesting ...

"You routinely hear Wall Street suits use the word at high decibels in the subway. Police officers bounce it casually among one another, no matter who else is around to hear. Teenagers use it all the time." (Times)

Earleir today at blogTO, Danielle D'Ornellas filed a post--"Cycling and the City: Driver Confrontations"--recounting her recent near-miss with a minivan while biking. Leaving work around 3:30pm this afternoon, cycling west on Dundas past McCaul, I was nearly run off the road and clipped by a side-view ...

i have also been looking for a DS bike, but with rear suspension below 5in. Do you guys have any sugguestions? I was looking at the Transition Double, but new thats outta my price range.

Arts & entertainment: Knocked back by the mainstream, East End MCs are showcasing their sounds on mixtapes

I would perfer hardtail, since it is going to be the cheapest to build up

Will you people give Nicole Brydson of the Observer a break? The lil' lady went to Williamsburg's popular Union Pool in a "frilly dress" on a Saturday night... alone. (Brave!) What did she find? Gen...

lonelylady.jpg Will you people give Nicole Brydson of the Observer a break? The lil' lady went to Williamsburg's popular Union Pool in a "frilly dress" on a Saturday night... alone. (Brave!) What did she find? Gen Yers can't go to bars alone anymore. Nobody will talk to you. She simply wanted to see ...

14901607_30_b.jpeg Basically a desk tidy, the Butt Station, as it has been tastefully named, stores your business cards, sticky tape, pens and pencils, and has a little compartment for paperclips, in the toilet bowl. Lift up the little man and the clips will come out attached to said little man's bottom. ...

The recent story of Google cars causing stir in Rome still makes me wondering about the perception of so-called “urban computing” and citizens. To put it shortly, the problem was basic: Google recently brought in black cars in Rome that take pictures for the Google Streetview project (yes at ...