Meet Manuel Adrega, an information scientist who is passionate about photography. Manuel lives in the colorful town of Lisbon where he captures brilliant pictures of the city, nightlife and the surrounding countryside in Portugal. Here are a few of the spectacular shots of Lisbon shared on his DashBurst: Lisbon, Portugal Pictures Fly over Lisbon Lisbon… Continue reading Colorful Pictures of Portugal in Lisbon by Manuel Adrega
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Human Tetris: Body Sculptures that Fit into Urban Spaces
If you look around most cities you can often see the younger inhabitants lounging around in assorted sweatpants and hoodies. These Bodies in Urban Spaces “sculptures,” however, look to take hanging out with friends to epic new levels. You can find these human sculptures popping up like Tetris blocks everywhere from Paris, Vienna, Seoul, Montreal… Continue reading Human Tetris: Body Sculptures that Fit into Urban Spaces
Glimpses of Colorful Urban Cityscapes Emerge from Abstract Graffiti
If you were to travel the streets of most cities, you’ll often find buildings and signs tagged with lots of graffiti and other artwork. Just as graffiti can paint the tale of what it’s like to live in a particular city, Korean-based artist Jieun Park looks to portray that in more literal terms. Park creates… Continue reading Glimpses of Colorful Urban Cityscapes Emerge from Abstract Graffiti
17 Psychedelic City Skylines and Watercolor Maps of the World
What do you think the world would look like to Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead? Perhaps if he ever documented and mapped his travels, it would look similar to these tie-dyed watercolor cityscapes and map diagrams by BOX21. Based in Sorbonne, Paris, Tom of BOX21 enjoys creating contemporary watercolor and oil paintings. He wrote… Continue reading 17 Psychedelic City Skylines and Watercolor Maps of the World
The Festival of Lights in Berlin, Instagrammed
Each October, the Festival of Lights shines throughout Berlin, the capital of Germany for 12 consecutive nights. The annual festival started in 2004, and now brings together some of the top light and projection artists from around the world to help colorfully illuminate the most iconic landmarks, monuments, historical buildings and streets throughout the city.… Continue reading The Festival of Lights in Berlin, Instagrammed
Take a Look at ‘The City Under the City,’ the Insanely Good New Album by L’Orange & Stik Figa
Many purists believe hip hop is dead, that the new music being produced today does not live up to the standards of its forefathers including Grandmaster Flash and The Sugar Hill Gang followed by acts like Rakim, A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. And even though urban legends like Jay-Z are still putting… Continue reading Take a Look at ‘The City Under the City,’ the Insanely Good New Album by L’Orange & Stik Figa
Streaming Tweets Through the Streets: The Social City Detector
Social media is present everywhere we go. Yet there is still a thin digital divide between our real life and our online world. Sure, we browse the internet on our computers, tablets and mobile phones anywhere we like, but it’s still through some computing device that negotiates our electronic interactions. Companies like Google and Apple… Continue reading Streaming Tweets Through the Streets: The Social City Detector
10 Best Cities to Find a New Job
Are you looking for a new job? It may be useful to know which cities have the most opportunities in the US. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and internet job aggregator Juju.com, U.S. News & World Report has put together a list of the 10 best cities where potential job-seekers might have the… Continue reading 10 Best Cities to Find a New Job
