URBAN DIVERSION
Urban Diversion 3.0
Is Texas the only state with a city named Paris? Is Illinois the only with Springfield?
Ever wondered how many states have similar named cities? You might consider this an exercise in urbanism by association, or perhaps just a random idea for mapping.
In Identically Named Places Connected (USA), Neil Freeman creates a visualization for this very [...]
Urban Diversion 2.0
The International Center of Photography (ICP) is currently running an exhibition on recent photography and video from Japan called Heavy Light. Although the exhibit is incredible, it was not all within my taste. I did see one piece by Naoya Hatakeyama, however, that made it worth the admission alone. Perhaps this is more telling of [...]
Urban Diversion 1.0
We all take ourselves too seriously.
[Image: Child sitting in a green cooler, found on flickr. Courtesy of jwlphotography.]
As such, I am guilty of the following…
Viewing the world in a state of decay
Suggesting grand gestures necessary to influence humanity
Asking abstract, theoretical questions
Countless other acts of a mature adult with a critical eye


