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http://www.favelachic.com/paris/ The saunalike dance floor of this Brazilian festa is always packed with an under-40 crowd grinding to bossa jazz and samba rap. They make some of the best mojitos in town here, and if you get bored its entrance literally faces … Continue reading →

“The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too … Continue reading →

  Quote Taken from http://phillygaycalendar.com/pages/venue.php?id=4 :Although it’s not a gay club, Shampoo does feature a gay night every Friday. Shaft Fridays are 18 to enter, 21 to drink, and run from 9pm until 2am (no cover before 11pm). http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62369691399 An Excerpt … Continue reading →

http://www.facebook.com/OccupyTheHood Is Occupy Wall Street too White? http://moneyland.time.com/2011/10/20/is-occupy-wall-street-too-white/

  Japan’s Anti-Groping Women-Only Train Cars   The trend of “upskirting” on public transportation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upskirt#Japan Anti-Pervert Panties Prevent Successful Upskirting http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/15-08/st_jsgw#_blank Anti-Groping Cell Phone Software Help Women on Crowded Trains in Japan http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=65907    

    This site has a really great article on Zuccotti Park when it was first redesigned as such after 9/11. http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2006/06/01/curbed_field_trip_zuccotti_park_on_liberty_street.php#more

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/25/giant-rat-at-brooklyns-ma_n_937316.html    

The term flâneur comes from the French masculine noun flâneur—which has the basic meanings of “stroller”, “lounger”, “saunterer”, “loafer”—which itself comes from the French verb flâner, which means “to stroll”. Charles Baudelaire developed a derived meaning offlâneur—that of “a person who walks the city in order to experience … Continue reading →

In August 2011 Philadelphia mayor, Michael Nutter signed a order into effect instating a 9 PM curfew for anyone under the age of 18 within the neighborhoods of Center City and University City.   http://articles.cnn.com/2011-08-12/justice/pennsylvania.curfew_1_curfew-plan-police-station-minors?_s=PM:CRIME