An ode to Canary Wharf

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When I was a kid, I had an immense fear of aliens. The idea of being abducted completely freaked me out, and I watched things …

Public spaces and dirty hippies

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In a scene typical of most pre-planned demonstrations in London, news crews and photographers outnumbered protestors in front of the Royal Courts of Justice on …

Rebranding Detroit: Turning the Motor City into a high tech hub

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We were strolling through the building the Corvette was designed in, but there were no cars in sight. Long, well-lit corridors led to conference rooms, …

Rebranding Detroit: How the Motor City is getting its groove back

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The party was clearly underway in Woodbridge, a small and well-knit neighbourhood bordering Detroit’s west side. It was the Fourth of July, and in an …

Can crowd funding save Detroit?

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Platforms like Kickstarter are making big waves among the Motor City’s newest entrepreneurs It seemed like a cruel joke: Detroit, the metropolis synonymous with urban …