Contributions of the group Praise and Curse of City Life

Cycle path

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:24:52 +0000

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Cyclists in Hyde Park, London (UK)

London life

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Sun, 15 May 2011 16:52:25 +0000

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Supporters of Israel protesting near to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, London.

Hurry up!

nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:04:17 +0000

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Streets of Datong

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:50:53 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:16:24 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (tommes) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:53:59 +0000

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Signs of the times

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:52:04 +0000

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At a road junction in Koramangala, a suburb in the south of Bangalore (India)

Ribbon dance I.

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:21:14 +0000

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Smokin‘

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:59:24 +0000

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This is my latest idea — an album to create a space where forgotten photos come alive again.

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China—where smoking is more than routine, it’s a ubiquitous part of daily life. More than 300 million people—over half of adult men—smoke here, making China the world’s largest producer and consumer of tobacco. About one in every three cigarettes on Earth is smoked in China, its haze curling through every corner from bustling cities to quiet courtyards. This photo captures a familiar moment in a country where tobacco’s presence is both ordinary and extraordinary, shaping public health and everyday scenes alike.

Joggers

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:56:21 +0000

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Early one Sunday morning in Cubbon Park, Bangalore (India)

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nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:51:06 +0000

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Action! kiss

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:54:13 +0000

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This year's fashion

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:20:43 +0000

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Supermodel

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:25:39 +0000

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拆 [chāi] 1. verb [打开] tear … open 2. verb [拆毁] dismantle. 拆房子 - demolish a house

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:22:17 +0000

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Beijing’s rapid transformation into a global metropolis is astonishing. However, the efficient urban reconstruction comes at a cost to the city’s historical heritage. Thus the unique character of Old Beijing as it is known, is razed into piles of rubble. hutongs (胡同), Beijing’s traditional living quarters comprised of narrow grey-bricked alleyways, slanting tile roofs, and square siheyuan courtyards,date back to the 13th century.

Approximately 7000-8000 hutongs that originally existed in Beijing, about 90 percent have been destroyed. Even as late as the 1980s, the winding lanes filled the city, but now, they only exist within the Second Ring Road. There, in the heart of Beijing, is where the land is worth the most, yet in a cruel twist of irony, it’s also where the residents are the poorest. Many take advantage of this fact, razing the hutongs to build towering residential complexes and expensive restaurants. Those who are forced out are compensated very little, not nearly enough to find housing within the city. Instead, families who have lived together for generations are scattered, typically outside the fifth or sixth ring roads, or out of Beijing altogether.

China’s tourism boom in recent years has also impacted the hutongs. Before the 2008 Olympics, the city accelerated the destruction of hutongs to make room for the necessary sports venues and other infrastructure. Even today, there are plans to tear down the hutongs around the Drum Tower to make a large square capable of accommodating a larger tourist flow. Some of the hutongs being demolished are considered protected areas, yet the violation fines are low and regulations are not strictly enforced. Even the hutongs that survive lose their character. Turned into tourist attractions, like Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷), the structures are preserved, but authenticity is not.

Credits: theculturetrip.com/asia/china/articles/the-last-hutongs-of-beijing-the-high-cost-of-urban-transformation

Stoned batman

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:18:01 +0000

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Colours Exposed

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:57:21 +0000

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Multi Ethnic Human ZOO

Hello Kitty!

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:32:51 +0000

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Shanty shanty

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:06:56 +0000

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Unknown Goa: this shanty town, Zuarinagar, lies near to one end of Goa's international airport.

epiphany

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:45:38 +0000

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uh, say miss, what is this? I mean, where are we?
oh, you'll see soon enough.
what does that mean? I think I want off of this thing.
sorry. nobody is permitted to leave.
what are you talking about?
all will be explained to you in due time.
I don't want no explanation! I want off!
I'm sorry. but you did not beat the reaper.
you mean. . . you mean. . . I'm dead?
you think that's air you're breathing?
oh man. and I didn't even finish that sandwich. dammit!
life sucks, doesn't it.
and it even came with a pickle. old dill too!