The guys downstairs closed their diner, broke down the newsstand, and tossed the pieces to the curb. The barbershop closed last week, or maybe two weeks ago, commemorated with an Irish wake of beers. The bagel shop tried to stay open but gave up. There...

11:12 – 11:59, wind NNW 2 gusting 3, temp8C (feels like 6) wren sings on the garden fenCe        looping through the sOuth east                         cherRy in                      full flOwer                 the bell paiNted black         fewer people less trAffic … Continue reading →

Dear Friends and Supporters As part of the Skoll World Forum I will conduct Let’s Take a (Virtual, Twitter Guided) Walk                   &nbs...

15:16 – 16:03, wind NNE 4 gusting 6, temp 10C (feels like 7)                       dog puShed along in a baby buggy                        bush Of sparrow’s                             Chirp                        greetIngs              passing at distAnce                           poLice car makes … Continue reading →

Depuis longtemps, j’admire Georges Pérec, homme de la description, de la répétition, de l’épuisement… Un immeuble décortiqué dans ses habitus, ses interrelations, la tentation d’épuiser, dit l’auteur, non pas la totalité mais des fragments de vies… mais aussi d’épuiser un lieu parisien de la terrasse d’un café, ou de se jouer des espaces gigognes, d’une … Continuer à lire ... "Rituels sonores, points d’ouïe confinés, de la répétition et des variations"

06:50 – 07:32, wind N 4 gusting 6, temp 6C (feels like 2).                        zig-zag To                           the nOrth west                      shiny hoarDings promise                     sumptuous bAthrooms                           as crYing gulls circle                  two magpies joStle … Continue reading →

The editors of Leonardo are pleased to announce that beginning in 2021 we will publish 6 issues of Leonardo annually and elevate the visibility of music and sound art with yearlong inclusion. With this, we will be retiring Leonardo Music Journal as a separate publication after Volume 30, December 2020. Source: Open Call for Leonardo Journal: Music and Sound Art |

Xavier de Maistre’s delightful parody of contemporary travel-writing written while under a six-week house-arrest in Turin. Source: A Journey Round my Room (1794 / 1871) – The Public Domain Review

Pavan Park, Lethbridge, AlbertaThis time around the Pavan loop offered up sunlight reflecting on water, a porcupine in a tree, beautiful land art by Troy, the call of a Northern Flicker, beaver-chewed branches, mud, riverspace, sunspace, skyspace, hillspace, trees. Awareness. Location: Pavan Park, Lethbridge, AlbertaLength: 4kmCompanions: TroyDate: 28 March, 2020 [...]

06:41 – 07:20, wind NW 1 gusting 2, temp 2C (feels like 2)              off to the norTh         a freshly erected lOw fence                    a front Door with a brass letterbox missing                           cAmelia                  a … Continue reading →

Around Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, AlbertaWalking from my house, we met (at a distance - no hugs in these pandemic days) at the cemetery, and walked down the hill towards the empty golf course* at the river bottom. We followed deer and human trails up the coulee side, skirting the cemetery until we found an unlocked gate. Then through the rows of trees and rows of headstones, and back home. Trying to figure it all out as we walked. *The country club golf course blocks public [...]

On the day the Government ordered total lockdown I went for a stroll in the leafy parks of South Birmingham looking for signs of the Apocalypse.

06:19 – 07:04, wind NW 1 gusting 1, temp 4C (feels like 4).                  heading souTh                        heavy dew On the grass            across or over two roaDs                      a pair of blAckbirds at the bottom of the hedge                           … Continue reading →

During November last year, a significant new feature became available for players of Pokémon Go who had reached level 40, the maximum possible level in the game: the ability to submit nominations for new Pokéstop locations. Pokéstops are the in-game mo...

11:50 – 12:31, wind WSW 3 gusting 4, temp 15C (feels like 15). Today we head to the eastern shore of Contención Island. A warmer day with slightly less wind. People are moving in ones and twos and taking the … Continue reading →

  Le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est qu’entre les périls climatiques s’amplifiant à la vitesse grand V et la pandémie qui nous frappe de plein fouet, cette situation inédite nous questionne, parfois violemment, en grattant là où ça fait mal, en nous montant les terribles dérives financière, sociales, économiques, humaines… Elle nous ramène surtout à … Continuer à lire ... "Points d’ouïe et questionnements"

12:00 – 12:50, wind SSW 3 gusting 5, temp 14C (feels like 13). Today is the first day of containment. I walk a route off WSW, towards and onto the Town Moor then up the side of Cow Hill – … Continue reading →

So, here’s the idea … In the face of the containment measures we find ourselves in we have been allowed one period of exercise a day. The containment strategy is vital for the containment of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but I … Continue reading →

DIY Audio GuidesLouvre Museum, Paris | Photo by Judith Ekedi JangwaPart I: Why should I do this?In this three-part series, we’re going to show you that creating and offering audio guides is not as daunting as it may seem.One of the biggest challenges w...

During this time when it’s vital to keep our distances from each other,Let’s Take a Walk #41 took place on Saturday March 21st in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. We walked separately but shared a journey, from around the world, indoor ...