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2006

Présomption de flânage

Exploration of the phenomenon of the occupation of public space by young people through portraits of teenagers and unusual places in Quebec City. The images are accompanied by a text scrolling on an electronic billboard that denounces a municipal regulation prohibiting strolling in public places. A "strolling permit" was distributed during the opening of the event.

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Strolling You (remote)

2021-07-17 10:00
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Guy Debord said, « Psychogeography is the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals ». The urban situation affects individual strolling but also depends on individual condition, such as gender, nationality, and age, each person experience differently in the

Walking as a Question
Curated news 25 Apr, 2021

Walk this way! How to optimise your stride and focus your mind to get the most from your daily stroll 

Lockdown has reminded us of the pleasures of walking. But making small changes can boost its benefits to our health, mood and creativity, too. From Strolling to Striding with Joanna Hall and her Walk Active app. The Guardian’s Amy Fleming writes: ‘The more in sync we are, the deeper our social connection, so walking in

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Not the Lambeth Walk

An impromptu stroll through Camden after a visit to the (highly recommended) Crick Institute. A Camden stroll is not a Lambeth walk. It's a strange land: you pass through Somers Town where the population are fighting a rearguard action against a tribe...

Roger Boyle
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Paris to Brantford: Fish and A Walk Through a Fiery Furnace

I woke up early again, hoping to beat the heat–an impossibility, of course. I knew it was going to be hot, but the temperature was incredible. It was hot by nine o’clock. By noon, it was like walking through a furnace. I would’ve had to walk through the night if I was going to beat … Continue reading Paris to Brantford: Fish and A Walk Through a Fiery Furnace

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Muscle and Bone

skirr

To hurry about in search of something, to take a short walk, to hike. “Send out horses, skir the country round.” (Shakespeare, Macbeth.)from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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