Trump Tower is a unique cross between a shopping mall and a shrine. We wandered past the heavily-armed security guards into the public areas of the building…
A Visit to Trump Tower
Author: Liminal Resident
The Verticality of Edinburgh
Edinburgh is perhaps the most vertical of any major UK city. It has ups. It has downs. And sometimes the transitions between the two can be surprising and difficult to parse. As we navigate from place to place we might find ourselves tackling elegant staircases, perilously steep streets, or unexpected bridges…
An Interview with The Royal Society for the Preservation of Boring Grid Squares
Maps aren’t boring. Or, at least, they’re not boring enough for some people. The Royal Society for the Presevation of Boring Grid Squares is the largest organisation of individuals who dream of more boring maps, more blank grid squares, and a more featureless, relaxing world…
GeoWizard and the Mission Across Wales
Take a ruler. Take a map of Wales. Draw a straight line from border to coast… then pack a bag and walk it. To anyone familiar with the brambly, moist, sometimes-rocky terrain of the Welsh countryside this might seem like an insane idea…
The Stories Heathrow Tells About Itself
To mark its 70th anniversary, Heathrow Airport launched a project to curate stories about itself. Years later, only a few of these narratives have survived…
The Electronic Watchdogs
We believe that there are cameras everywhere, and that security is a ubiquitous presence. But how much of the security we see is actually real?
Nobody Dies at Disneyland
There is a somewhat-sinister rumour that nobody has ever been allowed to die at Disneyland. We investigate the spectre of death within theme parks…
The Airport That Never Opened
In 2006, the city broke ground on a brand new airport: Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport. It was a project which would swiftly become a civil engineering nightmare…
A Walk around Heathrow Airport
We walked around the ragged, disputed edges of Heathrow Airport. From ancient coaching inns to robot cars on raised roads, here’s what we found…
A Walk Along Brighton Palace Pier
Brighton Palace Pier was opened in 1899, as a replacement for the Chain Pier. A condition of its construction was that the Chain Pier be demolished, but builders were saved this task when a storm resulted in its collapse in 1896…