When Maynard Jackson introduced affirmative action as mayor of Atlanta in 1973, it “constituted a political revolution in the heart of the south”, according to his 2003 obituary in the New York Times. “Seemingly overnight, it transformed Atlanta int...
Collecting Laundry Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze’s Concrete Stories captures life in the old apartment buildings of Kowloon, Hong Kong – where the rooftop often remains unlocked and accessible to all inhabitants. It shows residents making use of all avail...
The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a “cesspool” tainted by dumped sewage. Philippine President Rodrigo Dutert...
Standing astride his bike in Prague’s storied Wenceslas Square, Jakub Panek waxes lyrical about the joys of cycling to work in one of Europe’s most historic and enchanting cities. “There have been situations where I’ve had to stop and get off my bik...
The fury rippled across Europe during a summer from hell in 2017. In Barcelona, they held up a tourist bus and slashed bike tyres. In Venice, they marched against the cruise ships and raised rents. In some Spanish cities, the writing was on the wall...
It was the final full week earlier than the Darkish Occasions. Earlier than the Trumpire. However because the world held its breath, hundreds of Star Wars followers from all over the world had paid prime greenback months in the past to e-book a week...
Billions of Chinese language travellers will quickly be packed throughout airports, trains and bus stations as they head house for one of many nation's largest celebrations, Chinese language New Yr. A mindboggling 2.98 billion trips will probably be...
404 Shares Discover the beautiful coast of Nelson, New Zealand, from above.Picture: Skydive Abel TasmanBy Sasha Lekach2017-01-14 14:40:41 UTC Google Road View determined to leap out of a aircraft over a coastal New Zealand nationwide park. And...