August 2022

trauma and slavery in Clarke's _Piranesi_ - Tor

"the car as we know it is fast becoming extinct; it is a relic of a former age" - Guardian

sounds from around the world - SoundCloud [via Roger Gilchrist]

lorem ipsum and the challenges of Latin translation - Antigone Journal

climb the stairs! - Treehugger

HS2 is classified as an English and Welsh project, denying Wales railway funding... - Wales Online

a survey of noise pollution studies - Healthy Cities Commission

the UK's energy crisis and how to reduce costs - CarbonBrief

the many ways in which cars increasingly demand a greater allocation of road space - LTT Magazine [via @Phil_Goodwin99]

Operation Park Safe, Operation Close Pass - West Midlands Police seem streets ahead of Thames Valley Police - TransportXtra

In Defence of Pigeons - Conversation

how Airbnb is damaging local communities in north Wales - Guardian

a feminist history of bicycles - Bustle

is there any way we can get Brown back as prime minister? - Guardian

how Mumbai's urban design drives infectious diseases - Bloomberg

Google has its own in-house desktop Linux distribution - Computerworld [via @phaseit]

a nice backgrounder on Donald Knuth and his love for algorithms and stories - Quanta

tyre dust is killing fish - Guardian

England's heritage-listed bicycle sheds - Heritage Calling

the shortlist for the inaugural Ursula K. Le Guin prize - Electric Literature

finally, a convincing explanation of why plants are green - Quanta