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Why does trouble turn strangers into temporary friends 🚆
A stalled train, a shared delay, and suddenly people talk.

That is shared fate.
That is New York 🗽

The New Yorker Collection is inspired by that instinct.
Tap the link in bio to shop 🖤

#NewYorkerCollection #NYCStyle #UrbanCulture #CityLife
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
👉 Follow SDG Local Action to discover how cities are using art and culture to advance inclusive local development.

#ArtAndCulture #InclusiveCities #LocalDevelopment #UrbanCulture #CreativeCities #PublicSpace #SDGs #LocalAction
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Through quiet conversations and honest portraits Lahore by Metro reveals a city seen from escalators platforms and passing glances.
By Usama Malick

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Jan-2026/...

#MetroLahore #StreetPhotography #HumanStories #BookReview #UrbanCulture #Pakistan
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Paris shows that tourism is not about monuments alone, but about systems, ease, and making visitors feel welcome from visa to streets.
By Zalmay Azad

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/28-Dec-2025/...

#TourismPolicy #ParisExperience #TravelInsights #SoftPower #GlobalPerception #UrbanCulture
What Paris Taught Me About Tourism - And Why Pakistan Still Struggles To Unlock Its Potential
France actively manages its image while Pakistan allows outdated headlines to define its reality
www.thefridaytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The Art of Stillness in Winter Design

In Japan, winter illumination transcends decoration. It becomes a gentle reminder to slow down, to find beauty in quiet streets, subtle light, and fleeting reflections.

#DesignThinking #LightingDesign #Architecture #JapaneseDesign #UrbanCulture #MindfulDesign
December 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join us for Late Night Art 🌙 Thur 4 Dec, 6–9pm at Belfast Stories, Royal Ave, Belfast.
Brink! A Growing Story — an exhibition about nature in the city.
#LateNightArt #UrbanCulture #PlayThinkBrink #AGrowingStory
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🎻 From the Flying Pieman to QR-code crooners – Sydney’s buskers are part of our cultural DNA. So why is the City making it harder for them to play on? Tony Smith makes the case for letting them be. #Busking #SydneyLife #StreetPerformers #UrbanCulture #PearlsandIrritations
Pitch perfect: the case for backing busking
The City of Sydney is restricting busking on some streets, but in doing so it's losing the vibrancy that comes from a community of street entertainers.
johnmenadue.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Singapore street art isn’t just paint on walls—it’s a vibrant pulse of identity. From heritage murals to bold political statements, every stroke tells a story of resilience, diversity, and pride. 🇸🇬
#Photography Hans-Joachim Rosehr

#SingaporeStreetArt #UrbanCulture #ArtWithMeaning
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I’ve been thinking a lot about third spaces recently—those places that exist outside of home and work where community really thrives.

#ThirdPlaces #CommunityDesign #CreativeSpaces #PublicSpaces #UrbanCulture #SocialDesign #PlaceMaking #LocalCreatives
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Bourdain would’ve loved the street foods this young NYC candidate grew up on. Politics lesson: if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. He’s keeping his cool—and shaping the city. My essay:
krishinasnani.substack.com/p/zohran-mam...

#ZohranMamdani #NYC #StreetFood #UrbanCulture
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Graffiti is in the environment—we might as well understand it.”

In Episode 30 of iNNOVATION Insights, Steve Grody explores graffiti as freehand, public art—abstractions, colors, messages in spray paint.

⚫ Watch here: youtu.be/_s0gimbgUzs

#iNNOVATIONInsights #StreetArt #GraffitiArt #UrbanCulture
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM