Whupdate

Long time no see, friends. No, Where's not coming back, but I did start a new blog. This one is heavier on the images and lighter on the text...in fact, there really isn't any text. Just images. It's a photoblog called Eighths of a Mile. RSS-ize it! I promise that it won't suck.

Also, if you're looking for more Where-esque fixes, I'll be popping up twice monthly henceforth with more characteristically verbose fare over at Next American City. Post #2 just went up on Friday.

And finally, Where alums Peter Sigrist and Katia Savchuk's blog Polis continues to churn out awesome urbanist content (saw the recent Archinect nod - way to go, guys!) Amidst their team's top-notch writings, Where's long-dormant Urbanffffinds feature recently popped up again.

Pictures, words, and more pictures. If you still miss Where after this, you should probably talk to your therapist about it, because you may need professional help. Wink wink.

Tweekend Reading II

Where's Twitter following grew by two thirds this week...an impressive jump, but I know there are still some stragglers out there. The site is extremely fun, and truly a very social form of the much-vaunted (but often-lacking) "social media"...there are many urbanism tête-à-têtes to be had. Come join! And if you're already following, I'd definitely appreciate it if you'd consider alerting your friends on this fine Follow Friday.

TWEET ONE: Just saw a forlorn banner for Chicago 2016. In this weather, makes me wanna go to Rio.

TWEET TWO: Best map of the year so far - Netflix patterns by city: http://bit.ly/4VY8tf Thanks @tombellino!

TWEET THREE: Urbanffffinds: http://bit.ly/8tnOb0 (Archive here: http://bit.ly/50Xa10)

TWEET FOUR: Great post on the importance of diversity in small groups; seems reasonably scalable http://bit.ly/8O2Nfz

TWEET FIVE: Hilarious/ridiculous promo vid for miami megascraper proposal. INNOVATION! CREATIVITY! lol... http://miapolis.com

TWEET SIX: Just found this review via @storefrontnyc's tweet archive: http://bit.ly/YUgCg Current status: salivating.

TWEET SEVEN: Streetviewing: These bldgs feel very contemporary...despite the fact that they are obvs from the 60s/70s http://bit.ly/6r11Lr

TWEET EIGHT: Deeply fascinating; secret Moscow metro?! Wow! > RT @atlasobscura Off limits: Places around the world you can't get into. http://is.gd/5ZPFp

TWEET NINE: Religion has always been good for architecture; I wonder if there are any lessons we can learn from that fact to apply to public bldgs...

TWEET TEN: 2010: A view from the past. http://bit.ly/6O43ur

That's all for this week, folks. If you have a Twitter account (or are thinking about creating one - do it!) you can follow Where @thewhereblog. If you're staunchly anti-Twitter but still want to keep up with Where's daily urbanist musings, you can subscribe to the RSS feed of my tweets. See you around!

Tweekend Reading

Quite a few of you have begun following Where over at Twitter this week, and it's been great to see the response so far. Still, there are plenty of you who have yet to take the plunge...so for the next couple of Fridays, Where will be taking a ride in the Wayback machine and reviving an old tradition to promote a new venture. Weekend Reading is [temporarily] back in action. Bon appetite!

TWEET ONE: RE: http://bit.ly/8jcVQE - Chicagoland's share of $70 billion: $2,221,977,358. RTA+CTA combined budget shortfalls in 09: $145,000,000.

TWEET TWO: So brilliant and well-executed, it's almost frustrating: http://bit.ly/7qX4PD (Don't miss the map!)

TWEET THREE: Favorite trend of the moment: pop-up museums, a la http://bit.ly/KD71h and http://bit.ly/p3VDs. Anyone know of other examples?

TWEET FOUR: Reading about burbs of STL cannibalizing each other by giving free land to wal-mart. Ah, schadenfreude. Hello, old friend.

TWEET FIVE: Streetviewing: Darth Vader's playground http://bit.ly/6ieQUH

TWEET SIX: Ooooh, I wanna try this with city grids: http://bit.ly/8pldGL

TWEET SEVEN: Koolhaas is on Twitter! Too bad he never updates...I'd love a regular stream of architectural dadaist fortune cookie messages.

TWEET EIGHT: From http://bit.ly/5aRNUx: Prediction for 50yrs out - "Online communities start physical communities;" Cities of Common Interest?

TWEET NINE: Urbanffffinds returns! http://bit.ly/8jBAkB found via @urbanmatt. Archive here: http://bit.ly/50Xa10 (Find a great urban img, @ it over!)

That's all for this week, folks. If you have a Twitter account (or are thinking about creating one - do it!) you can follow Where @thewhereblog. If you're staunchly anti-Twitter but still want to keep up with Where's daily urbanist musings, you can subscribe to the RSS feed of my tweets. See you around!

Twittwhere

Hi RSS-followers. I've been dragged, semi-reluctantly, into the Twitter arena...and it's turning out to be kind of fun. Consider this blog micro'd. The handle is thewhereblog. Tell all yo' friends.