Random blogs, photos and features
This fabulous interactive 360-degree panorama from the surface of Mars shows what you’d be able to see if you’d hitched a ride on the Curiosity rover.
Interactive Mars panorama as seen by the Curiosity rover Read More
A website developer has created an innovative map showing off the biggest websites from around the world, with each one being represented by a star. And urban75 is twinkling in the heavens!
Map shows off the brightest 350,000 stars of the web – and urban75 is there! Read More
This stunning, high definition video taken from the International Space Station makes for compelling viewing.
Astonishing night footage shot from the International Space Station [video] Read More
For a hard-core coffee lover like me, there can never be enough quality coffee shops in London, so I was delighted to visit New Row Coffee over the weekend.
New Row Coffee – a small but satisfying coffee shop in Covent Garden, London Read More
I’ve reluctantly accepted that I’m never actually going to walk over the Moon’s surface, so the best I can manage is to gaze in awe at this new video that’s been posted …
Stunning new video tour of the Moon serves up breathtaking views Read More
On Sunday, the urban75 forums notched up their 11 millionth post, a pretty incredible landmark for a non-profit, self-funded bulletin board that carries no advertising.
Brixton-based urban75 forums notch up an incredible 11 million posts Read More
I’m sticking with the space theme for one more post today because this wonderful NASA animation is too good not to share.
Funky NASA animation shows off the evolution of the Moon Read More
This is absolutely stunning stuff. This footage from the forthcoming movie, “Special Edition Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle” shows a blast off from the view-point of the Solid Rocket Booster.
The sound of a Space Shuttle launch: astonishing video footage Read More
What’s being billed as ‘the largest internet protest in history’ is underway today, with websites showing their opposition against the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its sibling the Protect IP …
urban75 supports the Stop Sopa campaign to protect internet freedoms. Read More
The snow may not be here this year (how I loved the Brixton snowfall last December!), but it’s Christmas day and that’s a good enough excuse to break open the …
Happy Christmas, 2011! May the ales be fresh and tasty. Read More
I’ve been totally blown away by this astonishing time lapse video taken from the International Space Station.
Astonishing NASA time lapse video from the International Space Station Read More
The huge Crossrail transport project continues to dominate the area to the south of Oxford Street in central London. I rather liked these rows of black silos by Dean Street, so …
Pic of the day: Crossrail silos, Oxford Street London Read More
It seems remarkable that the first drive across the surface of the Moon happened 40 years ago, when the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or LRV, was taken for a spin across the …
Forty years ago: man drives a car across the Moon’s surface Read More
Confusing sign seen on Earnshaw Street, near New Oxford Street, central London, WC2.
Pic of the day: which way is Camden Town? Read More
NASA has released high definition footage of Earth’s most impressive landscapes as captured by astronauts orbiting above.
Stunning NASA video of an astronaut’s view of Earth Read More
Held on the first Sunday of every month at Leadenhall Market in the City of London is the Sunday Social Art Market.
Sunday Social at Leadenhall Market, London EC3 Read More
To mark the 50 years since Yuri Gagarin was launched into space, a stunning, real time recreation of his pioneering flight has been released on YouTube.
Stunning space footage recreates Yuri Gagarin’s first flight Read More
Allow me to pay tribute to the humble music cassette, my faithful musical companion for a large chunk of my life. The soundtrack to my youth (and onwards), each little …
C30, C60, C90, Go! Farewell then, trusty old cassettes Read More
Man, this is annoying. Some blundering oaf at Google has dreamt up an algorithm designed to hoof out dodgy ‘content farm’ type websites from the rankings, but screwed it up …
Clueless Google declares urban75.org a ‘content farm’ Read More
As a hard core music lover and enthusiastic but accident-prone DJ of little renown, I’m always checking out new ways to discover great new artists, and I’ve recently been spending some …
Musikki music search engine could be a winner Read More
Here’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of …
Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain Read More
Work has started on what will be become the tallest skyscraper in the City of London (at least until the Pinnacle tower is completed). Leadenhall Building (aka The Cheesegrater) will …
The 52-storey Cheesegrater tower at 122 Leadenhall starts Read More
I’ve tried just about every hangover cure invented during my long years dedicated to imbibing the amber nectar, but scientists have discovered what they say is the ‘best hangover cure’ …
The best hangover cure of them all is…. Read More
For over half a century Brixton had its own roller skating rink, located on the corner of Effra Road (opposite the George Canning/Hootenanny). Opening in 1910, contemporary reports say that dance bands …
Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s Read More
Since moving over the urban75 blog to WordPress in March this year, site traffic increased massively, with the busiest week recording an incredible 10,000 page impressions. Hopefully the blog will …
Top ten most popular posts on the urban75 blog for 2010 Read More
In the UK, things have been hotting up with students taking to the streets to demonstrate about the swingeing cuts hitting the education sector, introduced by an evil Tory government …
Locate your local corporate tax-shirker with UK uncut mobile app Read MoreIt was only a matter of time until someone created one of these – and this one was definitely worth the wait.
Führer Cameron reacts to student protests [video] Read More
Opening this Thursday 25th at the Sun and Doves, Coldharbour Lane is this excellent photo exhibition. [website]
Effra FC photography exhibition, Brixton Read More
My Ramones-inspired pilgrimage to Rockaway Beach in 1986 disappointed on several levels – where were the punk rockers? Where were the rock’n’roll bars? – but, undaunted, a took a stroll …
A bleak view of Spray View Ave/Beach 35th St, Rockaway, Queens NYC Read More