“Some of the first writing surfaces, clay and stone, were the same materials used to construct ancient city walls and buildings, whose facades also frequently served as substrates for written texts.” – Netherlands Institute For Cultural Analysis (NICA) | Shannon Mattern: Tourism, Mud, Metropolis
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“many cargo shipping companies still offer a handful of passenger cabins on their freighters, selling travelers what CMA CGM (the French company that owns Christophe Colomb) calls “a thrilling and unforgettable way to discover the great maritime trading routes” for around $130 a day.” – A Passage from Hong Kong by Maya Jasanoff