Three books are shaped by the form of transport they were made on, and deal with the collective but silent theatre of the daily commute
Caught on the commute: books written in transit
Author Archives: Edwina Attlee
Workers’ playtime: leisure as an antidote to work
The distance between work and leisure is elastic, from the parks of Coney Island to projects by Joan Littlewood and Cedric Price
Open letter: privacy and publicity in other people’s post
In a world in thrall to digital communication, there is a distinct nostalgia for the humble, tangible, written letter
Answer on a postcard: footprints in time and space
All postcards, whether those of On Kawara, Georges Perec, soldiers from the front, or your beach holiday, are from the same place – from ‘away’
Waging war: pay for domestic labour
Silvia Federici argued in the ’70s that capitalism relies on unpaid domestic labour undertaken by women. Her words ring with new resonance today
Reading the city: Roland Barthes in Paris and Tokyo
From ‘The Eiffel Tower’ to Empire of Signs, Roland Barthes teaches architects how to interpret places
Comfort eating: the greasy spoon
The greasy spoon is a happy collision of food and space, comfort and tradition, but is sadly endangered
