These are the final wards of The Ladders, the City of a Hundred Gods' warren of slums lying beyond its perimeter walls. Movement through the district is brought to life by day and night encounter tables in this post. Initial thoughts for abstracting the map and navigating the city are here, but this is up for revision. | Alone in the Labyrinth
We return to the Ladders, the slum dwellings on the immediate interior of the City of a Hundred Gods. Day and night encounters are rolled on a 1d20 table found in the post linked below and repeated at the foot of this one. | Alone in the Labyrinth
In ancient times a man named Patrick Stuart shared a post about wrapping a dungeon around a die to create a non-Euclidean adventure site: http://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2011/09/did-i-invent-this.html| Alone in the Labyrinth
The Sea of Tents, the Black River and Dusk Gate have previously been described, alongside their patron deities the Shit-Beetle, the Goddess of the Lime-Slake and more. Have a look at that post before coming back here:| Alone in the Labyrinth
They’re fun, they’re green, they’re cheaper than ever. From 1 to 81, Berkeley residents of all ages and abilities are taking to e-bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.| Berkeleyside
Supervisors want more time to consider rules that would limit county investments in fossil fuels, guns, tobacco, and human rights violators.| Berkeleyside
A group sued Berkeley over three City Council meetings that were moved to a private conference room after protesters interrupted them.| Berkeleyside
Port Isaac on the English coast is the real life setting for cult British comedy Doc Martin The post Location! Location! Location! – Port Isaac appeared first on WONDERLUST.| WONDERLUST
CITY: The Animation ended with yet another explosion of exuberant animation, design, and music to capture Keiichi Arawi’s sensibilities and its joyful themes. Let’s take one last look at this all-timer production… and what’s next for KyoAni as well, while we’re at it. Our first piece dedicated to CITY: The Animation was meant as an introduction to such a unique project, while the second one was a detailed chronicle of its production process, the involvement of original author Keiich...| Sakuga Blog
Working closely together, CITY‘s original author Keiichi Arawi and a Kyoto Animation team built around Taiichi Ishidate defied the norms of TV animation scheduling, stylistic trends, and regular workflows, all with a single goal: creating a unique show that’d spark the imagination. A fact about Kyoto Animation’s productions that is worth reiterating on a regular basis is that, contrary to popular belief, the studio doesn’t take much longer than the norm to make cartoons. Their staff ...| Sakuga Blog
Media Contacts: Lea Goodett: lea@plantbasedtreaty.org, +31 6 10055080 media@plantbasedtreaty.org The post Mississauga becomes the 50th city to endorse the call for a global Plant Based Treaty first appeared on Plant Based Treaty.| Plant Based Treaty
Media Contacts: Lea Goodett: lea@plantbasedtreaty.org, +31 6 10055080 media@plantbasedtreaty.org| Plant Based Treaty - The Plant Based Treaty - Eat Plants, Plant Trees
Renton, WA is becoming a popular family destination. Learn about its education system, safety, and recreational activities. 7 Reasons Why Young Families Are Flocking to Renton in Droves appeared first on When Women Inspire| When Women Inspire
“It’s an odd thing but anyone who disappears is said to be in San Francisco.” ~Oscar Wilde| Jane's Lens
Whether you’ve moved for school, work, or a fresh start, settling into a new environment can be challenging. The post How to Adjust Smoothly to Life in a New City appeared first on Tampa Magazine.| Tampa Magazine
2 October 2025 – I’m over at St. George & East 6th, hunkered down for the view south along this stretch of the St. George Rainway. Then I pay serious attention to the map — to the lost small-c creek and to the lost big-c False Creek as well, lost when (1915 onward) they filled […]| WALKING WOMAN
19 September 2025 – You come back home with fresh eyes for your own city. I wake up yesterday and, just before 7 a.m., stare awe-struck at the grandeur of clouds drifting above and among the …| WALKING WOMAN
The establishment previously planned to open a restaurant at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.| The Temple News
A much belated follow-up to a 3-year-old post detailing the numerous gods of an ancient megalopolis| aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com
for my baby brother peaceful as any mountain meadow,this chance to walk a city blockwith sirens and screeching trainsand flashing lights and car alarmsand my arm tucked tightly into yours| A Hundred Falling Veils
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parent Jason Orloff had a light fixture crash into him at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center in the spring. The light sat right next to where a meeting room divider opened, and the divider bumped into the light each time it was set up, Orloff said, slowly wearing down... The post District 65 will announce its school closure and consolidation scenarios. Committee members shed light on the process. appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.| The Daily Northwestern
White-and-blue-checkered tablecloths, locally brewed beer and a mariachi band turned a church parking lot into an “OktoberFiesta” wonderland Saturday. The second annual Oktoberfest-themed celebration — a Munich folk festival featuring beer, traditional food and entertainment — was jointly hosted by St. John XXIII Parish and Pope John XXIII School, drawing a crowd of over 500... The post Malts and mariachi: St. John XXIII Parish’s ‘OktoberFiesta’ celebrates cross-cultural communi...| The Daily Northwestern
For much of our history, night was a time of fear and vulnerability for humans. Even though the conquest of darkness began thousands of years ago, it was not until the arrival of the electric light bulb that society moved toward today’s 24/7 operating model. From our current position of perpetual brightness, we wonder what […] The post The Extinction of Darkness and Night appeared first on CCCB LAB.| CCCB LAB
As Paul Revere famously said in his galavant through the streets of Boston, “The British are coming! The British are coming!” But now it’s tourists, students, city residents and street performers who flock to these cobblestoned roads. All around the city, the historic Freedom Trail lays the stepping stones for history, culture and community. The... The post Exploring history, culture and community through Boston’s Freedom Trail appeared first on The Huntington News.| The Huntington News
The Boston Local Food Festival took over the Rose Kennedy Greenway Sept. 14 with a vibrant mix of flavors, cultures and community spirit. Described by attendees as “delicious,” “heartwarming” and “culturally diverse,” the festival brought together local vendors, passionate foodies and first-time explorers for a day that felt equal parts farmers market and cultural exchange.| The Huntington News
Are you a town mouse or a country mouse? Personally I choose the bustle and activity of city life over that in the country, although I can see the benefits that the latter offers. A bit of peace and quiet would be welcome sometimes, I admit. The post Gallery: town versus country appeared first on Travel with me.| Travel with me
Compared to other prestigious private universities, NYU’s tuition isn’t necessarily more expensive — but its room and board absolutely is. If you break down the numbers, NYU’s tuition for the 2025-26 school year is $65,622, for all but two of its schools. In comparison, Northwestern University’s tuition is $69,375, Columbia University’s is $71,170 and the... This story Want to make NYU affordable? Fix NYC housing appeared first on Washington Square News.| Washington Square News
Southampton is a busy cruise port but most people just pass through. However, the city has plenty to offer for a great day of sightseeing| Kitty meets World
Rapidly expanding across the city’s historic venues since its 2018 inception, 212 Photography Istanbul puts the focus on discovery with an enticing mix of local and international artists| 1854 Photography
The public is invited for the 3rd Annual Sundance Square Car & Culture Show this Saturday. The free family-friendly show brings 120+ lowriders, live music, food vendors, and an artisan market to the heart of Fort Worth. Hosted by Sundance Square in partnership with the legendary Duke’s Car Club—the oldest continuously operating lowrider club in the…| Fort Worth Weekly
Porto, Portugal the last stop in our Northern Portugal summer wanderings series! The post Porto, Portugal–Summer Wanderings appeared first on Finding Lovely.| Finding Lovely
Tim Dupuis, the long-time Alameda County election official, will leave after two critical reviews of his performance.| Berkeleyside
The Georgetown neighborhood celebrated art, music and performance for Art All Night, Washington, D.C.’s free late-night art festival which hosted art shows across 16 locations on Wisconsin Avenue Sept.| The Hoya
The remains of a shell that exploded in Dal Lake during Operation Sindoor in May were found during a cleaning drive in the water body on Saturday.| Kashmir Observer
With its historic architecture, cobblestone streets, beautiful beaches, and award-winning restaurants, romantic hotels in St. Augustine are certainly not hard to come by. But not every hotel with the "romantic getaway" label truly lives up| Romantic Weekend Getaways
You're traveling to Texas and the culture of San Antonio is going to be great to explore! Here's what to see, including arts and performances.| When Women Inspire
14 September – And then, from morning to afternoon, I leave Toronto and land in Vancouver. Here I am, looking through slight drizzle to the mountains, with one last love-letter I want to offer “T.O.” (Tee-Oh, Toronto.) My T.O., that is, nobody else’s — my own mix of memory and re-discovery, blind to what others […]| WALKING WOMAN
12 September 2025 – More old + new, here in Toronto. The joy of time with old friends and familiar places, but also the joy of discovery. For example, Biidaasige Park — some 40 hectares once complete, down at the mouth of the Don River and part of an even larger overall program to re-gentle, […]| WALKING WOMAN
7 September – Continuing my new, but very happy, Winnipeg tradition, I go walkabouts on departure morning. Once again, art comes my way as a result. I cross the Red River to neighbouring St-Boniface and, just as I’m completing a loop through the neighbourhood, I find myself pulled into a parkette. By this. It is […]| WALKING WOMAN
The new hospital in the Temple Health system opened along Wyoming Avenue, dedicated to women’s health and obstetric care.| The Temple News
New York City saw various changes this summer, including Zohran Mamdani winning the mayoral primary, the end of broker fees, new corruption allegations around the Adams administration, unusually high heat and more. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani claimed a sweeping victory in the June mayoral primary. Zohran Mamdani, state assemblyman from Queens, won the New York... The post Local Updates to Politics, Crime and Economy appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
While debates over stadium construction and vacation rentals dominated Monday night’s City Council meeting, councilmembers also looked to ensure its residents are protected against the impending presence of federal immigration agents. Earlier that day, the city warned of agents arriving in the city in the “coming days” as part of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s...| The Daily Northwestern
Scourge of real estate developers and regular at land use meetings, he helped derail a Cal housing complex at a former chemical manufacturing site and scrutinized the sway UC's corporate donors held over academic research.| Berkeleyside
Federal immigration agents are likely to come to Evanston in the “coming days,” the city said in a statement Monday morning. City officials were made aware of the possibility this weekend, according to the statement. “In Evanston, we welcome our immigrant and refugee neighbors and protect each other,” the statement said. “The City has not...| The Daily Northwestern
Auteur : T.A. Williams Maison d’édition : City Année de parution originale : 2022 Prix : 17,90 € (broché), 11,99 € (numérique) Durée de lecture : Environ 6 heures Un stage d’écriture en Toscane. Une villa de rêve. Un meurtre en plein soleil. Dan Armstrong pensait passer une retraite paisible, loin de la police londonienne. […]| Le Parfum des Mots - Blog littéraire
In late August, during a week when the nation experienced its 339th mass shooting, a new faith-based coalition in Tarrant County announced that it was taking action. From 9am to noon on Sat-Sun, citizens can bring unwanted (and unloaded) firearms in the trunk or rear of their car to the inaugural Guns to Gardens Safe-Disposal…| Fort Worth Weekly
On Tue., June 3, Tarrant County commissioners will vote on a new redistricting map, one that could disenfranchise thousands of current and future Black and Latino voters locally and consolidate Republican power. The predominantly Republican commissioners court believes that Republican leadership is responsible for the county’s growth and prosperity. They argue that Republican leadership is…| Fort Worth Weekly
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Sept. 2 at 9:46 a.m. Northwestern Prof. Nina Kraus was reported missing in Evanston after going for a walk alone Monday morning, according to the Evanston Police Department. Kraus was last seen leaving her home at approximately 9 a.m.,...| The Daily Northwestern
San Francisco may be tiny, but it's compact! The city boasts a variety of neighborhoods, each with its own unique vibe and appeal. With all the romantic hotels in San Francisco, picking your fav can| Romantic Weekend Getaways
サンノゼ（San Jose）は1777年にカリフォルニア初のヨーロッパからの民間入植地として誕生し、1849年から185 …| plusroadtrip
Under the guise of saving money, Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to eliminate more than 100 Election Day polling sites while also greatly reducing the number of early-voting locations for the November elections. The vote was 3-2 along party lines. The number of places for ballots to be cast is now 216, down from 331 in 2023.…| Fort Worth Weekly
Here you will find some practical ideas for homeschool nature study in the city or in a small backyard. So much you can enjoy with your family!| Homeschool Nature Study
ハンティントン・ビーチ（Huntington Beach）は、年間を通じて温暖な気候に恵まれ、太平洋を望む8.5マイルも …| plusroadtrip
10 August 2025 – Seven moments, over the past few days, that snagged my attention. If these images snag you as well, I’m glad, and thank you. But here’s the rabbit hole: what now …| WALKING WOMAN
A briefing on local and regional growth trends presented to the Airport Advisory Commission on July 9 by city demographer Lila Valencia found the city’s growth is at “historically low levels” since 2020, according to the proposed 2025-26 city budget. Between 2010 and 2020, Austin grew annually at a rate of 4%, Valencia said. Since...| The Daily Texan
Budget e-mobility brand Heybike announced the new Galaxy series of ebikes recently, which is made up of five models designed to cover all the bases, and built around its own mid-drive motor system.| New Atlas
Heybike has announced a pair of flagship fat-tire folding ebikes as the first models in its X Series. But being a budget e-mobility brand, both the Mars 3.0 and Ranger 3.0 models roll into the city and beyond carrying surprisingly low price tags.| New Atlas
No idea what to wear when it's hot and raining in the summer? Here are 5 stylish summer rain outfits you can wear for summer 2025| Brunette from Wall Street
Media Contacts: Noel Santos, City Campaigner: noel@plantbasedtreaty.org, +351935403296 media@plantbasedtreaty.org The post Lisbon Parish, Campolide, calls for a Plant Based Treaty and commits to public education campaigns first appeared on Plant Based Treaty.| Plant Based Treaty
Media Contacts: Enric Noguera, Plant Based Treaty Spain, +34 608 77 90 05, enric@plantbasedtreaty.org media@plantbasedtreaty.org The post Alcorcón becomes the 3rd Spanish city in 8 weeks to call for a global Plant Based Treaty first appeared on Plant Based Treaty.| Plant Based Treaty
Last year I participated in a Solarpunk Art Contest organized by Yishan Wong of Terraformation. I don’t have much experience drawing, and especially not in drawing cities, so taking a part in this contest stretched me in many ways. Still, I strongly believe that we need more positive visions of the future, and this was […]| Made in Cosmos
Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin| The Daily Texan
21 July 2025 – Busy morning, the day is clipping along, but surely there’s time for a short afternoon walk? I think False Creek (yet again), and then try to freshen the idea with a new …| WALKING WOMAN
18 July 2025 – God or devil? This aphorism, it turns out, has various protagonists, and even more attributed sources, in multiple languages. “God is in the details,” for example, …| WALKING WOMAN
North North South is the Iranian American’s first photo book, published by Gost Books, showing a less glamorous side of the sprawling metropolis| 1854 Photography
Democratic mayoral primary candidates faced questions on housing, education, climate change and transit at a forum hosted by a student climate advocacy group at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on March 29. The two-hour event was organized like a day of high school with different panels named after different classes, beginning with “English... The post Mayoral Candidates Go Back to School appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
Media Contacts: Enric Noguera, Plant Based Treaty Spain, +34 608 77 90 05, enric@plantbasedtreaty.org media@plantbasedtreaty.org The post El Masnou, Spain, becomes the 2nd city in Spain to support calls for an international Plant Based Treaty and prioritize plant-based food first appeared on Plant Based Treaty.| Plant Based Treaty
5 July 2025 – Not a theme even remotely in mind yesterday, when all this began. But then came today. Yesterday I am increasingly grumpy as I stomp down some farther-south blocks of Quebec Str…| WALKING WOMAN
Adopting the perspective of a wild boar can help us to understand our current socio-ecological situation and rethink how we live alongside other species.| CCCB LAB
Maybe it’s just that time of year. Community socials. Reunions, cookouts, get-togethers. They’re fun, for sure, but there’s always that one uncle (or aunt — no reason to get gender-specific) who's a little weird (or crazy), and their only superpower seems to be cornering other members of the affair and pissing in their ear until…| Fort Worth Weekly
Set up in 1990, the space remains committed to image-making and image-makers, and now has a handsome new London home| 1854 Photography
Is it any wonder city people are perpetually pissed off?| Claudette | Writer of Words etc
Another free week this week. I like these weeks, I like having the freedom to try things and doing what I want. As you can see, I am back to doing some architecture. I’ve been trying ON1 Phot…| LEANNE COLE
‘The book is too perfect to disappear. Bookstores are fading, but there are also bookstores surviving.’ Annie Proulx ‘Living in a flat in the city it is almost impossible to have a sense of connection to place’ Tim Flannery ‘a still–Volcano–Life’ Lyndall Gordon quoting Emily Dickinson ‘the frontiers of consciousness, where words fail, but meaning […] The post Perth Writers Festival #4: Words I’ll remember first appeared on Sara Foster.| Sara Foster
Ghost tours are one of my favorite ways to explore a city. They help connect us to the history and issues of a time past and understand what lays behind the surface of a place.… More| Noelle Across The Pond
In response to county commissioners' proposed, Republican-favoring district maps that will neuter Black and Latino votes ("Ghettoization?," May 28, 2025), a protest is planned for tomorrow/Tue downtown at Tarrant County's G.K. Maenius Administration Building (100 E Weatherford St) at 8am, two hours before the commissioners start a meeting in which they will vote on a…| Fort Worth Weekly
The photographer reflects on his journey from street musician to photographer, the emotional power of fog, and his latest project The Black Rainbow| 1854 Photography
With this year's epic Norfolk & Norwich festival in full swing, I've browsed the event listings and have put together my top must-see events so keep you entertained over the coming few weeks...| My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy
カリフォルニア州の北の沿岸部にあるサンフランシスコ（San Francisco）は、多様な文化やその歴史に触れることので …| plusroadtrip
アナハイム（Anaheim）は、ロサンゼルス（Los Angeles）から1時間、サンディエゴ（San Die …| plusroadtrip
サンタ・バーバラ（Santa Barbara）はロサンゼルス（Los Angeles）から北に90マイル（約145km） …| plusroadtrip
Our Foley Alabama Vacation Guide will help you make the most of your time in this beautiful city. Then, when you are ready to leave, check out our Alabama Visitors’ Guide to help you choose your next city! Foley is a charming city in Alabama that offers a variety of activities for visitors of all... The post Foley Alabama Vacation Guide appeared first on This Couple Travels.| This Couple Travels
California launched a new AI-powered tool design to accelerate the process of approving building permits. Recent fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes, businesses and other buildings.| StateScoop
What are the top things to do on a day in Honfleur in France? Find it here. The harbor, old town, food and tours.| KarsTravels
The city of dreams, as it was for Aisha Banerjee and thousands before and after, Mumbai, rather Bombay is more than just a city. The melody of iktaara was a reason enough to spend the week after fi…| Niv's Nook
カリフォルニア発祥の地サンディエゴ（San Diego）は、カリフォルニア州の最南端に位置する、豊かな自然と充実のアクテ …| plusroadtrip
Continuing the series CITY OF A HUNDRED GODS, delving deeper into this ancient megalopolis. CW: animal cruelty, butchery, cannibalism| aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com
“Fort Worth activist injured, arrested while filming police.” That’s the headline from the Dallas Morning News, and it’s only one of several blame-shifting stories going nationwide from North Texas. Internal Affairs and an outside monitor are investigating the male Fort Worth police officer who brutalized a cop watcher while arresting her recently in the West…| Fort Worth Weekly
The 50-ish souls who gathered last Saturday to protest a panel discussion predisposed toward hate (“State Sanctioned,” June 5) made their point: that no one can just show up in the middle of the most progressive neighborhood in town, the Near Southside, and peddle questionable information, or misinformation, without pushback. The discussion “Protect Kids” at…| Fort Worth Weekly
You would think a panel discussion called “Protect Kids” would be about gun violence and how it’s the leading cause of death among Texas children. Instead, the 10am-noon Saturday event on the Near Southside at Fire Station Community Center (1601 Lipscomb St) will focus on “the impact of LGBT ideology, the social contagion of transgenderism,…| Fort Worth Weekly
Innovations set to reshape 2025, Horizon Europe, quantum computers, AI and more: check out the ESMH selection of 15 science and tech news items published recently on the web.| European Science-Media Hub
A metapost companion to City of a Hundred Gods| aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com
I went on the ghost tour Brisbane offers and discovered a city with a dark past and a surprising number of ghost stories for a place still so young.| The Andy T Channel
Wandering around Brisbane I discovered the end of the Brisbane Bridge - a place of history, tragedy, hope and coffee with a nice view.| The Andy T Channel
Welcome to our annual get-together, with sane people on one side of the table and complete nutjobs on the other, separated only by the hot air between us. Every year around this time, we Weekly scribes feel compelled to gather ’round the deep fryer to draw attention to all the wrongdoing and evilness in our backyard…| Fort Worth Weekly
Saudi Arabia is looking toward a post-oil future by sinking some US$500 billion into a massive, ultra-futuristic megacity project it calls Neom (or Neo-Mostaqbal; new future). Saudi Crown Prince Mohhamed bin Salman announced the giant project on Tuesday, a brand new city on the intersection of…| New Atlas
It was only 7pm, but the rain clouds that had been following me all week were making it seem much later in Tainan. I peered through the window of the car, wondering where the driver was taking me. We seemed to be heading down a dark, narrow one-way street where half the shops were shut. Did he have the right address, I wondered. Of course, I’ve stayed in a fair number of Taiwan’s boutique hotels. Most were hidden in octogenarian buildings […] The post U.I.J Hotel & Hostel: Viewing Tain...| Roamscapes
On my first visit to Kaohsiung (高雄市) in 2013, I barely saw anything of the harbor besides cargo ships and cranes. The only exception was the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, then a brand-new building that opened onto a sliver of waterfront lawn - and was sealed off by construction hoarding on both sides. Fast-forward five years to 2019...and the entire Kaohsiung Harbor has been transformed. Today, with people jog and walk their dogs along the panoramic waterfront, while the harbor thrums| Roamscapes
