On the Importance of Money and Love
The other day I overheard two women discussing money and its importance in a relationship. One was adamant that she could never fall in love with a "tramp" (this soon became dustbin man, which then became »
Art and Alzheimer's
Urban Times and GV Art gallery have come together in a momentous collaboration set to explore the tale of scientific traumas via art. GV Art is a contemporary art gallery, in the heart of London, which aims to explore and acknowledge the inter-relationship between »
Kanye West: Futurist & Philanthropist
Kanye West is a figurehead for music, creativity, the ego, cool, betterment and absurdity. So yesterday Urban Times' interest was piqued when the Kanye West camp announced his new stranger than fiction venture. »
What Are Brands To A 5 Year Old?
I would like to say that that there is a very important underlying message to the video above, but I really don't think there is. It says more about the parents and family of the adorable 5 year old girl than American society as a whole. Her recognition of brands »
Reputation, Then and Now
Reputation plays an important role in any society. Reputations can take many forms, from a benevolent benefactor to a malevolent tyrant, but in all cases reputations are earned and given. Additionally, a person may have multiple reputations that can seem to be in »
Food for Thought: To Whom is Beauty Beholden?
Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. Previous Food For Thought: Turtles All The Way Down There has been much buzz in the media lately regarding the safety of cosmetics. On January 31 2012, Consumer Affairs reported »
Five People Playing One Guitar: Walk Off the Earth’s Viral Music Video
Using almost every inch of a single guitar, five musicians play a cover of Gotye‘s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” The video, posted on 5 January 2012, »
Image of the Week: Life on the Cut
In this Image of the Week installment, David Parker takes us on a trip to the Grand Union Canal in Watford. This selection of images is from a 4 year project showing some of the characters that live on narrow boats on »
Invisible Traumas
Urban Times and GV Art gallery have come together in a momentous collaboration set to explore the tale of scientific traumas via art. The first in the series, which occurred last week, focused on Art and Alzheimer’s. The second in the series sets to explore the »
What Are Brands To A 5 Year Old?
I would like to say that that there is a very important underlying message to the video above, but I really don’t think there is. It says more about the parents and family of the adorable 5 year old girl than American society as a whole. Her recognition of brands »
Talking ‘bout My Generation
When the topic of great albums comes up, there are certain names that occur time and again. Revolver, Pet Sounds and Blonde on Blonde spring to mind, as do Dark Side of the Moon and Led Zeppelin IV. As desert island discs go, you could do a lot worse. When pushed to »![By See above (See above) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://static.theurbn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/31st_Acad_Awards-275x180.jpg "31st_Acad_Awards")
And The Oscar Goes To…
Quite possibly the five most famous words in all of film, said over and over, yet never loses its impact. Earlier this week the Academy announced the nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Hollywood’s most prestigious night (Sorry Golden Globes!) has »