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That’s What She Said
Overheard from 8 y/o girl upon entering the bookstore: "The bookstore! My heart is beating faster!" #outofthemouthsofbabes— Diesel, A Bookstore (@dieselbookstore) December 20, 2013
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27 December 1831
By Geo Ong ‘HMS Beagle at Tierra del Fuego’ by Conrad Martens, 1833 This week in history, Charles Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard the HMS Beagle and, after nearly five years of data collecting,...
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The Urchin Holiday Picture Show
Two days out, we’re here to ask one very important question: Are you feeling Christmas-y? If not, consider this a shot of Christmas-y straight to the veins. Here are a few of our favourite holiday...
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My Year in Reading, 2013
By Geo Ong Another year, another handful of wonderful books read. In 2013 I was lucky enough to read some greatly affecting books. Some have been on my to-read list for far too long and I’ve finally...
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Photographing the Kalahari
In 2010, South African river guide-cum-traveller-cum photographer Hannes Lochner embarked on a two-year, 100,000 kilometre photography expedition through the Kalahari Desert. While many photographs in...
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That’s What She Said
I don’t get embarrassed [about pointing out gender bias], though – I get nervous. Because journalists don’t like to be told that their questions are sexist. Every so often I read insane things like,...
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29 December 1940
Seventy-three years ago today, London was ablaze. Air raids from the Germans started over 15,000 separate fires across the city, burning historic buildings and homes alike. Volunteers patrolled St....
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2014 Travel Wish List
What better New Year’s resolution than travel? Where do you want to go in 2014? Byron Bay, NSW, Australia “Cheer up, slow down, chill out.” So reads the bottom lines of the official “Welcome to Byron...
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New Beginnings, False Starts
By Geo Ong ‘Drink’ by David Salle, 1996. During one of my visits to the studio of the artist David Salle, he told me that he never revises. Every brushstroke is irrevocable. He doesn’t correct or...
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Coming Soon… The New Urchin Movement
We here at the Urchin Movement are excited to bring you the following news. For four years, we have worked earnestly to bring you noteworthy essays and articles, and we are now ready to take the next...
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