A philosophical history of that strange but prolific hybrid—the writer as walkerFrom the peripatetic philosophers of Ancient Greece to the streets of 20th-century London, Paris, and New York, the figu
London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official façade promoted by the heritage industry lies a city of esoteric traditions, obscure institutions
How has the idea of the South come to exert such a powerful hold over our imagination? From the beaches of Southern Europe to the Great White South of the Antarctic; from South America to the South Pa
Artists and writers from the colder climes of northern Europe have long felt the lure of the South of the continent. Goethe was revitalized by his encounters with Mediterranean culture on his journey
In recent years the term "psychogeography" has been used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas from ley lines and the occult, to urban walking and political radicalism. But where does i
