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New York City in Nevada

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We've never been all that intrigued by Burning Man, but Limewire has some great photos of the recent annual desert voyage that make it look more appealing than appalling.

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That's right, someone - actually the Open Planning Project - recreated New York City right there in the Black Rock Desert. It sort of begs the question "why leave New York in the first place?" but you've gotta hand it to them for even including such details as the Astor Cube and rats in the subway. Though we're not too sure we've ever seen a bus stop that looks like theirs -- check it out in the series of photos here.

And Open Planning Projects has worked in NYC - Park(ing) Day, for instance.

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  • guest

    Not only did the cube spin (a little too easy) and people hang out there, they also gave out 40's in paper bags. The best part is I heard they had to stop people from pissing inside the subway structure.

  • guest

    The shadow in the first pic is an alien.

    TBS

    ~http://www.tshirtwebsites.com

  • Dude69

    Where are the hipsters and street hawkers? What about that Luxury condo building across from the cube? These recreations are half-assed and lame.

  • guest

    Hey all,

    Yes, the cube did spin and the stoops were filled with folks hanging out, chatting and cat-calling at all hours of the day and night. This project came out of our work with the NYC Streets Renaissance Campaign, and was designed to test the ridiculously easy ways it is possible to create community through vibrant public spaces. To learn more, read www.streetsblog.org streetsblog, to get involved join a project at www.openplans.org, or just put a bench in front of your house.

  • Nick S

    lol @ Dobkin insulting i-bankers.

  • guest

    I want to see naked people.

  • guest

    #5 & #21,

    The meaning of "begs the question" has evolved. It now can also mean "raises the question". Languages aren't static, the meanings of words and phrases change. Popular use determines the meaning. Please, do not be a Language Creationist.

  • guest

    Does their Alamo spin?

    I guess that's what the drugs are for....

  • guest
  • guest

    In logic, begging the question describes a type of logical fallacy, petitio principii, in which the conclusion of an argument is implicitly or explicitly assumed in one of the premises.[1] Stephen Barker explains the fallacy in The Elements of Logic: "If the premises are related to the conclusion in such an intimate way that the speaker and listeners could not have less reason to doubt the premise than they have to doubt the conclusion, then the argument is worthless as a proof, even though the link between premises and conclusion may have the most cast-iron rigor".[1] In other words, the argument fails to prove anything because it takes for granted what it is supposed to prove.

    Begging the question is related to the fallacy known as circular argument, circulus in probando, vicious circle or circular reasoning. As a concept in logic the first known definition in the West is by the Greek philosopher Aristotle around 350 B.C., in the Prior Analytics.

    In non-standard usage, the phrase is commonly used to mean "suggests the question" or "raises the question".

  • calliope

    burningman is full of homos!!

    and gross people!!

    unlike NYC, which is full of normal people who never stick their fingers where they should not be.

    remember: Burningman SUCKS!! Never for a minute think of going there. DO NOT GO! It's HORRIBLE!!

    Stay home and surf the internet for porn; much more productive.

    WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT ATTEND BURNINGMAN

    DO NOT BRING YOUR FRIENDS

    DO NOT BRING YOUR RV

    JUST DONT!!!

    You will hate it and regret it forever.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lopilaroe/1356171963/

  • guest

    haha, starbucks. actually, reverand billy (http://www.revbilly.com/) and the church of stop shopping came over and did a "stop shopping service." they had some great songs and had everyone standing around pledge to never use a starbucks (except for the bathrooms, of course).

  • MarygraceNYC

    Too Cool!! I love it!

  • guest

    I thought the shuttlecraft was a modified golf cart to get around the camp. hey, they even put up the lamp post with the green indicator.

  • guest

    That would be one of our Computer User boxes.

    Oh well, at least it was for art.

  • Jake Dobkin

    without the "sculpture for living", is it really astor place? where are all the investment bankers?

  • schadenfreudian mensch

    I think the "Star Trek" Shuttlecraft in the background makes up for the missing Starfucks anytime.

  • Blairy Blair

    burning man people are gross

  • TK

    Actually they are missing the Starbucks (on Astor & Layfayette) and the other Starbucks across the street (@ Cooper Square).

    And the cube is called "Alamo" for those that care

  • guest

    didn't know it was a homofest,

    that subway station tent is larger than most studios in Manhattan.

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