Inside The 53rd St. Power Substation in NYC
On Saturday, I checked out the substation at 53rd Street and 8th Avenue, across from Roseland Ballroom for Open House
Inside the Grand Palais in Paris for “La Nuit de L’Electro”
Last night was the second annual Nuit Electro at the Grand Palais. It has always struck me as contradictory that
Vimeo Festival Takes Over Frank Gehry’s IAC Building
Lots happening this weekend in NYC. Besides Comic-Con at the Javits Center and Open House New York, the Vimeo Festival
In Ivy-sur-Seine, an Industrial Suburb of Paris, a Hidden “Backlot” of High Culture
The museums of Paris constitute the city’s largest tourist commodity.  Home to the world’s most visited museum—the
Nuit Blanche Paris: 3-D Bridge on the Pont St Louis
Untapped checked out the Paris Nuit Blanche festival this past weekend. The pinnacle of the event was the “3-D Bridge”
Go Inside Riker’s Island!
One of the most popular Untapped New York articles has been about the prisons of New York City. This fall,
MAKE OUT NOT WAR: Join the Movement this Saturday
This week marks the 9th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. Untapped caught up with Cristina Castro, founder of Make
In the Studio With Giant Cupcake Bicycle Man
Untapped caught up with Jack Cesareo, alias Cupcake Man, at his studio in Harlem today. Jack started biking with an
A Lighthouse in Paris near Montparnasse Station
Far from the western seashores of France, on a street near the Montparnasse train station looms a lighthouse atop a
Behind the Scenes: BRING TO LIGHTÂ NYC
Photo courtesy Ryuji Yamaguchi by Claire Scoville This Saturday is New York City’s first Bring to Light  Nuit Blanche
Jane Jacobs’ House at 555 Hudson Street
There’s something bold about a store that only sells one item: $45 cups. But maybe it’s appropriate that
A Vintage Metro Ride in Paris
Untapped correspondent and photographer, Augustin Pasquet, took a ride on some vintage Parisian subways last week. Once a year Les