{"id":2417,"date":"2009-12-21T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T22:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=2417"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:58:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:58:08","slug":"walking-backwards-in-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2009\/12\/21\/walking-backwards-in-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking backwards in Times Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"bbg_player\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" data=\"http:\/\/www.babelgum.com\/embed\/4003754\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.babelgum.com\/embed\/4003754\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"never\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. 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