From Farm to Fork: How Architecture Can Contribute to Fresher Food Supply

1 day ago | Arch Daily

Sasaki Unveils Design for Sunqiao, a 100-Hectare Urban Farming District in Shanghai © Sasaki When you come to think of it, most of the food on your plate has a history behind...
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March

2 days ago | Happy Catholic

March , Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry The year's first farm work, sowing and ploughing and suchlike. The chateau in the background is that of Lusignan, one of the Duc's...
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Vertical Greenery: Impacts on the Urban Landscape

2 days ago | Arch Daily

Bosco Verticale / Boeri Studio. Image: © Paolo Rosselli With the increase of urban density and the decrease in the availability of land, the verticalization phenomenon has...
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Green Interiors Trends From Around The World

2 days ago | Arch Daily

Lush Hospitality. Image © Katsumasa Tanaka There is not enough that can be said about the benefits of incorporating plants in interiors or Plantscaping. Integrating vegetation...
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The Drakemobile: 1942

3 days ago | Shorpy

February 1942. "Weslaco, Texas. Farm Security Administration camp. Return from Saturday shopping. FSA client Nathan Drake at right." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur...
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Playful Illusions Made from Household Objects

3 days ago | Peta Pixel

Helga Stentzel is a Russian-born visual artist and photographer based in London who creates whimsical optical illusions using ordinary things found around the house. One of her...
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Rich Gradients Flow Through a Luxe Set of Chocolate Bars with Matching Packaging

5 days ago | Colossal

All images via Little MOTHERHOUSE Whether subtly shifting from lemon balm to mint or more dramatically from chestnut to beet-soaked maroon, Little MOTHERHOUSE 's sweets are...
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Clothesline Farm Animals Graze the Countryside in Playful Illusions by Helga Stentzel

7 days ago | Colossal | 2 articles

“Pegasus.” All images © Helga Stentzel, shared with permission Instead of tossing an old pair of pants or T-shirt, Helga Stentzel puts her tired garments out to pasture. So...
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Itscolossal:Clothesline Farm Animals Graze the Countryside in

7 days ago | Cross Connect Magazine | 2 articles

Itscolossal : Clothesline Farm Animals Graze the Countryside in Playful Illusions by Helga Stentzel
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Street View: 1941

7 days ago | Shorpy

March 1941. "Housing in Norfolk, Virginia." Yet another installment in this exciting series. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18

Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...

Francis Towne - part 8

Francis Towne (1739 - 1816) was born in Isleworth, Middlesex. In 1752 he was apprenticed to a leading coach painter in London, Thomas Brookshead. In 1759 he won a design prize... Read more ...

Dr. Seuss

Psalm 10 - Plea for God's Judgment

In the Psalms we read how afflictions must be borne, and what should say both during and after the affliction. Athanasius, On the Interpretation of the Psalms The psalmist... Read more ...

100 Dante Cantos - 100 Videos

Tommaso Todesca is a Goodreads friend of mine who I know as Tom LA. It turns out he's a big fan of the Divine Comedy who has been working on 100 youtube videos, one for each... Read more ...

The Black Leopard: One Man's Quest to Capture the Ultimate Wildlife Photo

Behind every once-in-a-lifetime photograph is a story. Sometimes these are stories of luck-of being in the right place, at the right time, with the right lens attached to your... Read more ...

What Is a Ballet Body?

With performances on pause, many dancers are rethinking their relationship to weight. Read more ...

The Louvre Turns to Merch

The famous French museum has embraced all retail opportunities in an effort to offset the economic effects of the pandemic. Read more ...

Dozens of Mushroom Characters Populate a Family Tree in Whimsically Painted...

All images © Jana Paleckova, shared with permission An affinity for fleshy spores runs in the long line of ancestors laid out in a family tree by Jana Paleckova. The... Read more ...

Keanu Reeves Comic Book Arrives Wednesday

BRZRKR, a new comic book created and co-written by the actor, has a character who looks a lot like him. It's also receiving high orders from comic-book shops. Read more ...

Britney Spears's Father Says He Hopes She Won't Need a Conservatorship

The father's lawyer shared that opinion on CNN recently, almost a month after a documentary examining the arrangement was released. Read more ...