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Like Beside…the Southbank: Case Creative Civic Philanthropy

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Oh I Do Like to Be Beside…the Southbank: The Case for Creative Civic Philanthropy

The Seine was turned into a pleasure beach for Parisians enjoying a "staycation" - why can't London do the same? Read more

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Contra Deus Ex Machina

In Ars Poetica (“The Art of Poetry”), the great Roman lyricist Horace counsels against using gods to resolve thorny plots. The deus ex machina is simply too tidy and unbelievable.... Read more

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Tangram Puzzles To Print - 'seven Pieces of Cleverness' |...

Tangram Puzzles To Print "Here's some puzzling fun for the kids from ancient China! Tangrams, 'seven pieces of cleverness', are an ancient Chinese puzzle which... Read more

The 15 July 2011 by Dotpattern
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Community & Kinship at Catalhoyuk

Strange things are afoot at Catalhoyuk (7400-5600 BCE), one of the earliest and most important Neolithic (i.e., sedentary and agricultural) sites known to... Read more

The 02 July 2011 by Cris
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Kidult's 'Vandalized Supreme Store Front’ T-Shirt

We assume that most of our readers will at some point have seen one or other of the French Graffiti artist Kidult videos that have been doing the rounds on all... Read more

The 14 July 2011 by Invisiblemadevisible
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Ur-hippies from Germany to California

Gusto GräserIn a previous post I applied the term 'hippie central' to Schwabing (a neighborhood in Munich). I meant 'hippie' to refer generally to Bohemian... Read more

The 13 July 2011 by Praymont
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Minor White

I love these black and white photos from photographer Minor White. His use of light gives each photo a haunting, spooky quality. Minor White was an American... Read more

The 21 July 2011 by Akindoflove
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GUEST BLOGGER: Amy Arden on Buck Taylor, the Original Cowboy Hero

One of the many books, pamphlets, and dime novels featuring Taylor during the 1880s.Western history buffs easily recognize the name “Buffalo” Bill Cody, the... Read more

The 21 July 2011 by Kena
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What Makes a "Good" Capital City?

Contemplating oddball capital cities around the world Read more

The 07 July 2011 by Conroy
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Brits Hate Americanisms, Americans Mildly Exasperated at Being Reminded of It

America, at its most patriotic. Photo credit: Jim Capaldi, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcapaldi/5902890862/ A list of 50 annoying “Americanisms” submitted by... Read more

The 21 July 2011 by Periscope
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Top 8 Spectacular Natural Phenomena Photos

I Got Top 8 Spectacular Natural Phenomena Photos from internet i hope you all like it.8 ImagesA Sundog or mock sun, is another natural optical phenomenon,... Read more

The 11 July 2011 by Srinul
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Chinese Boy Won The Incredible Bee Beard Competition

20 year old Chinese boy Mr.Konjiang is fully covered by bees for 60 minutes in Shaoyang. That was Incredible Competition. it's strange to see. Last time... Read more

The 18 July 2011 by Srinul
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