Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Alchemy & Accident:
1930 – Haile Selassie was crowned emperor of Ethiopia.  He was the heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to King Solomon and…

Originally posted on Greek Left Review:
Following the elections of the neo-Nazis from “Golden Dawn” party to the Greek parliament last May, EGAM launched a unique and intense intellectual campaign, “We are all Greek Jews !”, with Nobel Prize and…

Originally posted on Joe Blogs / JVB:
My good friend Wong seems to have a knack for finding cool things online… This one is particularly good, if far too short… I like the yellow droid that gets so agitated he falls…

Originally posted on Joe Blogs / JVB:
Based in Hiroshima, Japan, SDO a small architecural and design practice formed by Makato Tanijiri in 2000, has produced some of the most intriguing and wonderful houses that I have seen for a long time.…

Originally posted on TwistedSifter:
  HORIZONTALLY UPRIGHT   Photograph by Nirnroot on Reddit     A common victim of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath were trees. While some of our leafy friends escaped varying degrees of branch dismemberment, others were completely uprooted,…

Originally posted on taCity:
The High Line, New York City. Photo used with CC license by Canadian Veggie Apparently, the High Line in New York City has been quite successful. It may have passed you by as there hasn’t really been…

Originally posted on Creative Busyness:
Rain or shine

Originally posted on Archers Holidays:
Last week Michael Palin only scratched the surface of Brazilian culture and their laid back way of life. However, last night’s episode saw the travel guru delve deep into the heart of the Amazonia and explore the culture and…