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VOCES8: A Boy and a Girl – Eric Whitacre

VOCES8 performs Eric Whitacre’s setting ‘A Boy and a Girl’ at the VOCES8 Centre in London. The track is part of VOCES8’s 15th anniversary album project ‘After Silence’ – https://voces8aftersilence.com TEXT: Stretched out on the grass, a boy and a … Continue reading

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Can this Swedish tradition make you happier at work? – BBC News

In Sweden, a coffee break is more than just a quick hit of caffeine. Known as a ‘fika’, the Swedish coffee break is a longstanding tradition – a time to slow down and enjoy the company of others over a … Continue reading

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Great art by @justinflom

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Playful Illustrations by Yau Hoong Tang Layer Optical Illusions into Imaginative Stories | Colossal

MAY 24, 2023 GRACE EBERT All images © Yau Hoong Tang, Yau Hoong Tang plays with presence and absence, layering optical illusions, embedded imagery, and other narrative cues within a single work. In Negative Space, Yau Hoong Tang derives imaginative … Continue reading

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This is how geometry should be taught…

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Amazing artist and art…

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Meet The Tube Moquette Designer

Meet the man who designs Tube Seats Moquettes! This is the lovely Paul Marchant who sat down with me on an old ‘C’ Stock train at the LTM Acton Depot to tell me how the design process works when coming … Continue reading

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Asparagus (1979) – Animation As A Daydream

[…] Asparagus (1979) – Animation As A Daydream: This week’s video essay concludes our month on arthouse animation with the underrated Suzan Pitt’s magnificent classic short Asparagus. Often screened with David Lynch’s Eraserhead on the midnight-movie circuit, Asparagus has gained … Continue reading

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Adam Savage Learns How Old Books Were Made!

Among the objects Adam collects and reveres are old books, some of which were bound and made in the era of the industrial revolution. But the craft and art of bookmaking began long before machines were invented to manufacture books, … Continue reading

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