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Dekotora: Photographer highlights ‘decorated truck’ culture in Japan | Creative Boom
Source: Dekotora: Photographer highlights ‘decorated truck’ culture in Japan | Creative Boom
Posted in Japan
Tagged Art, comparison, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Japan, Life, Technology, Urban
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Snow Covered Vending Machines Illuminate a Frozen Hokkaido | Colossal
There are over five and a half million vending machines across Japan which sell a variety of merchandise from soda and cigarettes, to fresh eggs and flowers. These machines are not only scattered within the large city centers of the … Continue reading
‘I’m dumbfounded!’ … Neave Brown on bagging a RIBA award for the building that killed his career | Art and design | The Guardian
It was late, over-budget and ended his career. But 40 years on, Neave Brown has just won British architecture’s top award for the Alexandra Road estate and similar masterpieces of social housing Source: ‘I’m dumbfounded!’ … Neave Brown on bagging … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, history, infrastructure, Life, Metropolis, Neave Brown, Politics, rhythm, Technology, Urban
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Modern Girl: Photos by Dina Goldstein
Inspired by Chinese advertising posters of the 1930’s, this series entitled Modern Girl by Vancouver-based photographer Dina Goldstein examines identity, gender roles, diasporic cultures, and consumerism by reimagining iconic Chinese advertisements to critique the beauty, health and wellness industries. Source: … Continue reading
Tudo Que Aprendemos Juntos (The Violin Teacher) – ** — Outlet for movie frustration and adoration
It all looks a bit surreal at the end, when a group of underprivileged kids from a favela in Sao Paulo perform a classic musical piece perfectly. Especially since months before the concert, none of them could even read scores … Continue reading
How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines – Co-operative News
On World Architecture Day, we take a look at some of the brick-and-mortar icons of the the UK’s co-operative movement Source: How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines – Co-operative News
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Tagged Co-Operative Movement, construction, creatives, Culture, history, infrastructure, Life, UK, Urban
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What the ctenophore says about the evolution of intelligence | Aeon Essays
The ctenophore’s brain suggests that, if evolution began again, intelligence would re-emerge because nature repeats itself Source: What the ctenophore says about the evolution of intelligence | Aeon Essays
Anatomical Fish Zip Bags by Japanese Designer Keiko Otsuhata | Colossal
Japanese designer Keiko Otsuhata has brought a new dimension to the popularity of fish as food by turning the sea creature into a functional-out-of-water zip bag. In Japan, fried fish (especially mackerel) is often seen on bar menus, and is prepared by … Continue reading
Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander
A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting ‘base camp’ as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin. Source: Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged construction, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Life, science, Technology, travel
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Coffee producers feel the heat – Climate News NetworkClimate News Network
29 September, 2017 – Global warming threatens to greatly reduce the amount of land suitable for coffee-growing by 2050, but bees could fly to the rescue. Source: Coffee producers feel the heat – Climate News NetworkClimate News Network
Posted in Environmentalism
Tagged comparison, Culture, infrastructure, Life, nature, Politics
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