On a speculative side note, this may explain the millen- nia-long obsession of architecture with botany, which, when compared to textile, should be viewed as the alter- native source of softness and ornament. For us, at least, it is relevant to note that pharmakon did not only mean drug...
This fabulous set did not last on ebay for long, (maybe half a minute?), but I thought I would be remiss not to share the photos of it with all of you who did not even get a chance to see it. To begin with, it is in unbelievable shape given that it is getting close to being...
On top of that, I have changed jobs in the meantime (which was one of my concerns), became an American citizen (which would make leaving the US easier procedurally but possibly harder emotionally), and thought I could use a long weekend to reflect. Did New York City fulfill my expectation...
Beijingers such as Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Hanyu, provides the audience with an excellent way to learn about Beijing from its past to its future. The tourism boom, in which audience come to Beijing to explore Mr. Six’s shooting locations, manifests Guan Hu’s success in building a new i...
It is always exciting to visit theTotem Acousticsspace. Not only does it buzz with consumer enthusiasm, but the music is always very well presented and in recent years the space has been decorated with Native American themes. Vince Bruzzese was there as usual with gentle words of wisdom and ...
houses. The Bournville Village estate, built in 1900, began with 313 cottages and houses set on 330 acres. Further similar properties were built in the years leading up to the First World War, with smaller developments taking place later in the twentieth century. American Quaker street names ...
houses. The Bournville Village estate, built in 1900, began with 313 cottages and houses set on 330 acres. Further similar properties were built in the years leading up to the First World War, with smaller developments taking place later in the twentieth century. American Quaker street names ...
Like any other village in this part of the country, it has mud-plastered houses and herds of buffaloes meandering lazily amid its green fields. Most of its inhabitants are small farmers who, like Iqbal, require supplementing their meagre farm income with additional work. The village is a ...
I bought my current residence in the mid-90's when I was a young Lance Corporal in the Marines. It was in an established neighborhood near the base where most houses were fewer than ten years old, but the wild forest was quite a bit closer then than it is these days. Deer and foxes...
I’ve been consistently employed in my primary part-time job for six and a half years (and I’m up for long service leave this year!), while the part-time gig I had before that I worked in for seven. A few of my friends work to travel, and another is working in the Prime Minis...