“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are” Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Alzheimer’s is a degenerative condition that’s on the rise, and is affecting more than 50 million people worldwide. Signs of the disease could start in middle age with memory loss and cognitive impairment, leading to significant behavioral changes. There…
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This essay was written by architect and journalist Amnon Direktor, who is originally from Israel and now based in Brussels, Belgium. Follow his work on LinkedIn and Instagram. Gas lamps in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Credit — Wikipedia).jpg How would you react if you were told that the wooden bench in your city is assigned for…
Editor’s note: This is the second post in our annual Digital Summer School for 2025, in which we highlight projects in the digital humanities. You can read other posts in the series here. Created during a 2024-2025 fellowship at Temple University’s Loretta C. Duckworth Scholar Studio (LCDSS), the Queer Philly Mapping Project explores the spatial…
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“Tilsammen” by TELMO With the 12th year of ‘Out in the Open’ Belgian SPEAR and Dutch TELMO has just finished two new murals in Aalborg, Denmark. “Tilsammen” literally carries the sense of “to together”, which makes sense when thinking of it as things being added up or gathered into a whole. Going towards being together.” -Telmo For…
I can’t remember when I first tasted black currant jam. I know I was on a very fixed income; perhaps after college while living in NYC where my rent consumed 60% of my salary and I regularly roamed the aisle of Balducci’s on the way home from work “eating with my eyeballs” before returning home…
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member As Trump’s massive tax and spending budget bill inches closer to passing, the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” looks very likely to bring significant, landmark changes for two different…
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More and more cities are beginning to realise the reality that we are designing cities that are constantly challenged by heavy rainfall and flooding. Especially in waterfront areas, where the terrain is low and drainage is slow, a single downpour can turn a street into a river. In the face of such an urban environment,…
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Biodynamic gardening is a holistic method that focuses on making gardeners self-sufficient and offers them a better understanding of nature. It considers soil health, plant vitality and seasonal rhythms. Selecting the right fruits and vegetables is essential for supporting this natural balance. There are many crops that not only grow well in biodynamic gardening conditions…
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What if you could ride actual national bike trails from one end of your country to the other, without ever facing off with a car? Well, maybe not ever, but suppose that most of your route was an off-road path. You start your journey on a national border or coastal point; then you pedal through…
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This week one of East London’s most culturally significant murals was defaced with a swastika, an unmistakable symbol of hate, sprayed across a beloved piece of artwork that has long stood for community and peace. Created in 2010 by internationally renowned British street artist STIK, A Couple Hold Hands in the Street portrays a Muslim woman in a…
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