Rosemary Wakeman’s new book, The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918–1941, is an interpretative history of global urbanity following the life of business tycoon Victor Sassoon across three cities at the forefront of the sweeping changes taking the world by storm as it entered an era of globalized commerce. Global Urban History blog…
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Päivälleen 10 vuotta sitten uteliaat kutsuvieraat – päättäjistä kaupunkisuunnittelijoihin ja tutkijoihin – supisivat innostuneena hotelli Arthurin tunnelmallisessa ravintolakabinetissa. Välillä kuultiin puheenvuoroja, joissa tasapainoiltiin Helsingin tulevaisuuden tarpeiden ja nykyisen tekemisen välillä. Sana ”urbaani” oli monen huulilla. Seitsemänhenkinen kaupunkiaktivistiryhmämme Urban Helsinki oli juuri julkaissut Pro Helsinki 2.0 -suunnitelman (linkit koko suunnitelmaan ja zoomattavaan vuoden 2014 karttaan). Eli…
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Home fashion Sunshine Yellow for Kennedy Oaks Day By Blair Villanueva 8:00:00 AM With a burst of gorgeous sunshine and cooler breeze, it is no wonder Spring is one of the best times to dress up and romanticize our idle days. And if you are in Australia (particularly in Melbourne), the Spring season begins with our…
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Cities Under Stress: Urban Discourses of Crisis, Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal The Third International Conference of the Association for Literary Urban Studies (ALUS) University of California, Santa Barbara on 17–19 February 2022.Deadline for submissions: September 1Conference website: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/hlc-n/2022-conference/ Keynote speakers: Caroline Levine (Department of English, Cornell U)Sara Meerow (School of Geographical Science & Urban Planning, Arizona State…
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Saturday was dark and rainy, the sort of day that you spend indoors huddled up, moving slowly, drinking warm liquids, binging on movies or a series, and making stuff. Just the day before, I discovered the Craft in America documentary series, which is probably how I came to the conclusion that it was a good…
833: Jaron Lukas on Healthy Nutrition for Dogs. Why we need to stay away from highly processed pet kibble! In This Podcast: Jaron Lukas, CEO and founder of Yum Woof, a brand specializing in air-dried dog food, discusses his journey from tech to pet nutrition, driven by personal experiences with food allergies. He emphasizes the…
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Defiant, dynamic and dangerously good fun, Emma Weinbren picks out the very best of the Spanish capital, from the Buen Retiro to the Bernabeu, with plenty to savour in between. Main Attractions Getting Here Hipsters Guide More Info Events & More Read This Hotels & Beds Watch This Food & Restaurants Listen To This Bars…
Estimated reading time: 19 minutes Having fresh herbs on hand is very convenient. They can enhance meals and treat common ailments, which is why people have been growing and using herbs ever since the first farms appeared about 10,000 years ago. Whether you’re soothing a sore throat with a cup of chamomile tea or boosting…
In America’s streetgrid pattern of cities, our subway and metro systems tend follow the streets, whether under, over or sometimes in the streets. Last time we looked at future rail in Oakland, including a second transbay crossing, with a north-south alignment through downtown along Jackson Street. This time we turn the compass east-west. Will the…
March 29, 2024 by Robin Plaskoff Horton Photo: Jenny Pore. Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. For about three weeks every year, cascades of brilliant orange nasturtiums spill down from the Venetian balconies in the courtyard at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Photo: Jenny Pore. Courtesy of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,…
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