The city of Al Hajjara in Republic of Yemen* Haraz Mountains looks ancient yet modern at the same time: the taller of the brown, flat-roofed houses so precariously balanced on top of the mountain resemble early skyscrapers. Many are decorated with elaborate white friezes and patterns so typical for the area. The town’s remoteness and [...]
Scientists have warned that the world’s commitments so far fall short of what is needed to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels and head off the worst of global warming. They say global warming will create rising sea levels, increasing drought, more extreme weather and the extinction [...]
The Ancient Egyptians kept many animals as household pets, including cats, dogs, monkeys, gazelles, and birds. Pets were not only present as paintings or models. The mummified bodies of pets have also been found in tombs. A certain Hapymen, buried at Abydos, was so fond of his pet dog that it was mummified and wrapped [...]
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The marriage may be over, but not the fun. Meet 12 examples of people expressing their feelings with cake “art”. (Link)
+rosebud is a design magazine that operates with the desire to explore and exhaust the possibilities and potentials that paper and 2D-structure have to offer. The symbolic name, a derivation from the the last, mysterious word that the newspaper tycoon stammers out in Orson Welles’ film classic “Citizen Kane,” figuratively indicates that +rosebud is an [...]
The gruelling 150-mile (240km) Sand Marathon (Marathon des Sables) takes place near Ouarzazate in Morocco. Around 700 dedicated competitors from around the world take on the course over 11 long days.
