Like ancient mythologists, Victorian curiosity collectors, and countless little girls before me, I have a soft spot for mermaids. I spent my formative years living by the beach, so the idea of being able to swim unhindered by lungs that need air to absorb oxygen was a fantastical one. When I caught a glimpse...
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Published on Yahoo! – - Alan Turing was right: sunflower seed spirals clearly show a mathematical sequence in most cases, according to the results of a mass citizen science experiment.
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Published on the Huffington Post – - I’ve read the book, I’ve read the books about the book, I’ve seen the movie adaptation, and now I have had the pleasure of seeing the holiest of holies of the Beat Generation – the original manuscript of Jack Kerouac’s novel, On The Road.
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If only my ‘drawing room’ wasn’t also my lounge room and my dining room and my sometimes fall asleep on the couch room. Because if I didn’t live in a one-bedroom flat, I could have a separate drawing room, which would be home to my dreamed-of library and feature a big, beautiful globe. In...
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Published on the Huffington Post – - I am a sucker for romance, and that, combined with my ever-willingness to take part in a good art project (that doesn’t require too much of my limited artistic talent), made me a perfect candidate to add my padlock to the budding Shoreditch love lock fence.
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Published on Yahoo! – – The current digital generation is collecting and reclaiming the analogue items of the past, driven by a desire to take back control from standardised settings and an aesthetic appreciation of the items and their output.
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A series of pictures from the London Open Hardcourt Bike Polo Association Tournament 2012 Bethnal Green Gardens; 26 August 2012 http://www.lhbpa.org Pictures by Amy Freeborn
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Published on Yahoo! – - Jump, quite literally, into British prehistory with Jeremy Deller’s Sacrilege, a life-size replica of Stonehenge in the form of a fully operational bouncy castle.
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Published on Yahoo! – - I got a piece of the London2012 action for just £10 with a visit to Stratford’s Olympic Park.
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Published on Yahoo! – - Take the traditional and make it sensational with these simple techniques for stand-out holiday snaps.
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