Alliance franco-sénégalaise Ziguinchor © _ccil_ You can probably clearly picture the architecture of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and India – but can you say the same for Africa? For thousands of years, Africa helped shape our modern world and yet, so much of it is underrepresented. We spent the

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Eight years in the making, Porky Hefer’s first architectural project The Nest opens in the Namib Desert, inspired by the habitats of local weaver birds.

Alliance franco-sénégalaise Ziguinchor © _ccil_ You can probably clearly picture the architecture of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and India – but can you say the same for Africa? For thousands of years, Africa helped shape our modern world and yet, so much of it is underrepresented. We spent the

Ogni città è unica, ma qualcuna lo è più più delle altre, vi presentiamo una breve panoramica delle città più curiose del globo

Bob Dylan nearly crossed over to the Christian music industry in the late seventies. He had just announced his conversion to Christianity in '79 and proceeded to release a total of three albums based on his newfound faith. He spent several years touring and preaching from stage, but was never fully

From daughters to soldiers, from wives to weaponized, they remain the only documented frontline female troops in modern warfare history. A sub-saharan band of female terminators who left their European colonisers shaking in their boots, foreign observers named them the Dahomey Amazons while they cal

It's amazing what secret treasures museums don't display. Hidden away in the back rooms of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England are 1000's of flags used to identify navy vessels and shipping lines throughout history. The museum is constrained by conservation and space resources but the

"The earth grew dark, and its figures passed by me ... and among them all I beheld only Morella." Art by Harry Clarke for Edgar Allan Poe's story, "Morella" (1936) Re-discovering history's rebellious and obscure artists is one of our favourite pastimes on the internet. When their brushtrokes indu

This post has been updated with new information you can find at the end of the post. With every passing day, the Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers falls further into ruin; another stone becomes dislodged by strangling vines, what remains of the roof sinks a little lower. Nature is winning. (c