The Smithian

…commissioned for the centenary of Canberra, ‘The Sky Whale’ hot-air balloon by Sierra Leonean artist Patricia Piccinini…

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Thursday Magazine.

…non-denominational chapel…designed in 1980 by an apprentice of [Frank Lloyd] Wright’s, architect E. Fay Jones, who employed the use of steel and glass to create a weightless, almost translucent structure that offers sweeping views…of the surrounding Ozark habitat…Fay asked that no construction element be larger than what two people could carry through the woods by hand.

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New technology and standards continue to put a new face on type, and the use cases are extending off our computer screens and into the physical realm…

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…[the book] is a must for blues fans or even dabblers—although William Stout cautions that purists might be upset by his inclusion of crossover artists…Each spread contains the artist’s vital stats; recommended tracks; notable tributes and covers by other artists; and a short, punchy mini-profile of each one. The book comes with a 14-track CD compilation…

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…skate-inspired clothing brand Supreme built a cult following for its tweaked versions of famous logos. It’s mostly gotten away with this sampling of intellectual property, so it was especially ironic that when Supreme found itself embroiled in a trademark suit this year, it was the one doing the suing. 

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art: by Y33

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Breaking ground last week and set to open in the Fall of 2014 as a project of the Welfare Association, the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, Palestine, is “dedicated to the exploration and understanding of the culture, history and society of Palestine and the Palestinian people.”

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