Capturing time in elegant space (Cameron Laux, BBC Culture)
The artfulness of library spaces in their effort to capture time and history.
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07, 2018
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01, 2018
Science unveils new secrets of Egyptian mummies (Pallab Ghoush, BBC News)
New science reveals hidden secrets of ancient Egypt.
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07, 2017
Out of the woods: no trees at the library
The Vatican City correspondent deliberates on the absence of trees at the library.
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08, 2016
A letter about writing
A letter about writing: a correspondent argues against the mania for writing Editor’s note: The following letter, printed below in its entirety, was written in response to an earlier post, Against Reading. The editorial staff does not typically sanction the placement of readers’ letters in the monthly Observations, yet found that the author’s candor [...]
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07, 2016
Against Reading
Against Reading: why life is better spent doing other things. Ferreus. Hi, Procopius. What are you up to? Procopius. Hello, Ferreus. I’m just catching up on my reading. Ferreus. What magazine is that? Procopius. The Economist. It’s a bit stilted, but it helps me understand world affairs. Ferreus. I looked at it once. It was [...]