AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Serene SpaceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoTokyo’s Public Toilets Will Leave New Yorkers Sobbingverified_publisherCurbed - Justin DavidsonMovies are machines for generating envy, but you can keep your mauve sunsets and cinematic peaks, your luscious gowns and roast birds shellacked to implausible perfection. Wim Wenders’s tender and lovely film Perfect Days has fired me up with a new object of desire: public bathrooms as clean and …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Knowledge is Power 2 days agoCruise Ship Cancels Santorini Visit Due to Overcrowdinggreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisA massive cruise ship that can carry thousands of guests announced over the weekend it is canceling its planned visit to Santorini due to …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Knowledge is Power AvatarAvatar4 days agoPerspective | Nicole Brown Simpson’s cries for help are still hard to hearverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Monica HesseNicole Brown Simpson dialed 911 in October of 1993 and told the dispatcher that her ex-husband had broken into her home. He wouldn’t leave the property, she explained: “He’s ranting and raving outside in the front yard.” The dispatcher wanted to know whether the man had been drinking. Nicole said …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Knowledge is Power FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoStephen King lists his 10 favourite books of all timefaroutmagazine.co.uk - Calum Russell“Speaking personally, you can have my gun, but you’ll take my book when you pry my cold, dead fingers off of the binding.” – Stephen King The horror …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Serene SpaceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoSir Antony Gormley: Artist's iron men take over grounds of Norfolk stately homebbc.co.uk - By Steven McIntosh & Ian YoungsOne hundred life-size cast iron figures have appeared in the grounds of an 18th Century house in Norfolk, in the latest major artwork by Sir Antony Gormley. The artist used his own body to mould the sculptures, which have been placed around Houghton Hall before officially opening to the public later …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Knowledge is Power FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoGail Wise bought the first Ford Mustang sold in the United States; 60 years later, she still owns itsuntimes.com - Neil SteinbergThe Park Ridge woman bought the car in April 1964 to get to her job as a third grade teacher. In the spring of 1964, Gail Wise taught third grade at …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Amazing PeopleAvatarAvatar5 days agoLionel Richie, Goldie Hawn, Fabio and More: See Stars Recreate Their Iconic PEOPLE Covers!AOL - David WaltersIn honor of PEOPLE's 50th anniversary, go back in time to these memorable cover moments and the celebs who made them Since 1974, PEOPLE has wooed everyone from Oscar and Grammy winners to talk show hosts and politicians to say ‘cheese’ and strike a pose on its cover. And in honor of the magazine's …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Amazing PeopleAvatarAvatar6 days agoReview | How Matisse painted the sea ‘so blue that you want to eat it’verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Sebastian SmeeST. LOUIS — Are you near a window? Try looking out. Henri Matisse used to look out windows a lot. He saw colors. Hilary Spurling, in her great Matisse biography, reported that the French artist once became so concerned about eyestrain that he sought medical help. “His oculist,” Spurling wrote, …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Amazing PeopleAvatarAvatarMartha Stewart Has ‘Never-Ending Curiosity’ (And a Few Regrets.)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Ruth La FerlaThis year I made time to grow the best vegetables, monster vegetables, that I’ve ever grown in my life. My houses are never done. And I’m writing my autobiography. That’s the scariest project for me because I don’t really like everything about myself — where I’ve been, what I’ve done. I get up at …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Amazing PeopleAvatarAvatarGiorgio Armani Doesn’t Think Much About Ageverified_publisherThe New York Times - Guy TrebayFor those of us who grew up in the shadow of war, ambition was something natural, a vital drive. It was not so much a desire for fame and notoriety but rather an urge for personal fulfillment, a way to assert oneself outside the hardship and to overcome it. My mother and father taught me the value …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Amazing PeopleAvatarAvatarBlack sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified after 80 yearsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Michael E. RuaneEdna Lee Ward walked into a newspaper office in Portsmouth, Va., early in 1942 carrying a picture of her son, who was in the Navy. He had been declared missing in action after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His name was David Walker. He was 19. He had dropped out of his African …
AvatarTheKirkmanflipped into Serene SpaceFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFoster + Partners unveils $1 billion plan for Television City in Los Angelesarchpaper.com - Daniel RocheAfter an international competition, Foster + Partners has been appointed by Hackman Capital Partners to reimagine Television City, a historic Los …