Print Of The Day

 Tennô Temple, Osaka, by Kawase Hasui, 1927

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In Remembrance of Those We Lost In 2024

Since 2016 Chris the Barker has been making annual collages in tribute to those who passed away in the previous year, using the design of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s album cover. Here is the collage for 2024.

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Eavesdrop

This one storey house by Tom Dowdall Architects made the RIBA House of the Year 2024 shortlist. It looks very livable.

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Happy 2025!

 I suspect that this is what Carmen did after we fell asleep before midnight last night.

My wish for all of you in the year to come

 

The Floppy Sombreros of the Sea

The unique body shape of stingrays lets them bury themselves under the ocean floor to catch prey.

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The 2024 US Mullet Championships Were INSANE

Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Jimmy Carter Saved The Day In Canada 1952

The young Navy lieutenant from Georgia played a key role in helping prevent a nuclear catastrophe in 1952 at Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario Canada. 

The Armies of Greenland prepare for war.

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Tokyo”s Subterranean World

Image: Japan Tours

Fifty metres under Tokyo lies an underground system of tunnels, water tanks, massive chambers and pillars constructed to withstand 200 tonnes of water per second. Tokyo is vulnerable to river overflows during heavy rain and typhoon seasons. When flooding is expected, these chambers can pump the water away from the city and into the nearby river, reducing the risk of catastrophic flooding.