escape into gretchen scherer’s maximalist paintings of palatial, art-filled spaces
Gretchen Scherer's detailed oil paintings of affluent homes, studios, and libraries appear to expand before our eyes.
thisiscolossal.com
The Best Time To Change City Policy Is Before It’s Written
By getting involved early, members of Stronger Denton helped bring a new approach to crash response into their city's Vision Zero plan.
strongtowns.org
Orionid, Taurid Meteors Haunt October Skies
Fall meteor season has begun. Late October not only sees dusk falling ever earlier as ghouls and goblins walk the Earth on Halloween, but it also sees the peak of two fine annual meteor showers kicking off Halloween season: the Orionid and Taurid meteor showers.
universetoday.com
"Should I Vote for a Transit Tax?"
10 points to consider when navigating these noisy debates at election time.
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Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust
Galaxies, vast collections of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, are scattered across the immensity of space. But every so often, a
science.nasa.gov
What We Owe the Place We Call Home
Loving a city means caring for what we inherit and sharing the work of leaving it better.
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the lesbian bar mask mandate implosion
Plus an historic delivery platform settlement, the US-Canada trade war heats up,, and more.
bonappetit.com
Anyone Can Complain, but Fewer Show Up With Paint
Showing up to city hall costs a few minutes and the adrenaline of speaking in public. Sweat equity is a different currency.
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Filtering Is Not a Housing Affordability Strategy
New housing can make rents lower than they otherwise would have been. That is not the same as producing homes people can afford.
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kiyomizu rokubei: 250 years of ceramic expression from kyoto at dai ichi…
Kiyomizu Rokubei: 250 Years of Ceramic Expression from Kyoto at Dai Ichi Arts, New York September 10-24, 2026 Dai Ichi
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My Kids Like Mexico City More Than Vancouver
But they’re wrong about why.
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sony fe 600mm f/6.3 gm oss review: telephoto dreaming
Seriously, how is this lens so lightweight?
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The Missing Village: How to Build Neighborhoods Where Kids Thrive
What communities and families can do to give children more independence, stronger relationships, greater responsibility, and a place to belong.
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✚ Application of charts and data
This week is about adapting our visualization workflow as the tools change dramatically.
flowingdata.com
The Road Decides Where the Money Goes
A new database shows how the design of a road decides whether travel money stays in a community or leaves it.
strongtowns.org
The $300 Sony Headphones Everyone Wanted Are Actually Back
Anyone who has priced out a decent pair of noise-cancelling headphones this year has felt the sticker shock. Sony's own flagship, the WH-1000XM6, launches at $449.99, and its wilder sibling, the 1000X The ColleXion, sits even higher. Bose isn't cheaper. Sennheiser isn't cheaper. The whole category has quietly drifted toward the idea that "premium" now
yankodesign.com
A Mayor Willing to Tell His City the Truth
Post Falls is growing rapidly. Its mayor is asking whether that growth is making the city poorer.
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cross chair tube by takt
The Cross Chair Tube by Pearson Lloyd for TAKT distils the dining chair into a composition of two essential materials. A slender tubular steel frame supports an
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Can an Engineer Speak Out for Reform?
A federal court has answered a question that matters for every professional willing to challenge the practices of their own profession.
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An Interstate Highway Program — but for Sidewalks?
What if communities had more control over their transportation priorities?
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What We Get Right at Home and Wrong in Public
The three traps that keep us from building better places.
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