BBC Manchester: Farming in the fast lane
On the border between Lancashire and Yorkshire, slap bang in the middle of the motorway is Stott Hall Farm. Known to the truckers as ‘the little house on the prairie’ it’s possibly the most famous farm in the land. But what’s it like living there? Its sole […]
Developers have turned a house into an island in China after the owner refused to move out.
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In the good old days, a married couple simply slept in separate beds. Now separate rooms are all the rage in America.
NY Times: To Have, Hold and Cherish, Until Bedtime
“At Escala, a condominium project in Seattle, a quarter of the 270 units have double master bedrooms, said John Midby, a partner in the development. […]
“I must put myself in the place of an imaginary traveller who stumbles upon these writings as upon lost manuscripts and who, for lack of supporting evidence, would attempt to reconstitute the society they describe.” (The Ecstasy of Communication, 1988)
International Herald Tribune: French philosopher Jean Baudrillard dies
I feel la vieille garde dying off. And […]