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‘Zbig’ by Edward Luce and ‘Henry Kissinger’ by Jérémie Gallon review JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:37
The Lin Biao Incident JamesHoare Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:36
“The idea of finding the regulars in this chaos came up – then much later in the process, finding their behaviours and rituals in their commute from A to B.” – Peter Funch For nine years, Peter Funch photographed the same corner of New York City – 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue – … Continue reading "Watching The Commuter at 42nd and Vanderbilt, NYC – 2007–2016" The post Watching The Commuter at 42nd and Vanderbilt, NYC – 2007–2016 appeared first on Flashbak.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were a collection of structures admired by ancient Greek writers and travelers as feats of beauty and human engineering. Ancient authors such as Diodorus Siculus and Antipater of Sidon compiled lists of these “sights to be seen,” but the list we reference today was solidified from their […]
