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Belgian artist Yorick Efira uses cardboard, wood and acetate to create stunning replicas of Brussels Belgium iconic landscapes and architecture.
Artist: Yorick Efira
Artist: Yorick Efira
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Belgian artist Yorick Efira uses cardboard, wood and acetate to create stunning replicas of Brussels Belgium iconic landscapes and architecture.
Artist: Yorick Efira
Artist: Yorick Efira
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The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time
The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time
The delicate experimentation of the band’s debut may not have chimed with the post-punk 1980s, but its durability makes this deluxe reissue thoroughly deserved
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time
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‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex
‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex
Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex
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Denys Lasdun’s University of East Anglia 1966/7 - the ziggurats looking particularly gorgeous in the late afternoon sun. Photo taken in 2018
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Denys Lasdun’s University of East Anglia 1966/7 - the ziggurats looking particularly gorgeous in the late afternoon sun. Photo taken in 2018
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🔭 Comet Lemmon Beyond Lomnický Peak
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 Comet Lemmon Beyond Lomnický Peak
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Barsa
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Studio-opname van de nieuwe Simca. Rond 1965.
"Ten behoeve van de introductie van het nieuwe model in Nederland, diende het fotograferen onder geheimhouding te gebeuren."
📷: H.Hilterman/Spaarnestad
"Ten behoeve van de introductie van het nieuwe model in Nederland, diende het fotograferen onder geheimhouding te gebeuren."
📷: H.Hilterman/Spaarnestad
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Studio-opname van de nieuwe Simca. Rond 1965.
"Ten behoeve van de introductie van het nieuwe model in Nederland, diende het fotograferen onder geheimhouding te gebeuren."
📷: H.Hilterman/Spaarnestad
"Ten behoeve van de introductie van het nieuwe model in Nederland, diende het fotograferen onder geheimhouding te gebeuren."
📷: H.Hilterman/Spaarnestad
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DIESEL POWER ON BRITISH RAILWAYS (1965) | https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-diesel-power-on-british-railways-1965-online
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
DIESEL POWER ON BRITISH RAILWAYS (1965) | https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-diesel-power-on-british-railways-1965-online
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Airbus A320 flies past Boeing 737 as most-delivered jet in history www.reuters.com/business/aer... (via @reuters.com)
www.reuters.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Airbus A320 flies past Boeing 737 as most-delivered jet in history www.reuters.com/business/aer... (via @reuters.com)
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"If there is a frontline in the current battle against demolition it is Brussels. Faced with huge amounts of redundant industrial, infrastructural and office space, the city is pioneering circular architecture."
Adapt or die: the architects pioneering a new wave of building reuse
Thanks to innovators and smart policy initiatives, demolition is becoming more unfashionable. But is the tide changing fast enough?
on.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"If there is a frontline in the current battle against demolition it is Brussels. Faced with huge amounts of redundant industrial, infrastructural and office space, the city is pioneering circular architecture."
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Spangles in architecture. 1963 Ganshoren house by Brunswyck and Wathelet.
October 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Spangles in architecture. 1963 Ganshoren house by Brunswyck and Wathelet.
This vs Kathy Burke's "underfucked"
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Part Three (24th September 1979).
"Poor loves. Trained to Empire. Trained to rule the waves. Englishmen could be proud then."
"Poor loves. Trained to Empire. Trained to rule the waves. Englishmen could be proud then."
September 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This vs Kathy Burke's "underfucked"
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The World of Yesterday but with street view not Zweig. The video club, the cybercafe and the remains of Café l'Aquarium, founded 1938. Rue du Marché aux Poulets, Brussels (image from April 2009).
September 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The World of Yesterday but with street view not Zweig. The video club, the cybercafe and the remains of Café l'Aquarium, founded 1938. Rue du Marché aux Poulets, Brussels (image from April 2009).
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Happy Ever After (12th September 1978). Terry's looking for an obscure record. The manager of the local record emporium (Julian Orchard) is of no use but luckily Miss Snead (Damaris Hayman) is able to assist ....
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy Ever After (12th September 1978). Terry's looking for an obscure record. The manager of the local record emporium (Julian Orchard) is of no use but luckily Miss Snead (Damaris Hayman) is able to assist ....
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Chemical engineering is a big deal in Belgium! First thing you see leave the airport 😎
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Chemical engineering is a big deal in Belgium! First thing you see leave the airport 😎
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Lovely assemblage of early carboniferous crinoids seen on the paving slabs in Leuven train station in Belgium 🤩
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
September 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lovely assemblage of early carboniferous crinoids seen on the paving slabs in Leuven train station in Belgium 🤩
#FossilFriday
#FossilFriday
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📷 Boris Lipnitzki.
Premier train aérodynamique à vapeur PLM au départ de la gare de Lyon
1937. Paris Bonnes vacances.
Premier train aérodynamique à vapeur PLM au départ de la gare de Lyon
1937. Paris Bonnes vacances.
July 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
📷 Boris Lipnitzki.
Premier train aérodynamique à vapeur PLM au départ de la gare de Lyon
1937. Paris Bonnes vacances.
Premier train aérodynamique à vapeur PLM au départ de la gare de Lyon
1937. Paris Bonnes vacances.
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Richard Skinner gave me free rein to write about cinema for his forthcoming anthology The Carbon Arc. Having already revisited two of the films that made an indelible impression on me when I was young (What a Carve Up and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes) this was a chance to discuss the third.
The Bond film that made me a writer | The Observer
Jonathan Coe’s parents took him to see On Her Majesty’s Secret Service at the age of eight – and it has influenced his novels ever since. It just took a ...
observer.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Richard Skinner gave me free rein to write about cinema for his forthcoming anthology The Carbon Arc. Having already revisited two of the films that made an indelible impression on me when I was young (What a Carve Up and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes) this was a chance to discuss the third.
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I finally made it to the new Fenix migration musuem in Rotterdam, which opened in May. I thought it was terrific.
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July 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I finally made it to the new Fenix migration musuem in Rotterdam, which opened in May. I thought it was terrific.
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The River Stannis runs pale and long
The River Darrow it runs to flood
But oh my lovely, lonely child
The River Restal runs to blood
– Extract from the traditional Hookland nursery rhyme 'The Running of the Rivers'
The River Darrow it runs to flood
But oh my lovely, lonely child
The River Restal runs to blood
– Extract from the traditional Hookland nursery rhyme 'The Running of the Rivers'
July 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The River Stannis runs pale and long
The River Darrow it runs to flood
But oh my lovely, lonely child
The River Restal runs to blood
– Extract from the traditional Hookland nursery rhyme 'The Running of the Rivers'
The River Darrow it runs to flood
But oh my lovely, lonely child
The River Restal runs to blood
– Extract from the traditional Hookland nursery rhyme 'The Running of the Rivers'
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While Boromir might once have famously stated that no one simply walks into Mordor, he did not factor into the tenacity and silly recklessness of Lord of the Rings Online players.
Lord of the Rings Online’s Great Hobbit Run finally makes it to Mount Doom in a six-hour race
massivelyop.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
While Boromir might once have famously stated that no one simply walks into Mordor, he did not factor into the tenacity and silly recklessness of Lord of the Rings Online players.
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June 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM