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A house designed to be part of the landscape is at home among the trees in Venice, California. The residents often dine on the patio off the kitchen, warmed by a fireplace from Spark Modern Fires. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt. Courtesy of Coral von Zumwalt . This originally appeared in A Modern Bungalow in Venice Beach .
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A house designed to be part of the landscape is at home among the trees in Venice, California. The residents often dine on the patio off the kitchen, warmed by a fireplace from Spark Modern Fires. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt.
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A guest bedroom, with furniture from Room & Board, overlooks the bridge above the dining courtyard. The home’s landscape architecture is by Ventura, California–based Jack Kiesel. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt. Courtesy of Coral von Zumwalt .
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Michael and Tamami brought greenery to the master bath courtyard, which is lined with Eco Arbor Designs deck tiles, in the form of succulents in a ceramic Peanut planter by John Follis for Architectural Pottery from Vessel. Photo by Coral von Zumwalt. Courtesy of Coral von Zumwalt .
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Residents of this contemporary home in Koriyama, Japan, squeeze out every cubic inch of storage, courtesy of a centuries-old design concept—the tansu. Photo by: Osamu Abe
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Golf Balls Were Originally Made of Wood! Here’s a fun fact: some of the first golf balls were made entirely of hardwood, such as beech and box trees. These balls appeared during the 14th century and remained in use until the 17th century. Of course, a typical wooden golf ball would only last for a few games before it needed to be replaced.
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The remains of a broken wagon wheel sit in a field behind abandoned buildings in the ghost town of Bodie, California. In 1880, more than 10,000 people lived in Bodie, but there were only three residents left by 1943.
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John Wayne: He appeared in more than 175 films over half a century making him a Western hero and an American icon. Nearly 30 years after his death he still consistently ranks among the most popular movie stars of all time. Wayne was a proud supporter of the military and posthumously he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and in 1980 the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Courtesy Wayne Enterprises)
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God's presence at the Tabernacle. And so God dwelled among His people in the tabernacle in the wilderness. He appeared as a pillar of cloud over the tabernacle by day and a pillar of fire by night in the sight of all Israel. The people would not set out on their journey unless the cloud lifted. It was an unmistakably powerful visual statement indicating God’s presence among them.
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Landscape Architects frequently work to transform areas that contain industrial and toxic waste, infrastructure no longer in use, or land affected by war, natural disaster or disuse. These neglected places, while often having a negative impact on the environment and surrounding community, are simultaneously part of our cultural heritage. Here we’ve selected several of the …
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Foxes are among the most intelligent animals in the world by the characteristics they possess. Fox is the central character of many cultures, and often app
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Authors of a study on the use of "marriage" in the Bible: "The debate about marriage equality often centers, however discretely, on an appeal to the Bible. Unfortunately, such appeals often reflect a lack of biblical literacy on the part of those who use that complex collection of texts as an authority to enact modern social policy."
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Photography: Matt JonesStyling: Stacey Battat Tilda wears dress by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere. Originally appeared in The Horror Issue of i-D Magazine, July 2006 #Tilda Swinton
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Taking a cue from the architecture of the house, this shapely fireplace surround creates an elegant focal point for this covered patio. The mantel offers prominent display space for a collection of small sculptures. A large painting hung above the mantel creates a unique style statement that's not often featured in outdoor rooms./
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To celebrate the Dark Knight’s legacy Alex Ross created this dramatic painting full of important visual references of his history. With the design, Ross pulls the Golden Age of Batman right into the modern age and beyond.Created by artist, Bob Kane and writer, Bill Finger in 1939, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27. During his years at DC Comics he has been referred to as the Caped Crusader”, “the Dark Knight” and “the World’s Greatest Detective” among other titles.
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FRANCIS BACON Untitled (figure) 1950–51 oil on canvas 198 x 137 cm The Estate of Francis Bacon Courtesy Faggionato Fine Art, London This painting is related to a book that Bacon kept in his study, The Phenomena of Materialisation (1920) by Baron Albert von Schrenk-Notzing. It shows a man caged floating inside a structure that drifts freely among the steel curved furniture that Bacon designed in his early twenties.
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The Nimrud lens is a 3000 year old piece of rock crystal, unearthed by Austen Henry Layard at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud. It may have been used as a magnifying glass, or as a burning-glass to start fires by concentrating sunlight. Assyrian craftsmen made intricate engravings, and could have used such a lens in their work. Italian scientist Giovanni Pettinato of the University of Rome has proposed that the lens was used by the ancient Assyrians as part of a telescope.
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