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What’s a Word?

by Cat Johnson
Ever wondered how many words there are in the English language? Although it’s a common question, it’s apparently one that doesn’t have a good answer as it raises another question: what counts as a word?
Sounds like a trick question right? But, according to Michael Quinion at World Wide Words, even dictionaries can’t agree [...]

The Paper Art of Peter Callesen

The sculptures of Danish artist Peter Callesen challenge us to think twice about paper. The everyday medium is so familiar that we “rarely notice the materiality of it” yet through its transformation, Callesen has created situations and characters that are thoughtful, intricate, beautiful and tragic.

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I Have Been to the Mountaintop

This was the last speech given by Dr. King. He was assassinated the next day.
MLK Quotes:
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.”
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out [...]

Little People in London

by Cat Johnson
There’s a street art trend that has captured my heart: placing small things in unexpected places. Unlike some outdoor art, you could easily step, unknowingly, right over these installation pieces, but lucky are those who don’t.
Among my favorite of these street artists is Slinkachu, whose intention is to “play with the notion of [...]

Industrial Doilies

Welcome to the world of Cal Lane.
“I like to work as a visual devil’s advocate, using contradiction as a vehicle for finding my way to an empathetic image, an image of opposition that creates a balance – as well as a clash – by comparing and contrasting ideas and materials.This manifested in a series of [...]

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