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A new 5 foot LEGO model
More than 10,000 pieces in the Eiffel Tower will keep you busy for some time and I suspect the build will be a fun process despite the similarity of most of the bricks. Where LEGO needs to be careful is… Read More ›
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It was so worth it
A surprisingly brilliant new video (below) for an old song that never got the credit it deserved because it was tucked at the end of one of Queen’s lesser revered albums. Personally, I thought The Miracle was a superb album… Read More ›
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How many people were on earth on the day you were born?
Just a hundred years ago the world’s population had yet to reach two billion, a fourth of the almost 8 billion people on Earth today. So where do you fit? Click here to see your number. You need to enter… Read More ›
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The Grand Seiko Omiwatari SBGY013 Spring Drive
Not knowing the story does not make this Omiwatari watch any less attractive, though. The SBGY013 comes in a stainless steel round 38.5 mm case, 43,7 mm lug-to-lug width with a sleek 10.2 mm thickness. All the Omiwatari’s surfaces are… Read More ›
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When phones designers went crazy
An excellent thread. There was a time when phone companies did everything they could to make something new and innovative, to the point that a decent percentage had no practical sense in their designs at all.
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The LEGO Story
This book tells the extraordinary story of a global company and a Danish family who for ninety years have defended children’s right to play-and who believe grown-ups, too, should make the time to nurture their inner child. The LEGO Story… Read More ›
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How Timex watches became fashionable again
These were the defining characteristics of Timex watches for men in the 1990s. The once-prestigious American watchmaker had transitioned into a purveyor of dependable but disposable watches sold everywhere from department stores to drug stores. Their function was purely utilitarian,… Read More ›
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The life cycle of a monarch butterfly
We should all know roughly how the evolution of a butterfly comes to be, but it is wonderful to watch the process happen in the above clip. It shows just how amazing the creatures we rarely think about are.
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When you browse and buy in person, paragraph and place are joined forever
I can certainly remember where I was when I first encountered a great many of my favourite books. I never meant to keep these memories; I seem to have had no say in the matter. The bookstores, my mind decided,… Read More ›
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Young lives are being destroyed
Our children and young people are facing mental health challenges on an unprecedented scale. Tragically, there seems to be little meaningful action being taken in response. My 17-year-old son died by suicide last year. We had spent over a year… Read More ›
