Paris, France — It is one of the best selling books of all time. First published in 1937 and with many million of copies sold world wide, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or […]
A Hobbit Happening
Celebrating Nature’s Builders on International Beaver Day
They fell trees. They build. They have secret underwater tunnels to enter — most stealthily — into their artfully designed burrows and lodges. They patch up leaks in their dams by pushing […]
Going Grass Roots at Ground Control
Paris, France — It’s one of the more iconic urban renewal programs in the heart of the French capital just minutes from the Gare du Lyon train station and a short walk […]
A Royal Abbey, Roses and the Heritage of a Hermit
The Royal Abbey of Saint-Riquier in the Somme administrative department of what was once the province of Picardy is regarded as a jewel of Gothic architecture. Founded by a Frankish abbot and […]
An Ancient Culinary Tradition Takes to the Airways
It is a bread made from the ancient wheat varieties of Einkorn and Emmer, the distant ancestors of modern wheat, ancient wheats that were first farmed in the Fertile Crescent where bread-making […]
Moving Landscapes by the Hand of Man
Paris, France — The devastating effects of phosphate extraction on the tiny island of Nauru. The litter from space exploration sprinkled throughout the great Sonoran desert of the American southwest. The rice […]
Critic’s Choice: The Dream-Like World of Tim Hailand
Jouy-en-Josas, France — Demi Moore as a tree. Dancer and choreographer Stephen Galloway emerges in a flurry of flora. The self-portrait of the artist in a row boat in Monet’s waterlily-filled pond. […]
Onward into the Orchids
Paris, France — An opulent orchid exhibition is underway in one of the delightful greenhouses of the Botanical Gardens of France’s National History Museum in Paris, taking the visitor on a journey […]
The U.S Postal Service Shines at the San Diego Stamp Show
Stamps and stamp collecting, often regarded as the king of hobbies, but what makes stamps so seductive that millions of people around the world collect them. Queen Elizabeth II, Charlie Chaplin, Amelia […]
Moments in Time: Seiko Sea Lady Time
The Seiko Sea Lady timepieces. Photos courtesy Seiko. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette The Japanese house of Seiko has just brought out its newest models in its Prospex Collection. Appropriately named Sea […]
