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Hope and Love Prevail During a Terrible Historic Era in the Short Film ‘Father’s Letters’
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In the early 20th century, Russia underwent a series of drastic and devastating changes. After centuries of imperial rule, the 1917 Russian Revolution put an end to the Romanov dynasty and hailed the start of a new era under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, head of the Bolshevik Party. This government body eventually became known as the Communist Party, and Russia was dubbed the Union of Soviet Social Republicans, or the U.S.S.R.
In 1927, everything changed again. Lenin died that year, and a new leader maneuvered into power: Joseph Stalin. Fundamentally a dictator, Stalin ruled through terror and used violence and...
Forest House / Studio Onu
© Martyna Rudnicka architects: Studio OnuLocation: Nowa Wieś Lęborska, PolandProject Year: 2022Photographs: Martyna RudnickaPhotographs: Area: 100.0 m2
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Crowdfunding Smash: An Overdesigned Zipper Lock
More proof that in this digital age, people are desperately craving physical objects they can manipulate. EDC brand Titaner has designed this Trident, a talisman-like zipper lock:
The Trident is fiddly to open—and that's exactly the point. The idea is that pickpockets will be too flummoxed to figure out how to quickly get it open.
To lock it, you insert this key-like bit, and the two arms won't open.
To unlock it, you press on the ruby thing and pull on the key.
There's a second level of locking, where after you insert...
Casa Ohana / Vertebral
© Cesar Belio architects: VertebralLocation: Puerto Escondido, MexicoProject Year: 2023Photographs: Cesar BelioArea: 810.0 m2
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LEGO Goes Hi-Tech with Smart Bricks
LEGO might've been the last bastion of popular analog toys. Alas, even they couldn't fight off technology forever.
The company has announced their new Smart Bricks, which are no longer a monolithic piece of ABS. Instead they each contain a chip, an accelerometer, sensors for sound and light, LEDs, and even a miniature speaker. The user charges the bricks wirelessly, using a dedicated pad from LEGO, and they'll be rolled out within new Star Wars LEGO sets.
As for "Why," the bricks are part of LEGO's new Smart Play system. The other two components of the...
Hoto's Designey Flashlight Duo
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Tool manufacturer Hoto continues to offer a vision of original Chinese industrial design.
Their Flashlight Duo can be used handheld, with the expected reflector on the end. But rotating the selector also lets you use the light on the side, or in a third mode where the end reflector flickers like a candle (presumably for camping ambiance).
There's a built-in spring-loaded hanging hook.
One side is also magnetic.
Here's a demonstration of the various modes:
These run $60.
Chamber of Notaries of Paris / L'Atelier Senzu + LAGNEAU Architectes
© Cyrille Weiner architects: L'Atelier Senzuarchitects: LAGNEAU ArchitectesLocation: Paris, FranceProject Year: 2025Photographs: Cyrille WeinerPhotographs: Rory GardinerArea: 2868.0 m2
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UTT Empower crowns community centre in South Africa with rooftop greenhouse
A sawtooth greenhouse framed in red steel acts as "a beacon" atop Soweto Caracas Community Centre in the South African township of Khayelitsha, recently completed by non-profit Urban-Think Tank Empower.
Combining childcare, educational and sports spaces with a kitchen and rooftop vegetable garden, the centre is part of a community-led development to upgrade an informal settlement with 72 housing units, overseen by Urban-Think Tank Empower (UTTE).
UTT Empower has completed a community centre in Khayelitsha. Photo by Iwan BaanThe Soweto Caracas Community Centre opened during Design Week South Africa, which took place in October 2025.
It was designed to "maximise usefulness" on its...
Как развивать ясность мышления?
Сначала поделюсь наблюдением, а потом уже спрошу.
Иногда я замечаю, что люди вообще не в состоянии следить за разговором, в котором сами участвуют. Они отвечают как Сири, вообще забыв о контексте, хотя зачастую сами же являются его источником.
Вот недавно я наблюдал обсуждение продвинутости российских банковских приложений над среднемировыми. И там идёт примерно такой обмен репликами:
— Да уж, очень продвинутые приложения, кредит 20%, а в Европе — 3%!
— Но это же не банк виноват.
— Да, но от этого не легче!
В этом месте я попадаю в ступор, потому что я просто не понимаю, как это может быть. Последняя реплика же фактически значит примерно «признаю, я неправ, но, тем не менее, я прав». От чего «не легче»? Если ты пытался привести довод против банков, но признал, что это не довод против банков,...