is-globalisation-killing-craftsmanship?

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Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap and at scale?, Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap, and at scale? As globalisation reshapes how goods are made and consumed, traditional crafts are increasinglyContinue Reading

grin-without-a-cat

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Sometimes on the internet you encounter one of those pictures that needs no explanation. A brightly colored bird foregrounded on a lawn, say, while a housecat lurks behind it in the grass, flattening its body to the ground. You know what comes next: The cat will pounce, because that isContinue Reading

let-them-eat-cake

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Saddam Hussein loved his birthday, and he ensured everyone else in Iraq loved it too. Each April 28, he received an ornate birthday cake of ludicrous proportions, while the whole country held compulsory celebrations. The mere title of “The President’s Cake” — the gentle, imperfect period drama from Iraqi filmmakerContinue Reading