Baxter
Baxter is a 1989 French black comedy film directed by Jérôme Boivin. The film is based on the novel Hell Hound (1977) by Ken Greenhall (under the pseudonym Jessica Hamilton).…
Dead Man Walking (film)
Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the 1993…
Inside Alan’s Beautifully Restored Norfolk Cottage Full of Charm & Character
Bought ten years ago as a holiday home, the plan grew into something much bigger. The cottage hadn't been touched since the 1950s, and by the time demolition stopped, only…
Narrow garden magic – how a garden designer transforms their own garden
Long, narrow gardens are difficult to get right. In this video, garden designer Edmund Jackson takes us through the transformation of his own garden from a weed-infested corridor to a…
99% Invisible: 100 Objects #11: Brannock Device
In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption transformed the way we measure feet…
Small Garden Design Done Right
Let’s talk about small gardens, because the reality is, most of us aren’t working with rolling acres. This particular space is 10 by 10 metres, almost identical in size to…
Rough Draft: 15 minutes on International Zine Month
July was International Zine Month. Halfway through we checked in to see how we were both celebrating it! And also, a meditation on scheduled project-making.
Planet Money: Economics in the Alien Franchise Isn’t Science Fiction
Even if you’ve never seen an Alien film, you probably know about the monster in the franchise. The Xenomorph has an elongated head, a second set of jaws that protrude…
King William III’s underwear | Fashion unpicked | V&A
Serving as underwear in the 1700s, shirts were usually worn out and then recycled to make paper, but this one has survived for centuries. It is made of the finest…
Read French With Me: Intermediate | B1 level
Alexa guides learners through a B1-level French text focused on the history of the Olympics. The lesson highlights pronunciation nuances, specifically the G and J sound rules, and explains how…