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Let’s talk about this.Back in 2000, Nathalie Lorson and Alain Astori dropped Paul Smith Men, the British designer’s signature masculine fragrance in an EDT concentration. The bottle? Square, green-tinted glass, and about as unremarkable as they come. The name isn’t even on the front; it’s slapped on the side, which feels oddly self-effacing. The atomizer’s Kelly green, paired with a clear plastic

Vernacular nostalgiaSanding by the river at Snape Maltings and looking across at this house I was suddenly transported back decades to the time when, as a small boy, I began to realise that houses varied in their appearance according to whereabouts in England they were. It must have been on one of our family trips from Gloucestershire to visit my grandparents in rural Lincolnshire. It had been pointed out to …

Today marks the tenth anniversary of this blog. Exactly a decade ago on the 16th January 2015 we decided to try something slightly different and share the news from within Carriage & Wagon online to all enthusiasts rather than those within the railway's membership and volunteer base. Needless to say it was successful and still keeps the same format ten years on with only a few minor tweaks. Looking back …

Introducing the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) Policy is one of the most effective tools in creating a greener planet, and yet it is meaningless without action. The Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS) is a policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in Seattle. It is part of the city’s broader effort to meet climate goals and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Depending on building type, …

Wagon kits coming thick and fast through the post. This was an interesting build that caused quite a bit of research and more than the usual amount of checking and trial fitting. Extra handrails were a bonus and generated questions as to why (as this is a re-tooled kit) they weren't either included nor mentioned in the instructions being that they jump out of the prototype photos. Notwithstanding, it goes …

Both from albums of electronicized versions of Holst's The Planets released the same year - 1976.Wonder which came out first and who was the more pissed off?Tomita's has the edge I think for its frolicking stereophony and shimmery reverbGleeson's sound palette is a bit flatter and duller Tomita's flickers are that much more scintillating and well, mercurial, darting hither and thither .... tickling your ears in an almost ASMR-y wayStrange …

IN THE FALL, as the days get shorter and colder, a deciduous tree (deciduous comes from the Latin for falling) will stop producing chlorophyll in its leaves. This brings about all those beautiful autumn colors—the corals and ochres and ambers, the bright, juicy reds. At the same time, the tree produces abscission cells at the base of the leaf, where it connects to the branch. These cells are designed to …

Here comes the third team member of the Haslab Dragonfly crew: Rip Cord in his Night Force gear. Rip Cord was the first tier/ stretch goal figure unlocked (at 13,000 orders) and, since he's decked out in his Night Force gear and was part of the 1984 series, we'll likely see a standard version (or Retro version) at some point in the near future. While Rip Cord isn't one of …

When they’re not shooting shampoo commercials, fleecemane lions guard places where the power of Nyx seeps into the material world of Theros. The post Fleecemane Lion Tactics appeared first on The Monsters Know What They’re Doing.

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First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I …

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Jennifer Spiegel‘s nonfiction collection Kids Without Horses evokes the highs and lows of the authors life vividly and honestly throughout the book. Katherine …

The Nextorch TA21 portable tactical flashlight is an updated version of the TA20, a light I enjoy! This one has two white and one red emitter. Read on! 🔦Nextorch TA21 Portable Tactical Flashlight Review first appeared on ZeroAir Reviews. Please click through for full testing and many photos! RSS feed managed by AIOSEO.🔦

Ignition (WARNING story discussed in explicit detail--though how comprehensible details may be is a matter of debate, with both discussion and debate an exercise in futility) The episode's putative title-- "Got a light?" sounds odd on first reading (online you see it under the episode's thumbnail pic) gains significance later on. Starts off plottily enough: Evil Mr. C (Kyle MacLachlan) and less evil Ray (George Griffith) have blackmailed their way …

Sometimes a sudden change in one's life is all one needs to reevaluate what gives life purpose, meaning and most importantly joy.I am now retired. It was planned for this year, but came six months earlier than anticipated. I was made an offer I couldn't refuse, so to speak. In the past two weeks I have had to fast forward all my planning that I was going to spread out …