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For many viewers, The Mrs Merton Show sprang fully-formed onto BBC2 on the 10th February 1995. But things are never quite as simple as that. And with Caroline Aherne and Mrs Dorothy Merton, the story is even more complicated than most. Regional television can get short shrift in the history of comedy; regional radio even more so. Very little in-depth has been written about the origins of Mrs Merton in …

The original: Di concetti difficili e stravolti Non fabbricare a te sfingi e chimere: Cerca modi spediti e disinvolti, E non far, come i dotti di mestiere, rime col tiro a secco, o versi sciolti, Che vanno avanti a calci nel sedere. Ma pensa e di’ le cose tali e quali, pensatamente schiette e naturali. \ Many of Giusti’s most famous poems are political and satirical in nature, and thus …

IT’S HERE – The Film and Furniture Video Podcast has landed! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of The Film and Furniture Podcast—a project that’s been months in the making and is now live! If you’ve ever wondered about the magic that happens when film meets design, this podcast is for you. Whether you’re a dedicated film fan, a design enthusiast, or someone who loves both worlds, we’re bringing you …

Faithless Reverence Get It At DiscogsMaxi Jazz, the maestro behind Faithless, is well titled as "the grand oral disseminator." The tales he spins make this album a manifesto, religious experience, sexual escapade, and 24-hour rave all rolled up into one tightly constructed package. As Jazz explored hip-hop through the 1980s and his path converged with dub superstar Jah Wobble, the ultra funky Jamiroquai, and the Soul II Soul amalgamation (among …

Nikolaus Tuczek is one of the most acclaimed shoemakers in history, with an almost mythical gloria around him. Wrongly so. The Tuczek story is not about one brilliant man, it’s about several generations of a hard working family who had to fight and overcome many challenges, until a pair of slippers finally took them down. Bespoke shoemaker and shoe historian at his leisure William Efe Laborde is here to unveil …

From 1949, when President Truman appointed my father to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Labor Affairs, to 1981, when my father retired, his career depended upon the whims of the American electorate. When a Democrat won (Kennedy, Johnson, Carter), he received a diplomatic appointment; when a Republican won he had to find something else to do. That understandably gave him an all-consuming interest in the outcome of the …

🎨 Impressions Short disclaimer: I’ve read this book in its original German version, so the passages I highlighted will also be in German. But since the book was simultaneously published internationally in many different languages, I’ll keep this blog’s and podcast’s main language to English. The autobiography of former German chancellor Angela Merkel, writing together with her longtime assistant and confidant, Beate Baumann. She has often been called the most …

Album of the Week, January 18, 2025 It had to be recorded quickly, and it couldn’t be recorded in England. Both essential points of how the Police’s third album came to be were symptoms of their burgeoning success, which had exploded ever since Reggatta de Blanc and “Message in a Bottle.” They were now touring constantly, reaching out to and building up the fan base, not just in the US …

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An ode to fall, winter and the nut cracking season, this simple Italian pasta with walnut sauce is a perfect example of the ingredient-focused, seasonal cooking I live for. It's a study in less is more, and how high quality ingredients can really make a dish. Nutty, rich, and elegant in its simplicity, even if... Read More The post Mezze Maniche Pasta with Walnut Sauce appeared first on Forager | …

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Paramount+ shared a handful of photos from next week’s Star Trek: Section 31 movie on Wednesday, but today there’s a big drop of new imagery from the upcoming film for your review ahead of release week! In conjunction with a short interview with director Olatunde Osunsanmi over at Entertainment Weekly, the streamer has now unveiled over 50 photos from the Michelle Yeoh-led project — all pretty much spoiler-free, which surely …

2025 is here! Since one of my New Year’s resolutions is to make more magic, it feels like a great time to share some exciting details on the upcoming experiences Disney Live Entertainment is dreaming up for Walt Disney World this summer. Let’s start with Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where work is well underway on “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” – an all-new show starring your favorite Disney Villains. If you …

A weekly Saturday recap to share with you our favorite links, discoveries, exhibitions, and more from the past seven days. This week: an LA pizzeria that references Italian modernism, silver cutlery with tiny-ball handles, and glossy furniture resembling Jell-o.

The post Feedly Logo & App Icon Design appeared first on Smitho.graphics℠ All Original Content © 1996 – 2025 Smitho.graphics | Logo & Icon Designer Smithographic worked with Feedly, a popular RSS application back in 201, to design a New Logo, and app icons for Android and Apple iPhone, along with other Web based icons designed for Feedly. The initial rebranding consisted of: main logo design, general identity design, iPhone …