Depictions of Atlantis in retro science fiction art. OK, so they’re not actual pictures of Atlantis. It is actually April Fools’ Day.
“SomaFM is an independent Internet-only streaming multi-channel radio station, supported entirely with donations from listeners. SomaFM originally started broadcasting out of founder Rusty Hodge’s basement garage in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, as a micropower radio station broadcast at the Burning Man festival in 1999. The response to the project was sufficiently positive that Rusty Hodge launched it as a full-time internet radio station in February 2000.”
Who among us hasn’t dreamed of escaping to a rural cabin to read, rest and recuperate from the pressures of the real world. I’ve stayed in some great cabins over the years, from rustic mountain retreats to a ultra-basic cabin set in an old volcanic flow field in Iceland. But the cabins featured on the website called simply “Cabin Porn” have them all beat.
“On the eastern outskirts of Albania’s capital Tirana, a golden dome peeps across concrete walls topped with razorwire. This small compound, the world headquarters of an obscure Islamic sect, feels like it’s been transplanted from Jerusalem, where strict security and spiritual devotion go hand in hand. And if Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama gets his way, this place will soon get its cue from another of the world’s religious nerve centers: Rome.” Will this be the world’s smallest sovereign state ?
The British Library is officially getting a ‘groundbreaking’ makeover. A wopping £1.1 billion is going towards making the building by St Pancras Station much bigger, better and more innovative than ever before.
The huge extension, which will open the library up across three sides, was approved by Camden council in July last year but since then it’s been waiting on confirmed backing from developers. Now, Japanese company Mitsui Fudosan has finally said that it’s ready to press ahead.
The development will create an expanded national Library in London to welcome hundreds of thousands more people a year to its exhibitions, learning programmes, business support, and events.
Funded by Mitsui Fudosan, the scheme will enhance the Library’s national and international impact with new exhibition galleries, event spaces and new learning, business and innovation facilities. The development will further support the regeneration of the local area with new green spaces, learning and employment opportunities and a £23m contribution towards affordable housing.
Highlights of the 100,000 sq ft new public space will include:
- new exhibition galleries, doubling the size of the Library’s existing gallery space
- expanded and more diverse spaces for the Library’s well-established business support services
- a brand-new learning centre providing enhanced educational experiences for visitors
- an expanded multi-use foyer space with event spaces available for local businesses and the community
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