The London Wildlife Festival, a brand new event celebrating urban wildlife and conservation, is aiming to bring the very importance of the natural world to “the forefront of conversation and thought”. Walthamstow Wetlands, with its 211 hectares of space and 10 stunning reservoirs, will host the London Wildlife Festival on 10-11 August. Curated by London […] …
Travelling to London – Part 2: The Trends — Just head over, heels
While in London we managed to check out two temporary exhibitions that, wouldn’t you know, were fashion related (I swore to my boyfriend it wasn’t on purpose). The Favourite costume display The costumes of the recent award winning movie “The Favourite” are currently being displayed in Kensington Palace. It has an Oscar nomination for best […] …
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What’s for dinner?
(AZUSA, Calif.) — A mountain lion roamed through backyards in a neighborhood outside Los Angeles before wildlife officers tranquilized it. The lion was spotted Monday morning in the eastern Los Angeles County community of Azusa, near the San Gabriel Mountains wilderness. TV news helicopters showed it pawing at the door of a home and jumping… via …
Law & Order SVU: Still the best!
As a culture writer I’m supposed to turn you on to some cool Euro detective drama on Netflix. Sure, I’ve watched them, and I have to say, not only are they mostly humdrum or clever without being smart, they’re not as interesting as what’s happening on Law & Order: SVU every week. Storylines that are… via …
The design world’s next trendy shape is all about communicating the interconnectivity of the universe — Quartz
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ll5tC8-eQ-s?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent This is a transcript of Lois’s TEDx talk in Dallas, which was presented on Nov. 12. How do we humans make sense of the world? As a documentary filmmaker, I was trained to make sense by looking for the telling image. And I discovered one, hiding in plain sight. It was shape itself. Shape gives… …
BBC News: Database helps plant ‘right tree for the right place’
Database helps plant 'right tree for the right place' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37980832 Need to protect, and propagate our urban canopy.
Trees Are The Smartest Investment to Clean Urban Air — TIME
1. The smartest investment to clean urban air: trees. By Pascal Mittermaier in Project Syndicate 2. ‘Good’ cholesterol could be a myth. By Damian Garde in STAT 3. The future of batteries — long lasting and safe — might be found in a junkyard. By David Salisbury at Vanderbilt University 4. Want your kids to… via …
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The Northern Herper 