Caves, mills and old prisons
Wednesday, 01 April 2015
A treasure chest of wonders concentrated in a few handfuls of miles: this is Terra Berica, a territory that develops south of the city of Vicenza, an area that is less than 500 square kilometers and includes 24 municipalities located between the Berici Hills and the surrounding plain. A land of fascinating water mills, caves,
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Cats who love books
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
It is no secret: cats adore the paper, even the one printed. And they love to be the center of attention. Book‘s lovers know well how difficult it can be to deal with a cat and a book at the same time… and the site Bored Panda amuse us with an hilarious gallery of annoying
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The most beautiful library in the world
Sunday, 08 March 2015
As a sign at the entrance reads, the Libreria Acqua Alta Venice define itself as “the most beautiful library in the world”. On the internet you will find many photo galleries, but we do not ever get tired of discovering the corners of this very special place, where you happen to meet among the managers
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Found in an attic a lost tale of Sherlock Holmes
Friday, 20 February 2015
An historian has unearthed the first unseen Sherlock Holmes story in more than 80 years that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote to help save a town bridge. Walter Elliot, 80, found the 1,300-word tale starring the famous detective in a collection of short stories written for a local bazaar. The wooden bridge in the Scottish
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A self-driving car on public sidewalks
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Transport Systems Catapult, a British innovation agency, unveiled an electric self-driving vehicle that will begin transporting people around Milton Keynes, a town 50 miles outside London. The car has a top speed of 15 mph and will drive on sidewalks instead of roads. It’s expected to be used to ferry visitors from the train station
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IndieBound, passion for freedom through books
Wednesday, 04 February 2015
IndieBound is a big US portal dedicated to books and independent bookstores that sell them. Developed in collaboration between the members of the independent libraries of the American Booksellers Association, IndieBound wants to support the power of the local shopping: independent bookstores have always occupied a special place in American communities as places where you
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Someone is drawing funny characters on the streets of Ann Arbor
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
People have been noticing strange creatures on the sidewalks around Ann Arbor, Michigan… they are drawn in the most random places, and there’s one thing tha t binds all the pieces together: they are guaranteed to brighten your day. They show up in the most random places and appear to be drawn with chalk and
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The most beautiful cinemas around the world
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
From Bored Panda website, a fantastic gallery of movie theaters around the world: some of them have interesting stories or have survived the bombing and fire, others were demolished and renovated but they kept their uniqueness, recognized for their cultural significance and for their architectural value. Yet others are modern, exciting and amazing. Have you
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The Piano Guys: Batman!
Monday, 26 January 2015
What do you get when you mix up a marketing genius that does video, a studio engineer that writes music, a pianist that had a successful solo career, and a cellist that does pretty much everything? The Piano Guys: a miraculous meeting of “guys” with the same intrinsic purpose – to make a positive impact
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The most beautiful examples of book sculptures
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Give old books a second life: some artists succeed by transforming dictionaries and encyclopedias in wonderful sculptures. On the site Bored Panda you find examples, in a gallery open to the contributions of everybody.
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