BBC – Art of Germany

10th February, 2020

Three-part series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores German art, examining the country’s unique national style and 500-year cultural legacy

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Everyday Pyongyang | 2x speed | Koryo Tours

10th February, 2020

From Koryo Tours – driving through Pyongyang DPRK, at 2X speed: Starting Point: Yongung Street (Potong River District) Finishing Point: Puhung Metro Station (Pyongchon District)

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Life on China’s low-speed trains

05th December, 2019

An interesting photo gallery of what life is like on China’s slow trains.

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Uzbek Journeys – Soviet Metro Stations

04th November, 2019

“Anyone interested in Soviet design will love this book. Christopher Herwig – who put together the splendid two-volume series “Soviet Bus Stops” – has  photographed the stations of each Metro network of the former USSR.”

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Emergency German banknote designs

22nd October, 2019

“During the first world war and the ensuing economic crisis, many German towns issued notgeld, or emergency money, to combat cash shortages. The designs range from local fairytales and legends to political messages.”

Some fantastic designs pictured in this online gallery, especially one issued by the Braunschweig public transport authority in 1921.

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Traffic Officers in North Korea

08th October, 2019

The iconic women who direct Pyongyang’s cars.

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1986 article on the death of vinyl

08th October, 2019

Interesting article from 1986 to contrast with the article from The Age below on the resurgence of vinyl records.

What’s old is new again.

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Step back in time: LPs to outstrip CDs for first time in 33 (and 1/3) years

08th October, 2019

(Paywall) article on the resurgence of vinyl record sales.

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The Glorious Poster Art of the Soviet Space Program in Its Golden Age

08th September, 2019

“How do you sell a government program that spends tens of millions of dollars on research and development for space travel?”

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Outside: Alternative Meat Industry

01st August, 2019

Article on the alternative meat industry – where it had come from and where it might be heading.

 

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