THE PREPOSTEROUS BOLLOX OF THE SITUATION
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Alicia Silverstone
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She has such an interestingly beautiful face
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Rose Leslie by Rebecca Miller for Bust
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Carice van Houten by Janey van Ierland
“The design consisted in creating an ‘inhabitable’ Little Free Library, where users could immerse themselves and take the time to browse through books and borrow or exchange them. The structure is built out of an upside down plastic tank and a wooden frame. Perforations around the tank allow visitors to peek inside and preview the interior, which invites them to duck under and discover the book collection while still having a connection with the exterior.”
think about the concept of a library. that’s one thing that humanity didn’t fuck up. we did a good thing when we made libraries
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London readers continue to browse at a bombed-out library, WWII.
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Isn’t it something when a photo you posted ages ago suddenly gets some love?
Thanks to Librarianista for the spike.
- Ashton Gooding
“Most of us regard Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five as a masterpiece of thought-provoking science fiction, but the School Board of Republic High School in Missouri felt differently. They decided to ban the novel.
“And in response, the Vonnegut Memorial Library offered to provide a free copy to any of the 150 students who were originally supposed to read it.”
“Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio designed this bookshelf-lined house in Osaka for a collector of books on Islamic history, designing a structure where books could line every surface.”
