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There is an object in a museum case in London that does something a piece of fourth-century glass has no business doing.
Look at it with the light coming…
Almost nobody looks at a dark night sky and thinks it requires explanation. It is dark because the sun has set, which seems sufficient.
It is not sufficient, and noticing…
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The waiting was not incidental. It was built into how everything worked, and it shaped how much you wanted the thing by the time it arrived. Here are twelve.…
One variable governs nearly every dish below: whether the potato is waxy or floury. Waxy holds its shape and suits salads and gratins; floury collapses and suits mash, baking and…
The technical term is an erg. What makes one worth travelling to is usually the dune form - linear, crescent, star or transverse - because the shape records the wind…
Almost everything below is about managing a small moving room shared with strangers for nine hours. Get these right and it is the best way to travel there is. Here…