Syrian forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled area in east Aleppo. The capture of Hanano district, in north-east Aleppo, gives the army an advantage in its drive to seize other opposition-held areas, activists say. Hundreds of civilians have reportedly fled into Hanano. Some 275,000 people are under siege as the ... Read More »
Influenced by patterns created on clothing and garments, Taiwanese studio Waterfrom Design has realized a colorful home interior in Taipei for a young fashion designer. Adorned in thick and bright colors, this vibrant home brings in rhythmic and geometric charm. Looking at artworks by René Gruau, a well-known fashion illustrator, Waterfrom ... Read More »
Photographers Nienke Klunder and Wiglius de Bie have produced a photographic montage for LZF that juxtaposes fragments of several art movements, including Surrealism, De Stijl, and Modern. With dramatic effect, Klunder and de By present a number of LZF’s handmade wood lamps in a series of creative scenes. The radiant Dandelion, ... Read More »
Interior design of the Apartment in Gdansk, Poland created by Paulina Czurak, the owner of the Ideograf Architectural Studio. [Source:-Interior ZINE] Read More »
The Department of Parks and Wildlife this morning issued a smoke alert for Perth metropolitan area and surrounds, urging motorists to take care and people physically affected to take health precautions. The department said if the smoke was particularly thick, people should shut doors and windows and turn off air-conditioners. ... Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan agree that repealing the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with some other health insurance system is a top priority. But they disagree on whether overhauling Medicare should be part of that plan. Medicare is the government-run health system for people aged ... Read More »
The number of people dying in the Australian city of Melbourne from a rare phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma has risen to six. Three others are in a critical condition. Heavy rains and winds on Monday triggered thousands of pollen allergy asthma attacks in the state of Victoria. Paramedics and hospitals ... Read More »
Ten years ago, litigation lawyer Michele Hollins was a “perpetually happy person,” with twin daughters and a partnership in her Calgary law firm. Then, depression struck. For a while, Hollins was able to hide her illness at work, then go home and “become a complete automaton,” she says, unable to eat or even muster the ... Read More »
Open enrollment (now through Jan. 31) is a good time to map out the best route for meeting your medical needs in the coming year. Your first step is to make certain you have a health plan that covers your needs in 2017. What worked for you this past year ... Read More »
One of the biggest industries in photography is that of photography education. Photography is a very difficult craft to learn without help, and as a result, almost every aspiring photographer must invest in some sort of education source at some point. Fortunately, this demand has created a massive market of ... Read More »
The fight to get accepted into college – particularly a top-notch college – is fierce, to say the least. In the U.S., after-school shops like Sylvan, Kaplan and The Princeton Review capitalize on families’ desires for their children to succeed, offering prep programs for Advanced Placement tests, SATs and then some. ... Read More »
US President-elect Donald Trump today said he intends to nominate conservative activist and billionaire philanthropist Elisabeth ‘Betsy’ DeVos as his Education Secretary. After Indian-American Nikki Haley, DeVos, 58, is the second woman to be nominated to a Trump Cabinet. Haley has been nominated to the position of US Ambassador to ... Read More »
