pacify-eris:

How much does Saudi Arabia hate women? So much so that 15 girls died in a school fire in Mecca in 2002, after “morality police” barred them from fleeing the burning building — and kept firefighters from rescuing them — because the girls were not wearing headscarves and cloaks required in public. And nothing happened. No one was put on trial. Parents were silenced. 

from Mona Eltahawy’s Why Do They Hate Us? 

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rocketboom:

love-spain: Barcelona, City Center, Spain.

Constructed in the early 20th century, Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona known for the urban planning that divided the district into octagonal blocks. Influenced by a range of schools of architecture, Eixample was designed in a grid pattern with long streets, wide avenues, and rounded street corners.

Despite being in the center of a thriving European metropolis, the district provides improved living conditions for inhabitants including extensive sun light, improved ventilation, and more open green space for public use. And of course, the result from the grid-like structure is astounding from above.

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endilletante:

Via Fubiz : “Après Staples Art, voici l’artiste Peter Root qui présente son dernier travail Ephemicropolis : une représentation de la ville entièrement en agrafes. Cette oeuvre contient 100 000 agrafes, pour près de 40 heures d’assemblage. Des visuels ainsi qu’une vidéo making-of dans la suite.”

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