Archive for March 2022

You may not have known that a skilled librarian is “the first search engine.” In other words, you can always seek assistance and guidance from library personnel while conducting research. We are delighted to demonstrate how to take advantage of the library’s resources and services. What is a Call Number? Image Source- Instagram A call…

Writers usually have favourite writing spots. These are generally distraction-free places like libraries, hotel rooms, cars, or prison cells. Many famous novels were written in prisons, and many inmates have noted that being locked up with just a typewriter helped them focus on their writing. It is good to take every measure possible to avoid…

Of all the great things to shoot in London, Agnese Sanvito chose one that most Londoners avoid unless they have to — public restrooms. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the regular construction of public toilets in big European cities was largely forgotten until they reappeared in their modern form in Paris, Berlin, and…

The Literature Heavyweights series isn’t composed of vintage books. Instead, they’re comprised of rescued brickwork that has been painted, giving the term “tome” a whole different twist. They are huge, emphasising how cumbersome it feels to handle many printed books. Furthermore, they demonstrate how ridiculous the presence of physical books is; in a world where…

Do you have trouble focusing at your workplace? Does something frequently get in the way whenever you strive to be active? Then The Isolator helmet, designed in 1925 by Hugo Gernsback, a Luxembourgish-American inventor, editor, writer, and magazine publisher, could be what you need. Image Source- Instagram If you looked at Gernsback’s anti-distraction device, you…

The Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort—a top-rated vacation destination in the 1980s—was once a floating hotel in Australia in North Korea. The hotel was originally intended to float over the John Brewer Reef, 70 km off Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was a seven-story five-star facility.  The hotel featured two hundred rooms, bars, two top restaurants,…

Not to be confused by the British new wave/sophisti-pop band, The Blow Monkeys, who had a string of hits in the 1980s, Sea Monkeys is the brand name of a popular children’s product that sold brine shrimp in the form of a novelty pet aquarium. The brainchild of one Harold von Braunhut, who launched the…