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Contrasts in Balance: LBWA Studio’s Modern Take on Urban Living in Poznań | Yatzer

The apartment in Poznań’s Jeżyce district is a striking example of industrial-meets-contemporary elegance. Cool, raw materials are thoughtfully juxtaposed with soft, refined details, all while maintaining an understated yet inviting atmosphere, offering a masterclass in harmonizing contrasting elements, courtesy of local interior designers LBWA Studio. Situated in a modern development amidst the area’s historic tenements, […]

Low-key eyeshadow for a modern look

Back in the day I never understood eyeshadows. That was when people would use a million shades and textures and resemble extras on a dodgy 80s music video. These days, neutrals offer a really modern approach to eye (and lip) makeup. The low-key shades of taupes, browns and plums are perfect for anyone who shies […]

The Political War Over Tennessee Prohibition — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

A 1915 advert for Cascade Whisky from the Rock Island Argus. Nashville From the 1890s through the tumultuous years leading to Prohibition, the city of Nashville was very much like the wild west—a bustling, exciting, changing, and dangerous place. Political debates and rallies were frequently held in the downtown streets with hordes in attendance. Legal […]

The Man Who Suffered a Brain Injury – And Helped to Change Medicine — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Phineas Gage in the time after his accident. Phineas Gage is perhaps the most famous neurological patient in modern history, called one of the “great medical curiosities of all time” and a “living part of medical folklore.” Malcolm MacMillan of the University of Melbourne records that two-thirds of introductory psychology textbooks cover Gage and his […]

Sir Barnes Neville Wallis: The Visionary Scientist Who Played a Key Role in World War 2 — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

Barnes Neville Wallis. Early life and education Wallis’s early life provided the foundation for his eventual career in engineering. His father, Charles Wallis, was a doctor, but young Barnes developed an early fascination with mechanical objects, much to his father’s frustration. After attending Christ’s Hospital school in Sussex, where he displayed a knack for mathematics […]