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Expressways, motorways, highways, or autobahns – whatever you call them, they all lead to adventure. These roads connect cities, carve through landscapes, and offer drivers the freedom to travel. But wherever there’s a great road, there’s likely to be a patrol car silently keeping order. Between 1968 and 1974, Japan’s expressways were policed by one […]
Much like her heart-wrenching lyrics, Missy Higgins’ home has evocative superpowers. ‘I loved all the wood, brick, and natural materials,’ the singer-songwriter says of the first time she saw the home. ‘It just made me feel really grounded as soon as I walked inside.’ The house, built in 1976, is one of many that prolific […]
October 14, 2024 Architecture firm Side Angle Side, has shared photos of a 1970s ranch home they renovated in Austin, Texas, for their clients that wanted a home for entertaining. The transformation involved converting a four-bedroom floor plan into a spacious, open, one bedroom home. A long screened-in porch runs along the back of the […]
Enrico Berlinguer was a giant of the Italian left in the 1970s and 80s, coming close to leading the Communist party into government through a “historic compromise” with the country’s Christian Democrats, and championing “Eurocommunism”, a liberal, anti-Stalinist version of Marxism that briefly swept the continent. But his death 40 years ago, and the collapse […]