Legislation governing mining activity in the United States dates from over 135 years ago. The 1872 Mining Law was ratified in an era when this country sought to develop the West and exploit natural resources without regard to environmental consequences. As a legacy of this antiquated law, more than a century of mining has left [...]

I grew up rather androgynous. I was not never masculine, but never overtly feminine either. I suppose it contributed to my status as a social outcast all through school. No friends, yet no enemies. As I grew up, this state of being persisted. I still do not get along with men who possess typical male [...]

Long before the days of Google Earth, highly skilled airmen who took [these pictures] flew alone, by day and night, in unarmed Spitfires relying on their wits as they risked their lives to capture the images on their plane-mounted cameras. Sometimes their planes were painted pink, as the unusual colour proved very good at hiding [...]

I stared at myself in the mirror yesterday, observing the wear and tear of time - the newly sprouted grey hairs, the fine lines creeping out from the creases of my eyes, the once-supple skin reduced to a rough hide… I have changed.
 

In my… work I explore notions of singularity, concepts of time and patterns [...]

I have not even explored 0.001% of Earth, so perhaps it is best for me, before I fantasise about alien adventures, to venture out into the rest of this Earth… Wanderlust.
 

Images from Vincent Fournier’s Space Project Series.

Our earth occupies so small a space in the great universe. What lurks out there? This thought has been with me for as long as I can remember. Certainly ours cannot be the only planet with living organisms? I will most likely never get the chance in my life to explore the depths, see alien [...]

These past few days have been a blur for me. I had trouble allocating time to attend to all my responsibilities, so I do not remember much of my recent experiences and interactions. Today, as I was standing in the subway and mesmerised by the life that passed me by outside, I was reminded of [...]

I was born in Croydon, South London, in 1974. My mother is a Northerner, hailing from Cleator Moor in Cumbria, who met my London-born father when they were both working in the capital. My formative years were spent in the provincial town of Oxted, in Surrey’s commuter belt, while holidays were often spent [...]

Holland Tunnel opened on November 13, 1927, with President Coolidge pressing a golden lever that triggered American flags on both sides of the tunnel to separate. This photo shows trucks and cars crossing the Hudson River through the tunnel, providing access from New York City to New Jersey.
Image from ArtDaily.

The final Allied push towards the German border began on October 17, 1918. As the British, French and American armies advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to collapse. Turkey signed an armistice at the end of October, Austria-Hungary followed on November 3.
Germany began to crumble from within. Faced with the prospect of returning [...]