Tag: read
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100,000 Digitized Art History Books Available To Download FOR FREE to Any Art Lover
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library," Jorge Luis Borges famously wrote. Were he alive today, he might well regard the internet as becoming more paradisiacal all the time, at least in the sense that it keeps not just generating new texts, but absorbing existing ones and making them available…
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Black Mirrored Floor Makes This Bookstore Entrance Look Like a Circular Tunnel of Books
A bookstore and library in Yangzhou, China has created a bibliophile’s dream. Black mirrored floors shimmer beneath arched shelves that stretch to the ceiling, creating the illusion of a never-ending tunnel of books. A zig-zagging gap prevents the top of the shelves from touching. When reflected on the floor below, the lighting bolt shape, which…
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This Secret Library Hidden in the Woods Is Every Book Lover’s Dream Come True
Some people like to read books in cafes, or on the tube while commuting to work. Others like to read them in the quietest place they can find, somewhere that allows them to fully immerse themselves in the words without having the magic diluted by noise. If you’re one of those people then you’re going…
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Listen To Moby Dick In Its Entirety by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Stephen Fry & More
Three years ago, Plymouth University kicked off Moby Dick The Big Read, promising a full audio book of Herman Melville’s influential novel, with famous (and not so famous) voices taking on a chapter each. We’re glad to say the project, created out of a 2011 conference by artist Angela Cockayne and writer Philip Hoare, has…
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Artist Creates Life-Sized Replica of Parthenon Using 100,000 Banned Books
Argentine artist Marta Minujín has created a life-sized replica of the Parthenon using 100,000 banned books from around the world. The massive book art installation is a replica of the famous Greek temple where democracy was born. However, the location of the ambitious project is more than just a symbolic statement – its located on…