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Daniel Osei Culture
Twelve new murals brighten Northfield underpasses once avoided after dark
Why it matters: Local artists and schoolchildren have painted 12 pedestrian tunnels, and residents say the routes now feel safer and are used more.
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Viktor Lind 11 photos Culture
Ceramics in the workshop: from clay to form
Why it matters: Clay taking shape on the wheel, pots on market stalls and thousand-year-old pieces in museum cases.
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Marcus Feld 10 photos Culture
For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow
Why it matters: Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages.
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Elena Sokolova 10 photos Culture
The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence
Why it matters: From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.
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Margaret Ellison Culture
The library is the last free living room in town
Why it matters: One of the few places where we can sit for hours without buying anything, the public library now holds far more than books.
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Jonah Becker Culture
Winter storm rolls over the Grand Canyon in timelapse
Why it matters: Clouds and curtains of precipitation drift over the canyon's red cliffs in a timelapse.
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In defence of reading slowly
Why it matters: In an age of speed and summaries, losing yourself unhurriedly in a book has become a rarer and more precious experience.
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Liam Brennan 8 photos Culture
Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls
Why it matters: From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world.
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