Beautiful yet disturbing aerial photographs of LED-lit greenhouses in The Netherlands
In his latest aerial series, German photographer Tom Hegen takes to the skies above the Netherlands and contemplates how we're going to feed the world when it reaches 10 billion people in 2050. That's an estimate from the United Nations – a population increase so enormous that, as natural resources like farmland and water become scarce, feeding the world will be an even greater challenge. Researchers in the Netherlands are experimenting with one way to [...]
Alphabet brings out the personality behind Football Beyond Borders in an identity refresh
Manchester branding agency Alphabet has given Football Beyond Borders an identity overhaul to reveal some of the personality and culture behind the charity. The cause supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are passionate about football but disengaged at school, to help them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood. Alphabet updated its existing logo to help create a more cohesive identity which included a fresh colour palette, [...]
Nothing, Then Something, Then Nothing: Norma Cole and Sara Wintz in Correspondence
Sara and Norma in 2018. Norma Cole’s brilliance snuck up on me, a slow-moving line-dance of astonishment. I’m not sure when I met her. I think I might have seen her at Small Press Distribution or talking with friends outside at 21 Grand when I first lived in Oakland. I was just becoming familiar with her work. But I didn’t actually get to know Norma until I lived in New York City, when I invited [...]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are giving up their “royal highness” titles
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they’ll be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. | Chris Jackson/Getty Images The couple also plans to pay back the funds used to refurbish their UK home. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess [...]
7 questions about Harry and Meghan’s royal shake-up, answered
Meghan and Harry visit Canada House in London on January 7. | Daniel Leal Olivas/Getty Images Where will Harry and Meghan live? What even is a “senior royal”? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, flew in the face of royal [...]
The Trump administration wants to weaken Obama’s school lunch rules. Again.
First Lady Michelle Obama visits a Maryland school given a 2009 USDA prize for promoting health. | Alex Wong/Getty Images On her birthday, the Department of Agriculture announced it plans to nix school lunch requirements championed by Michelle Obama. Friday marked the Trump administration’s second [...]
The National Archives edited a Women’s March picture to be less critical of Trump
The 2017 Women’s March in Washington, DC. A censored version of this image hung at the National Archives. | Mario Tama/Getty Images The National Archives wanted to avoid politicizing a picture of the Women’s March by blurring out signs critical of Trump. Historians aren’t happy. [...]