If you find a pile of books on a bridge, this is why

Earlier this year, artist Shaheryar Malik was about to post a selfie from the Brooklyn Bridge when he had second thoughts. He wanted to share something different with the world.

Malik thought social media had become impersonal and he wanted to connect with people in a more meaningful way. The Reading Project was born. 

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160628-the-artist-who-shares-books-not-selfies

Antony Gormley: "London is bought, developed and abandoned"

The Turner prize-winning sculptor Antony Gormley is known for placing casts of his own naked body around cities. Now in our special Guardian Cities / Tate series, he takes us on an intimate tour inside ‘his’ London, gives us an exclusive peek at new works in his Kings Cross studio … and tells us why he’s scared for London’s future

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2015/oct/22/antony-gormley-london-squatted-how-things-changed-video

http://londonist.com/2014/08/where-to-find-antony-gormley-sculptures-in-london#gallery=637356,637367

How to go for a walk

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Walking is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to stay physically fit. It's also a versatile form of exercise that can be done indoors (many malls and public buildings offer walking routes) or outdoors, and you can tailor the intensity of your exercise based upon your individual abilities and goals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03z6qm4

David Cameron to step down over EU referendum result

The UK votes to leave the European Union, prompting David Cameron to announce he is to step down as prime minister - and UKIP leader Nigel Farage to declare it "independence day".

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/23/eu-referendum-result-live-counting-leave-remain-brain-in-europe

How we made Tate Modern

When we first visited Bankside Power Station for the original Tate Modern competition in 1994, it seemed like the castle in Sleeping Beauty – an enormous urban mountain that was completely overgrown, surrounded by barbed wire and prickly roses, as if protecting the hidden beauty inside. It seemed dangerous.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/jun/21/how-we-made-tate-modern-herzog-de-meuron-nicholas-serota

London rediscovers co-housing

Five portraits of the revolution in urban living.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2016/jun/15/i-have-500-flatmates-london-rediscovers-co-housing-video

A peek at London secret gardens

Many of London’s gardens are private – but once a year, some 200 open up.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160606-a-peek-at-londons-secret-gardens

http://www.opensquares.org/

How "Crafternoons” and homemade gifts are all the rage

When was the last time you hand-made a thank you note, or made a gift?

What are the joys of giving and receiving presents (or cards) that are home-made?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03y6235

A tiny country of creative geniuses

 Scotland has long been at the forefront of innovation, drawing on a unique combination of practicality and creativity.

If you’ve ever consulted a calendar or the Encyclopaedia Britannica, you can thank the Scots. If you’ve ever flushed a toilet or used a refrigerator or ridden a bicycle, thank the Scots. If you’ve ever had surgery and didn’t feel a thing, you can thank the Scots.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160608-a-tiny-country-of-creative-geniuses

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150111-stunning-photos-of-scottish-skies

Why the future office will be as much about fun as work

Google's headquarters in Zurich has a massage room, aquarium and a slide to deliver engineers smoothly and quickly to the canteen.

Deloitte's Amsterdam office was designed with one empty room on each floor for employees to put what they wanted in them - most have gone for games such as table football.

At LinkedIn's Californian HQ there is a music room, stocked with keyboards, drums, guitars and audio equipment.

And allowing employees to bring their pets to work is increasingly common.

So when did our offices turn into playgrounds, and does this represent the new way of working?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36342595