The new £10 note featuring Jane Austen has been revealed

The Bank of England revealed the design of the new plastic tenner on the 200th anniversary of the author's death yesterday at Winchester Cathedral, where the famous author was buried after her death in 1817 at the age of 41.

The new note, which will be issued on September 14, is also the first Bank of England banknote with a tactile feature to help blind and partially-sighted users.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/18/new-10-note-featuring-jane-austen-has-revealed-mark-carney-has/

The poetic photography of Chema Madoz

Knots in a piece of wood that appear to be the flame of a match; a Romanesque arch built from books; a hangman's rope made out of pearls; an Olympic podium of melting ice cubes — the objects photographed by Chema Madoz are not what they seem at first sight.

https://elpais.com/elpais/2013/04/19/inenglish/1366381321_650576.html

Massive Hands Emerge From Canals in Venice

The artwork serves as a harrowing visual reminder of the rising sea levels caused by climate change. Fabricated off-site, the hands had to be loaded onto a canal boat and carefully installed into place. “I wanted to sculpt what is considered the hardest and most technically challenging part of the human body. The hand holds so much power – the power to love, to hate, to create, to destroy” stated Quinn.

http://www.designboom.com/art/lorenzo-quinns-support-sculpture-braces-ca-sagredo-hotel-venice-art-biennale/

The Italian architecture that shaped new world heritage site Asmara

First planned in the 1910s by the Italian architect-engineer Odoardo Cavagnari, Asmara was lavishly furnished with new buildings after Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, when the sleepy colonial town was transformed into Africa’s most modern metropolis. As the “little Rome” at the centre of Italy’s planned African empire, it became a playground for Italian architects to experiment.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jul/08/the-italian-architecture-that-shaped-new-world-heritage-site-asmara

World Fringe Day

World Fringe Day will take place on Tuesday, 11 July 2017 at the midpoint in the 70th anniversary year. Fringe festivals, venues, participants and audiences across the world will come together to celebrate and to demonstrate the worldwide reach and collective power of fringe.  From sending a celebratory tweet, to recording a celebratory message, to holding a celebratory event, fringe audiences, venues and participants are invited to share their stories on the 11 July. 

http://edinburgh.org/whats-on/world-fringe-day/

How to fake a shopping buzz without spending any money

Shopping can improve a bad mood temporarily, but the guilt that follows a big spending spree is often worse. There are some tricks you can use to stave off the urge to splurge.

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170702-how-to-fake-a-shopping-buzz-without-spending-any-money