“Archiving a life at the edge of disposal.”
preservation
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Oh, How Lucky We Are
“Sandy West believed that embracing what we cannot understand is the pathway to enlightenment, and that time on her beloved Ossabaw was the best way to learn that lesson.”
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The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move In
“In the Eaton Fire burn zone, fireplaces adorned with Arts and Crafts tiles are among the sole surviving relics of the town’s architectural heritage, and volunteers are on a mission to salvage them.”
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The Languages Lost To Climate Change
“Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.”
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Century-Scale Storage
“If you had to store something for 100 years, how would you do it?”
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The Once and Future Woods
“Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.”
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Ukraine’s Death-Defying Art Rescuers
“When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could.”
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The Very Hungry Urchins
“They’re very simple animals, but they’re very effective at what they do.”
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Don’t Bleed on the Artwork: Notes from the Afterlife
“The frame changes everything.”
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Tyrian Purple: The Lost Ancient Pigment That Was More Valuable Than Gold
“For millennia, Tyrian purple was the most valuable colour on the planet…. By piecing together ancient clues, could one man bring it back?”