the week’s round-up of links

house pulled by the roots. part of the city is the star — art at the construction site.

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ask the past explains seventeenth century uses of chocolate

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how many humans does it take to make a map?

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free-flowing fontifications on poetry and type.

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minimalist icons of famous landmarks around the world: simple lines edition.

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audrey hepburn’s roman holiday screentest.

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finally, two quick singapore items in time for the jubilee celebrations:

1. a monograph on the wonderful new lee kong chian natural history museum from the national university of singapore press.

2. the bbc features a singlish quiz on their website.