Blog Updates and inspiration

If you’re looking to expand your tastes in art, literature, and music…well, you’ve come to the right place. Many of the stories the rest of the world hears about Africa focus on the needs and challenges facing the continent. What we don’t hear enough about are all the rich ideas and achievements communities across Africa have […]

I’m a reader. Books make me incredibly happy and I divide my time between reading new-ish stuff and throwback classics. I want a well-rounded brain, after all. Below is an infographic of classic books that are recommended must-reads (and by that I mean the source says these titles are the UK’s most borrowed library books). […]

There’s just something about a library. They seem so regal with their rows & rows of books, and I literally feel smarter when I enter one. In the past decade libraries seem to have lost their value to a gazillion different electronic devices, making all the world’s knowledge instantly available to anyone who desires it. […]

If you asked our staff to name the things they love, I guarantee that somewhere in the top five would be art and books. And if there was ever a way to utilize those two things together, we would all simply overdose on excitement. Get ready for all the overdosing. The folks at Jardin de la […]

Attention book worms. And people that appreciate things that are awesome. Graphic designer Dinah Fried recently presented Fictitious Dishes, a photo series that enters the lives of five fictional characters and depicts meals from their novels. Interesting. Original. Creative. All that we hold dear. Check out the full gallery here. -Krista (Photo credit: Dinah Fried)

Over the past few years we have all witnessed the toppling of dictators and regimes across the world. Where has the credit been given for these movements? Most of the time, it’s been given to masses of concerned individuals, many of whom use social media. Because of this, it stands to reason that criminals, dictators, […]