Author: Ms. R.

Each side of this 30,000 square foot former big box store has been painted by a different artist. Resulting in four colorful and distinct styles and themes.  In collaboration with LNDMRK, the art agency responsible for Montreal’s MURAL festival, the empty warehouse was transformed into a walkable work of art. Four international artists were commissioned to paint one side of the building each. More than 300 gallons and 1,000 cans of paint were used to complete the 30,000 square-foot……

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At Owamni, the debut restaurant of chef Sean Sherman, diners dig into dishes like cedar-braised bison with amaranth leaves (served in tacos made from nixtamalized heirloom corn) and rabbit preserved with aromatic conifers and served with fermented blueberries. The menu draws heavily on carefully sourced game meats and freshwater fish, such as trout from Lake Superior, along with produce and grains local to the Americas, such as wild rice and quinoa. What guests won’t find here is any trace……

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Melbourne has many bridges that cross the Yarra River, ranging from the West Gate Bridge to the many bridges that take pedestrians, motor vehicles, and trains from one side of the city to the other. The Webb Bridge is one of the most eye-catching and striking modern designs. It has won many awards in recognition of its unique composition.  It was designed by Denton Corker Marshall, an international architecture firm, along with famous Australian artist Robert Owen. The shape……

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In the heart of London there is a weapons and armor collection, the work of two eccentric Victorian aristocrats. The collection is housed inside the Herford House, a grand 18th-century townhouse. The Fourth Marquess of Hertford began the collection in the 19th century. The Marquess was an obsessive collector of Asian and European medieval weaponry. After his death in 1870, his illegitimate and equally eccentric son, Sir Richard Wallace, inherited and expanded the collection. Wallace attended auctions and made……

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In summer 2018, Megan Piorko was deep into research for her doctoral dissertation on 16th- and 17th-century alchemist and physician Arthur Dee. On a beautiful London day, she called up a little-studied alchemical notebook from the archives of the British Library, Sloane MS 1902. Immediately, Piorko was intrigued. The notebook, to which both Dee and his famous alchemist, polymath father, John Dee, had contributed, was “odd,” she says. The fabric and leather-bound manuscript has 31 leaves of both parchment……

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Oklahoma is home to 39 different Indigenous tribes. Some of those groups have always lived in the region, but others arrived as part of the U.S. government’s deadly displacement campaigns. The First Americans Museum of Oklahoma City honors their resilient history in its exhibitions and performances, and at its on-site restaurant. The restaurant’s name, Thirty Nine, is a direct nod to the number of Indigenous groups residing in Oklahoma. Its menu was crafted in part by Indigenous chefs Loretta……

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For most of the 20th century, Lyon, France, was known as “la belle endormie,” “the beautiful, sleeping woman.” The potential was there: the city sits at the confluence of two rivers with two opposing hills, one topped with a basilica, the other home to a thriving silk-weaving industry. But Lyon’s beauty was hidden in thick layers of smog and an intricate web of ring roads and tunnels. France’s Sleeping Beauty was known for having some of the worst pollution……

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In Leeds, Alabama, there is a sprawling museum dedicated to cars and motorcycles. For the people interested in automotive history, this place is a dream come true. The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum has the largest motorcycle collection in the United States with more than 1,600 motorcycles and racing cars that date from the early 1900s to modern day. The museum began as the private collection of George W. Barber, a former racecar driver. Barber first opened a museum in……

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On the northern shores of Windermere, just outside of Waterhead, the remains of what is now referred to as Ambleside Roman Fort probably date from the 1st or 2nd century.  However, excavations have suggested the presence of an earlier fort with a turf wall and timber buildings, built around 90 A.D., this is just to the northeast side of the currently excavated site. The Roman ruins at Ambleside have been tentatively identified as Galava, which was mentioned in the……

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On the Yarra River, Melbourne‘s iconic waterway, is a location that was frequented by the Deep Rock Swimming and Life Saving Club. First established in 1906, this site has seen many visitors searching for a break from busy city life over the years.  In 1918, Alick Wickham, a Solomon Islander swimmer and diver, broke the world record for a dive of 205 feet (62.7 meters) from a tower erected on the opposite side of the cliff from the Deep……

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