and Lebanon

At a time when the world was just starting to engage with electronic music and the technology was still primarily in the hands of music studios

to the solitary figure at the window

both public and private

Photographer Friso Spoelstra has visited numerous traditional folk festivals in sixteen different European countries during the past ten years and recorded the traditions in his photos

Pleasant Place - Artichoke (Issue IV) Patriarchat and Lebanon'Pleasant Place' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in depth information on everyday garden tasks and garden design. The fourth issue is all about the Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus), a monumental perennial thistle that deserves a place in both gardens and kitchens alike. This issue includes a botanical introduction, an overview of artichokes in art history, six artists