Mondrian the Modernist
He was born in Amersfoort about 40 kilometres south of Amsterdam. There is a museum here today in his childhood home dedicated to his life and work.
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Atmospheric Rivers
The growing frequency and intensity of storms amid bouts of prolonged drought are symptomatic of human-caused climate change, experts say.
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A Short History of The Cigar
With Dominican Republic cigars currently ubiquitous, it may be hard for a modern-day cigar lover to believe that 40 years ago the Dominican Republic made very few cigars for export.
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Blast from the Past: The Drive In Theatre
The ongoing conversion of film distribution from celluloid to digital also puts additional pressure on drive-in theaters. Most small drive-ins lack the finances needed to convert to digital projection.
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Route 66 road trip
Route 66, once known as ‘The Main Street Of America,’ was constructed in 1926, along with the rest of the federal highway system. It took ten years to pave the 2,400 miles that cross eight states from Chicago, Illinois in the Northeast to Los Angeles, California in the Southwest corner of the United States.
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