anne witkowski

Just to clarify: I post books and observations that I think might help some people understand more about what they are interested in. I am not on a mission to convince anyone of my personal views. 📚 📖 📜 🕯 💡

Leased officially signed. Kansas City’s first true bathhouse / wellness retreat with a community focus is coming early fall to the Holtman building. - 8 lofts - 7k sqft rooftop bar - 10k leased office space - 2k sqft bathhouse - Member club More soon 🔜

Africa does not lack materials. We lack belief in them. In Burkina Faso, the Thomas Sankara Memorial honours a former president and 12 others. Built from laterite and clay. From the ground it stands on. No paint. No disguise. No apology. 13 openings cut into the form. 13 lives remembered. Inside, each tomb is lit by the sun. Hour by hour. Guiding movement through the space. Openings at the entrance pull in light and capture wind. This is what happens when architecture belongs to its place. 📍 Burkina Faso Design: Kéré Architecture

SMOKE SCREEN: A homeowner in Iowa called to report a grass fire near his home on Saturday after seeing smoke rise from a grove of trees. Firefighters arrived on scene to find it wasn't a grass fire at all, but large plumes of pollen rising into the air, resembling smoke. Read more: foxweather.com/extreme-weathe…

Wow, this is amazing! Analyses of German telescope data confirm Dr. Villaroel's findings: even before the first human-made satellite (before the Sputnik era), there were unknown objects in Earth's orbit! Congratulations @DrBeaVillarroel

Following the first independent investigation in 50 years of Monte Verde—a landmark archaeological site in Chile—researchers in Science report that it may be much younger than previously believed. According to the study, Monte Verde dates from ~8000 to 4000 years old, not 14,500 years, as previously thought. scim.ag/4sYP5HS

Before refrigeration, smokehouses like this were used to preserve meat for months and sometimes even a year or longer. After butchering a hog, the meat would be submerged in a barrel of salty brine, then hung in the smokehouse for 4–6 weeks so a protective layer of creosote could form. After that, it would be stored in a cool, dry place.

Gothic arched, double door, detached garage anyone?

If you’re learning to mend your knitwear, these are the two techniques to start with! Head over to my blog for when to use them and the equipment you need: collingwoodnorrisdesign.com/knitwearblog/d… #visiblemending #darning #repair #learnsomethingnew

Drawing Butterfly Using Thread by rishabh__art_

A rarely seen & amazing megalithic ancient Egyptian site - Tell el Roba! The central artifact here is a huge, single piece granite naos. We found much more than just this however, its 250+ acres! Full video coming soon, exclusive supporter-only vid out now. #egpyt

🔔 BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Philippo Biondi makes major announcement on Matt Beall Podcast 🛎️ Philippo says he is almost certain he has found a 2nd SPHINX beneath the Giza Plateau. He shares the math and scans to support his claims. In addition, Philippo fields direct & challenging question for the first time about his scanning methods. Is there a second SPHINX? Is the technology legit? How did he handle the heat? Find out on this week’s episode of the Matt Beall Podcast.

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Footage from China 🇨🇳: “Heated fake cat laptops” have been released for cats that sit on keyboards and interrupt your work 💻🐱. The product attracted huge attention and achieved massive sales from day one 🔥. I will definitely buy one for my cat 😂♥️

Missoula, Montana is the kind of place where people float the river after work, hike before dinner, and let the mountains set the pace instead of the market.

In the new book Original Sin, geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden confronts how we think about free will, character, and wrongdoing. Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/41vjul6

DOJ Sues California Towing Company for Illegally Auctioning Servicemembers’ Vehicles “Towing companies must respect and abide by the federal laws that protect members of our Armed Forces,” said @AAGDhillon. “Servicemembers are often absent for extended periods due to training and deployments and may not know that their vehicle has been towed. The SCRA plays an important role in providing these servicemembers with adequate legal protections, including notice and the opportunity to have towing and storage fees adjusted in light of their military service.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-sue…

I found a 1930s perpetual desk calendar for my office

And we made the cover!

Jet suit paramedics can reach the top of Helvellyn in 3.5 minutes instead of 1 hour 15 minutes.

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