Sunday Morning

“How to Survive the Coming Bad Years“, 2008 by Heather and Ivan Morison. Soil, straw, water, timber, lime and ceramic pipes.

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SANAA wins the Pritzker Prize

Congratulations to Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, and especially Sejima, who is only the second woman to win this prize.


I've been fans of their work since I was first wowed by their simple houses, and I was lucky enough to work in one of their buildings.

not eating out in new york

I'm been trying to sharpen my cooking skills (I can make a good omelette but not much else). One resource (apart from the Moosewood Cookbook) has been Cathy Erway's Not Eating Out in New York. More than just recipes, the blog is full of cooking inspiration and great launching points for further exploration in the kitchen.
I have her blog to thank for making cooking meals at home more exciting, and trips to the coop more purposeful.

(above: my attempt at sweet potato gnocchi)

Google ends censorship in China

As of today, Google officially stops censoring its search in China, redirecting Google.cn to Google.com.hk:

Figuring out how to make good on our promise to stop censoring search on Google.cn has been hard. We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, yet the Chinese government has been crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement. We believe this new approach of providing uncensored search in simplified Chinese from Google.com.hk is a sensible solution to the challenges we've faced—it's entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China. We very much hope that the Chinese government respects our decision, though we are well aware that it could at any time block access to our services.