Architecture
December 3, 2020

Architects Are Rethinking the Way We Remember History With Monuments

Uruguayan architect Gomez Platero has released a series of conceptual renderings of a mass memorial for the victims of COVID-19. Titled World Memorial to the Pandemic, the design features a circular concrete structure along the oceanside of an unspecified site. The minimal plane is disrupted by a singular void cut out of the center, allowing visitors to look inward at the water below, or outwards towards the horizon.

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Inspiring
December 2, 2020

Actor Elliot Page Announces He Is Transgender in Powerfully Vulnerable Statement of Joy

Actor Elliot Page has come out as transgender and revealed their truth in a heartfelt statement posted to their social media accounts on Tuesday, December 1. Page had their big break in the 2007 Oscar-nominated film Juno and currently stars in the popular Netflix show The Umbrella Academy. Page begins their announcement with an introduction.

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Environment
December 1, 2020

Student Creates Ingenious Solar Panels Made From Food Waste

Solar energy is on the rise, but there's one main obstacle with this power source. Mapua University student Carvey Ehren Maigue has created a solar panel that solves this common efficiency issue facing the renewable resource. So what is it that skeptics of solar energy point to? Its dependency on ideal sunny conditions. Luckily, Maigue’s AuREUS system is designed to continue harvesting light even during cloudy weather.

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History
November 29, 2020

5 Incredible Facts About the Taj Mahal, an Icon of India

Undoubtedly, the Taj Mahal is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. The entire complex, which consists of the famous white mausoleum, a reflecting pool, and lush gardens, among other buildings, is a testament to the cultural sophistication of the Mughal Empire. Many of us know that the Taj Mahal was conceived as a sort of post-humous love story between an emperor and his wife.

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