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Being in Sheila Youngblood’s presence is everything and more one would imagine an Austin style icon to be. Highly charismatic but deeply down to earth, decided but not fussy and void of designer labels but dripping in sartorial flair; Youngblood is a thoroughly authentic idol. She lives to be creative not seen. Her wardrobe is a study in collecting things out of a sheer love of beauty and the joy of dressing up. Though fashion might seem irrelevant at this moment in time, a game of dress up might be just the tonic we’re looking for. We asked Youngblood a...

Fatma Shanan, Floating Carpet. Courtesy DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Photo by Jens Ziehe. The plan was to meet Maria Saleh Mahameed at noon at the Herzliya Museum, north of Tel Aviv. She was giving a gallery talk in Hebrew on her mural Ana Hoon (“I Am Here” in Arabic), which was installed on a large wall at the entrance of the museum, in conjunction with a gallery talk by Aya Lurie, Director and Chief Curator. The mural, whose figures seem to float above the surface like an ancient cave drawing or certain of Chagall’s paintings, tells the story of her...

Make a front door wreath using faux succulents and a reclaimed rake. Hot glue succulents to the rake head and hang using a leather belt. #ThriftStoreDecor #FrontDoorDecor #Recycle #ReclaimedCraft #Wreath

submitted by Mon Garcia As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. Keeping safe and healthy during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic has led preparation-minded EDC folk to seek out new solutions to help them adapt. RovyVon, best known for their innovative and highly functional compact flashlights, have come up with a design that could help give you an extra level of protection by putting a way to kill or render viruses inactive right in the palm of your hand. The Angel Eyes E700U combines a powerful quad-LED setup at the front with the germicidal function of...