Parties need dips, like birthdays need cakes. You HAVE to have a dip at your party. I serve dip at every opportunity and being able to make my own yummy dips is always a party hit.   First,...

Concealed behind an 18th century Baroque façade in Strasbourg’s Place Kléber, the Café L’Aubette is a remarkable expression of the 1920s De Stijl movement. Designed by Theo van Doesburg, one of the movement’s founders and leading lights,...

One especially hot summer afternoon I sought refuge in the A/C, where I caught a crazy old movie called “The Gazebo.” And while Glenn Ford sweated out the discovery of a corpse in its foundation, all I...

We've rounded up 10 living rooms with calm, relaxing interiors, including rooms with soothing colours and natural materials that create a peaceful environment. This is the latest roundup in a series providing visual inspiration for the home....

Indoor furnaces call for security and safety for various reasons. You do not want to get yourself warm space to settle in and setting it on fire with an inadequate furnace. While you can find millions of...

OP Here! This is a revised version of the previous Arch Theory Iceberg, based on my discussions with here in r/architecture.For your convenience, I've listed and provided links to all of the topics mentioned. Feel free to...

Fennel is an attractive plant that looks great in any garden and can be grown as a vegetable or an ornamental.  Growing fennel can be tricky, especially the bulb variety. It tends to be fussy about how,...

The sunny orange blossoms on my Clivia miniata plant contrast nicely with the bleak landscape outside the window this time of year and give hope for spring. They seem to arrive just when we need them the...

Meloidogyne spp. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) truly are a menace. There are over 100 species in the Meloidogyne genus found worldwide, and they can affect almost every type of plant. And the worst part about it is that...

BeigesTiptoeing into a richer mineral palette, the beige color family promises pigments that are memorable without being overpowering. Billy Cotton and R.P. Miller lean into wheaty tones, with the former backing Bone No. 15 (pictured above, #1)...