Fonts can play a powerful role in shaping the aesthetic identity of a city – and some places wishing to update their image turn to typeface design as a revitalising tool. The Dutch city of Eindhoven did just that. Whether it’s Helvetica on New York’s subway system or Gill Sans on
Carole Itter drags her shopping cart over gnarled roots and slippery rocks along the uneven oceanside trail leading from the little blue cabin on Vancouver’s North Shore to her car, a duck decoy inside the little buggy. Ms. Itter, 75, is slowly emptying the cabin where she and Al Neil have
It goes without saying that “culture” is a confusing word, this year or any year. Merriam-Webster offers six definitions for it (including the biological one, as in “bacterial culture”). The problem is that “culture” is more than the sum of its definitions. If anything, its value as a word depends
IETM and Flanders Arts Institute organise a two days Satellite meeting for policy makers and funders in Brussels on 17 and 18 February 2015. The Meeting aims to gather representatives of Ministries of Culture and Arts Councils from Europe, Asia, Canada and Australia. The discussion will focus on the different
During the International Tourism Fair in Madrid, the state will receive the title of Capital of Gastronomy 2015 which will start with 105 gastronomic, cultural and artistic activities in Mexico. The Secretary of Tourism of Guanajuato, Fernando Olivera Rocha, accompanied by the Ambassador of Mexico in Spain, Roberta Lajous, and the
“Going to the supermarket is never as simple as popping in for a carton of milk”. The simple fact of the matter is that going grocery shopping isn’t—and never was—as simple as you imagined, whether you’re on your own for the first time, or you’ve been shopping for a family of
Should the UN’s leading food security agency prioritise helping countries boost their agricultural production with subsidised chemical fertiliser, or promote ecological farming practices? Should it help countries protect themselves against import surges, or open them to the global marketplace? Should it work exclusively with national ministries of agriculture, or demand
Despite the resurgent interest in markets worldwide, public markets in many cities are under threat. The 10 Most Endangered Markets in the World will be the first list ever to call international attention to markets at risk. The list will be released in late March at the upcoming 9th International Public
The North Carolina food sisterhood stretches out beyond restaurants, into pig farming, flour milling and pickling. Women run the state’s pre-eminent pasture-raised meat and organic produce distribution businesses and preside over its farmers’ markets. They influence food policy and lead the state’s academic food studies. And each fall, the state
The first annual European Region of Gastronomy award candidates have been shortlisted. The regions of Catalonia (Spain) and Minho (Portugal) presented successful written proposals to IGCAT on Monday 19 January 2015. The shortlisted regions will have the opportunity to present their bid to a selected jury panel and public audience on Friday 6
Pilsen (Czech Republic) and Mons (Belgium) are the European Capitals of Culture for 2015. Pilsen will officially launch its cultural programme on 17 January and Mons on 24 January, starting a year-long programme of cultural activities which will boost local community involvement and attract participants from near and far …READ
More than a third of all of the food that’s produced on our planet never reaches a table. It’s either spoiled in transit or thrown out by consumers in wealthier countries, who typically buy too much and toss the excess. This works out to roughly 1.3 billion tons of food,
Low carbon tourism is expected to raise public awareness of the impact of global warming caused by tourism. Meanwhile creative tourism should help stimulate the number of tourists during the low season. Last year, twelve tourism-based communities in six special designated areas have since 2013, helped reduce carbon caused by
Are you a responsible traveler wondering how to effectively support local economies while traveling? Richard McCarthy, the executive director of Slow Food USA, talks about some delicious ways to do this on the road and go local. READ MORE…
In Fontanellato, just outside Parma, surrounded by verdure and silence, Franco Maria Ricci has built the largest bamboo labyrinth in the world. The Masone Labyrinth is a project that could potentially attract thousands of visitors and create “at least twenty jobs.” Ricci’s foundation was created to collect artwork, books and host exhibitions,
The next rounds of secret talks for two trade deals that will put our democracy, food safety and environmental standards in the hands of corporations are about to take place in Brussels and New York. World leaders are working alongside major corporations to pass these dangerous deals — but are
