"Valentine's Day Portraits: A Grayscale Coloring Book" is an enchanting collection of 76 single-sided illustrations that immerse you in the world of love and affection. Each page offers a beautifully detailed grayscale portrait, inviting colorists to explore the depth and emotion of romantic connections. As you add hues and shades, watch each illustration come alive, turning each page into a personal masterpiece of color and sentiment. Crafted for colorists of all levels, this book provides a...

"Mardi Gras Portraits: A Grayscale Coloring Book" is a festive collection of 53 single-sided illustrations that captures the spirit and excitement of Mardi Gras through the eyes of those who celebrate it most passionately. Each page features detailed grayscale portraits of people, especially children, dressed in the extravagant and colorful costumes that define this iconic celebration. From elaborate masks adorned with feathers and beads to vibrant outfits that shimmer with sequins and satin,...

If every event in international politics is a turning point, one can only go and lie down, out of sheer dizziness. In reality, we have been living in the same multipolar world for more than three decades. Europeans are only now again getting used to how such a world of great powers works. In the process, the European Union has rediscovered the importance of geopolitics. Without geopolitical awareness, crafting good strategy is impossible. But not every problem is geopolitical, and strategy co...

In recent years, Kiev and Russia have been in the news negatively almost every day. In the West, we know very little about Europe's largest border country and they view us there through rose-tinted glasses. Through a number of social issues, the author takes the reader on a quest through thisformer impressive country with a very fascinating history and culture, strongly intertwined with that of Russia. We in the West are far too complacent and have a lot to learn from Eastern Europe. The aim...

In recent years, Kiev and Russia have been in the news negatively almost every day. In the West, we know very little about Europe's largest border country and they view us there through rose-tinted glasses. Through a number of social issues, the author takes the reader on a quest through thisformer impressive country with a very fascinating history and culture, strongly intertwined with that of Russia. We in the West are far too complacent and have a lot to learn from Eastern Europe. The aim...

Dorothy and her nephew have a special connection. When he finds a way of escaping the drudgery of the 1960s English Midlands, Auntie Dorothy, being the loving, caring and devoted Auntie that she is, tags along to take care of him, while he learns to dance, make dresses and fall in love. Many times. He helps her avoid arrest by the New York Police Department; she helps him quell a mutiny on the Caribbean. They march through the Gay Liberation movement in 70s London, witness the 'plague years' ...

Human beings are quite obsessed with control. We all are aware that by taking control, we are able to influence the outcomes of certain things in life. By doing that we are able to give ourselves a better life.

A life in which we are able to enjoy our visions and expectations on real life situations. So, when we find ourselves losing control in life, how do we deal with that? When we fall into autopilot and lose our way towards happiness, confidence and fulfillment, how do we find our way o...

"MONEYED MONEY" offers insight into how the term 'money', uttered by over 7 billion people daily, often remains largely misunderstood. Despite numerous attempts by governments, scholars, bankers, and international organisations to pin down a definition, the conclusion typically echoes Jean Gabin's sentiment: "Maintenant je sais” (this time I know). However, the true understanding often resides with the ordinary person grappling with daily concerns about meeting basic needs.

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'On the Contrary: Rethinking Engaged Art in an Age of Social Unrest' is a collection of essays that re-evaluate key artistic concepts that influence the way in which engaged practices are conducted. Historically produced ideas about, for example, spectatorship, autonomy, what an artwork is, and the political role of the artist determine to a large degree how contemporary practices constitute themselves. Might these concepts be faulty when acted out in practices that occupy fundamentally diffe...

How can art, science and institutional practices counteract the negative consequences of climate and ecological breakdown? How can these practices and ideas advance systemic change? Worlding Ecologies serves as an anthology of examples and wayward navigational tool, assembling eighteen authors exploring this question from their diverse backgrounds––as scientists, artists, philosophers, activists, theorists and curators––to rigorously approach urgent ecological challenges, including cl...