Santa Maria Della Concezione Crypts, Rome
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Posted by Tessa on 8 March 2013
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In 1631 the Capuchin Friars left their friary near the Trevi Fountain and came to live at the Santa Maria Della Concezione Crypts.
They brought with them the remains of deceased friars so that all the Capuchin friars would be in the same place. Rather than simply burying them, the monks decorated the the crypt with their bones to remind themselves that death could come any time.

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Collection Of Contemporary Log Cabins
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Posted by Calum Sager on 17 October 2012
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Winter is fast approaching or rather winter is upon us. Don't let the shining sun deceive you, it is cold out there. The ever brilliant Flavorwire posted up this great winter inspired collection of stunning contemporary log cabins earlier this week.

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Portobello Pop Up
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Posted by Calum Sager on 9 July 2012
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Portobello ‘Pop Up’ is a not-for-profit digital Microplex cinema, nestled under the Westway.

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The Long Table
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Posted by Tessa on 16 November 2011
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The team behind the Dalston Roof Park are getting together with chef Nuno Mendez from Viajante and the Loft Project to launch a new night-time food market in Dalston.

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Port Eliot Festival
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Posted by Kate Robinson on 19 July 2011
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The ninth Port Eliot festival is taking place this weekend. This year's performers include John Cooper Clarke, Hanif Kureishi, Jon Ronson, and Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong, the creators of Peep Show.

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Corner Room Restaurant
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Bethnal Green, London
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Award-winning chef Nuno Mendes has just launched The Corner Room, a bistro-style restaurant at the Town Hall Hotel. The intimate, 30 cover restaurant tucked away in the corner of the former Bethnal Green Town Hall offers informal dining with dishes created by Mendes.

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Gilbert Scott Restaurant
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St Pancras Hotel
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Chef Marcus Wareing is set to build on the success of his eponymous restaurant in The Berkeley with The Gilbert Scott which opens in the St. Pancras Renaissance today. The vast Victorian hotel, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, lay derelict for years and was close to demolition before its recent refurb.

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Museum Of Miniatures In Lyon
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Posted by Tessa on 5 May 2011
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Each of these miniature dioramas, or 'realities', as the artist Dan Ohlmann likes to refer to them, is about the size of your average microwave. From old libraries and theatres, to print shops and barbers, each set is built with exquisite attention to detail.

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Rock Explosion Vintage Original Band Posters
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Posted by Tessa on 26 April 2011
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This wonderful London shop holds a wealth of vintage original rock posters, pop posters, vintage original rock photographs and rare rock and pop memorabilia from the classic years. From West Coast Psychedelia to West London Punk, from David Bowie to The Jam, The Smiths to Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones to Bob Marley...

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Grant Museum Of Zoology
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Posted by Tessa on 11 April 2011
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Recently re-opened at a new address, the Grant Museum of animal skeletons, taxidermy specimens and creatures preserved in fluid retains the air of the house of an avid Victorian collector while posing questions about issues in life sciences today.

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