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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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dubai

The Future Oblisco

December 21, 2024
Tags: cairo, skyscraper, architecture, design, YouTube, dubai

Mall of Egypt

December 06, 2024
Tags: cairo, mall, development, dubai

Seeing the Workers

December 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, development, laborers, dubai

Choice of Malls

September 24, 2024
Tags: cairo, mall, city, dubai

Worker Dorms

September 01, 2024
Tags: cairo, work space, laborers, residences, city, dubai, class

Your City Paradigm

August 02, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, dubai, city, development, public transportation

Being There

November 04, 2022
Tags: dubai, iran, mythology, airplane, travel, mountains, view

Larger than Life

November 03, 2022
Tags: dubai, airport, security, transportation, sign

Early Morning Lobby

November 03, 2022
Tags: dubai, hotel, metaverse, luxury, Christmas, design

Surveillance Security

November 03, 2022
Tags: dubai, security, surveillance, body, police, street scene

Trans Graffiti

November 02, 2022
Tags: dubai, LGBTQ, sign, graffiti

Bodies and Sex Cards

November 02, 2022
Tags: dubai, sex work, signs, nation, Internet, street scene

That Kind of Body

November 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, body, fitness, business, city, instagram

Bodies in Landscapes

November 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, street scene, body, city, landscape

Invisible Workers

October 31, 2022
Tags: dubai, laborers, city, street scene
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