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60 Surprising Sculptures

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love sculptures, especially those that surprise me by their scale (whether massive or miniscule), their cleverness or beauty, their meaningful social statements or unexpected media (pencil lead, wool felt, flower petals). Each of these of these pieces is included because … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where the Odd Is

Posted on December 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Home is where the heart is,” the sentimental expression tells us. But for some people, home is where the odd is. And that’s nothing new. Some of the homes in this gallery were built long ago, others in recent years. But … Continue reading →

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Remarkitecture (Remarkable Architecture)

Posted on September 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Design follows function.” Sometimes. But then sometimes design rethinks and rewires function, as well as those who live in and around it. And not just for humans — some of the world’s most remarkable architecture comes from non-humans. Enjoy! Click … Continue reading →

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From My Idiom Attic

Posted on March 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

Idiomatic (i-dē-ə-ˈma-tik)  adjective  1. Of or relating to idioms. 2. Peculiar to a particular group or person. 3. Place in Mitch’s head where he stores old idioms. Idiom (ˈɪdɪəm)  n  A phrase which cannot be understood from the meaning of … Continue reading →

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Buildings: Beautiful and Bizarre

Posted on December 9, 2022 by mitchteemley

I love architecture. Houses, office buildings, churches, museums–the beautiful and the bizarre. Just don’t bother me with the boring! What’s that? Haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet? How about a nice new home or headquarters for your booming business? Here … Continue reading →

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Uniquely Beautiful

Posted on October 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Conventional beauty can be beautiful. But it can also be merely conventional and cease to be beautiful when the standard that measured it changes. Unique beauty, on the other hand, remains beautiful because its standard is forever itself. Have a … Continue reading →

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Broken Relationships

Posted on April 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Sign spotted in a taxi cab Thought for the Week Whatever your biggest priority is, whatever you’re most passionately or desperately trying to accomplish in life — if it’s not about relationships, it should be number two on your To … Continue reading →

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Our Masterpiece

Posted on September 16, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ashwini Chaudhary I love the fact that the sky is always changing, never exactly the same, sometimes subtly different, sometimes breathtakingly so. Last night the moon was a shimmering crescent cradled by a perfectly-formed diamond of zelkova branches. … Continue reading →

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50 Strange and (Sometimes) Strangely Beautiful Buildings

Posted on July 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

Some architects should be celebrated. Some should be tested for drugs. Either way, the creators of these buildings never bore us. In fact, avoiding boredom may just be what inspired them to begin with. Enjoy! (Or chuckle, whatever.) Click on … Continue reading →

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You-nique

Posted on November 15, 2018 by mitchteemley

I’ve started work on my new novel, Gone Girl on the Train with the Dragon Tattoo. This is a very personal story for me, and I deeply resent any suggestion that it is derivative of other works. Next they’ll be … Continue reading →

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