The 1970s and â80s in Japan were a time of profound change. The nation, after the war, had built itself up in the international eyes as an example of a high-t...
How many metaphors are made between writing and the creation of clothing? Social fabric, spinning a yarn, the weave of the text, stitching poeticsâthey seem as...
âThe wasteland of the 20th century is nothing less than a reliquary. Those that came before us have left in their wake an empire of exquisite jewels.â
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Ben Dreith is infamously not the famous NFL referee. He stays in Vancouver where he writes about architecture for a living. You can read more of his essays and ramblings at https://bendreith.substack.com.