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Some of the 124 before and after photos released by Aleppo’s Olympia Restaurant showing the devastation of a once beautiful Syrian city by four years of bombing, looting and the destruction of historic monuments.

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Wise words from the busy notebook of Bruce Lee.

READ ON: Bruce Lee’s Never-Before-Seen Writings on Willpower, Emotion, Reason, Memory, Imagination, and Confidence (Brain Pickings)

(Image: Bruce Lee Foundation)

For the day that’s in it.

It was for this.

Shoot! magazine’s match report from the Republic of Ireland’s jammy comprehensive one goal victory over England at the 1988 European Championship.

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The unfortunately absent and badly injured Liam Brady with his feet up in Germany.

Via Brand New Retro

The Brand New Retro Buke (Liberties Press) 

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Arf.

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The Stairs To Kriterion (or simply, The Stairs) – a giant scaffolding staircase designed by MVRDV leading from Stationsplein, outside the entrance of Rotterdam’s central station, to the top of the Groothandelsgebouw.

Opened this week from 10am to 10pm and staying open until June 12th, the structure is an homage to the Dutch city’s rebuilding drive in the aftermath of World War 2.

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