Culture

20 OctoberTuesday

• 04:54 Culture·2 min read Twelve new murals brighten Northfield underpasses once avoided after dark Local artists and schoolchildren have painted 12 pedestrian tunnels, and residents say the routes now feel safer and are used more.

19 OctoberMonday

• 23:11 Culture·1 min read Ceramics in the workshop: from clay to form ▣ 11 photos Clay taking shape on the wheel, pots on market stalls and thousand-year-old pieces in museum cases.

18 OctoberSunday

• 23:11 Culture·1 min read For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow ▣ 10 photos Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages.

16 OctoberFriday

• 23:11 Culture·1 min read The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence ▣ 10 photos From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.

15 OctoberThursday

• 18:27 Margaret Ellison Culture·3 min read The library is the last free living room in town One of the few places where we can sit for hours without buying anything, the public library now holds far more than books.
• 13:00 Culture·1 min read Winter storm rolls over the Grand Canyon in timelapse Clouds and curtains of precipitation drift over the canyon's red cliffs in a timelapse.

14 OctoberWednesday

• 11:26 Margaret Ellison Culture·3 min read In defence of reading slowly In an age of speed and summaries, losing yourself unhurriedly in a book has become a rarer and more precious experience.
• 05:41 Culture·1 min read Markets and street food: a riot of colour on the stalls ▣ 8 photos From spices to fresh vegetables, scenes from markets around the world.