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Can the possibility of the end of the world give meaning to life? A French philosopher (and mother of young children) fears the worst but tries to live the best she can.
The Daily Heller: You Are There (Virtually) There are many places in the world I would like to see … but most (certainly these days) are best viewed from a distance. This is what makes Christopher Payne's photo essays so incredibly valuable and intriguing to those trapped inside and the vicarious seekers like me. He records the exotic, hidden, forgotten, unknown and off-limits relics of the industrial era. Payne is a maestro of architectural and industrial photography. Trained as an architect, he is fascinated by design, assembly and the built form. His work, to recall the title of a 1950...