Throughout the past four decades, British artist Lubaina Himid has leaned into big questions. How can the African diaspora become more visible to the world? What are the ongoing effects of colonialism ...

“Mend and Make Do,” a nine-minute animated short directed by the young British filmmaker Bexie Bush, and the latest film in our Screening Room series, makes its début on our site today. As it opens, ...

“Make-do,” an exhibition of ad hoc chairs, features contemporary and antique seats. Photo: Jason Le, Courtesy Marta “Make-do,” an exhibition of ad hoc chairs, features contemporary and antique seats.

From "staycations" to knitting clubs, frugal living is increasingly in vogue as families look to cut costs during the economic downturn. Supermarkets expand their budget lines and two-for-one deals, ...

REUSE is all the rage these days: Witness the rise of fixers, tinkerers and hackers that scrappy set of do-it-yourselfers who gather in collectives from Brooklyn to Berlin to breathe new life into ...

07:55, Sun, Apr 26, 2020 Updated: 07:55, Sun, Apr 26, 2020 'Make do and mend' is a concept that has roots in World War II. During the war, many shops, factories and businesses were closed. All of a ...

Sometimes relocation becomes an issue for bands who want to continue producing music. Make Do and Mend has proven that wrong. While each band member is now living in a different place, they have ...

Solomon Burke‘s 2002 album Don’t Give Up on Me was a righteous resurrection of a great Atlantic Sixties soulman who never got his full due from a rock world he so heavily influenced. Make Do With What ...

THE VIRTUES OF THRIFT: WE ARE seemingly returning to the things our grandparents did to save money: knitting, needlecraft, market… THE VIRTUES OF THRIFT:WE ARE seemingly returning to the things our ...

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