Modern Colonial House Style-What Is It and How to Get the Look
A colonial-style house is a timeless design typically asymmetrical and minimal with a neutral or white exterior. The basic ...
There’s a new 18th century-style coffee house at Penn
The university open a full-scale recreation of a colonial coffee house, a centerpiece of Penn’s first major exhibit of the ...
Distinctive brick colonial in Pepper Pike asks $949K: House of the Week
A blend of Georgian and Midcentury Modern influences gives 2503 Snowberry Lane its distinctive curb appeal. Built in 1969, this five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home offers a functional floor plan ...
The Indian Express22d
The British Raj through George Orwell’s eyes: How colonial India shaped the literary legend
And, it was, arguably, his tryst with the British Raj that catalysed his transformation from Eric Blair – the son of a colonial opium agent – to Orwell, the “democratic socialist” who critiqued ...
Zee Business23d
UK stole $64.82 trillion from India during Colonial rule: 5 other shocking facts you probably don't know
A recent report by Oxfam International reveals a shocking truth. During colonial rule, the UK took around $64.82 trillion from India. Most of this wealth went to the richest 10% of people. The Oxfam ...
Indiatimes25d
UK drained $64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule; billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024: Key points of Oxfam report
Oxfam International’s report highlights how colonial wealth extraction, particularly from India, has laid the foundation for modern economic inequalities, including the dominance of unearned ...
Hindustan Times25d
UK's richest 10% took half of colonial India's extracted wealth, ‘enough to carpet London’s surface 4 times'
Oxfam's new report said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023. Rights group Oxfam's latest report released on Monday said ...
Indiatimes26d
UK's richest 10% took half of India's wealth during colonial era: Oxfam report
It details the suppression of India’s industrial growth, the modern impact on global inequality, and ongoing exploitation by multinational corporations linked to colonial practices. Oxfam ...
Business Line26d
Oxfam: UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India during colonial era, $33.8 trillion benefited top 10%
Global supply chains and export processing industries represent modern colonial systems of south–north wealth extraction. Workers in these supply chains frequently experience poor working ...
The New York Times27d
Open Houses in Los Angeles Take on an Eerie Feeling
By Ronda Kaysen Ronda Kaysen reported from open houses in Pasadena. Rosa Garcia, a real estate agent, eagerly greeted a young woman and her family when they showed up on Saturday at 1 p.m. for an ...
Fast Company28d
Why these houses survived the L.A. fires
More than 10,000 houses burned in Los Angeles. But fire-resistant design helped keep some standing even on blocks where the rest were lost. On Thursday, January 9, as fires spread across the Los ...
FOX 5 Atlanta28d
Colonial Pipeline repairs completed Friday morning, officials say
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - Colonial Pipeline announced Friday morning that repairs to its gasoline pipeline, Line 1, in Paulding County, have been successfully completed. The line, which had been shut ...