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These photos, which as an archive go by the nickname “the house tour,” were collected from the websites of practicing Swiss architects and then collated by Alessandro Bosshard, Li Tavor, Matthew van der Ploeg, and Ani Vihervaara, the curators of this year’s Swiss Pavilion, Svizzera 240: House Tour, at the Venice Biennale, before being sequenced into a visual essay by the graphic designer Martin Stoecklin.1 The name of the sequence is based on a skit from the comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which Larry refuses to go on Susie’s house tour, because he thinks they’re predictable (“bedrooms, bathrooms, I get it”), and in the process, just as predictably upsets his host. The pictures presented a research problem, or perhaps rather a puzzle: the more that the pictures were examined, the stranger they seemed. Why did they all look so similar? Who are they for? And what purpose do they serve? The images presented a genre without a manifesto, or even a name. There exist no explicit rules for how they should look, and yet they conform to unspoken norms so closely that they could all have been taken by the same photographer.

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If the designs on the back really call your name, this Incipio case might be worth the higher price it commands. The Google Store has the two options pictured available for $29.99 apiece, but Incipio has those and more for $23.99 (at least for now). You can find them at the links below.

The built-in screen protector is better than I expected it to be, but that’s not saying much. Unlike the ZAGG glass screen protector I had, you don’t experience any issues with screen sensitivity – at least until you get to the edges, at which point you do have to push a tiny bit harder than you should have to. Because of the giant yellowish-green plastic bezel surrounding the screen protector, it’s actually difficult to press some elements near the edges of the screen, namely the nav buttons. And if you’re used to swiping down on the status bar from the center of the screen like I am, too bad; you’ll have to learn to swipe from the top left or top right. The front-facing speakers are covered by what appears to be the same kind of plastic covering the fingerprint sensor. In my testing, they did muffle sound output a bit, but not by too much. Even the camera and flash are covered, though I really didn’t notice any image degradation.

More than half of New York’s Gross Domestic Product is generated by is financial and business services sector that is the world’s largest. Image: Pixabay

The open-plan layout gives diners a sense of space; there’s the bar seating arranged along the curve of the pinewood, bigger tables flanking the cherry red wall to the left, and the central aisle reserved for quartets and trios. We couldn’t help but adore the cute framed prints of flora that dot the walls and pillars (how about putting some of that up purchase, Toast & Tonic?).

Holding the Activity Key up to the “L” on the Land Rover badge on the tailgate simultaneously locks the vehicle and disables any keyfobs left inside the vehicle, so they can be left securely behind while you enjoy your active lifestyle. Activity Key has no battery, so you never have to worry about changing it.

Visually, the Velar is beautifully balanced with powerful proportions; a continuous waist line rises through to the taut tapered lines of the rear and a generous 113.15-inch wheelbase contributes significantly to both its elegant design and spacious interior.

"I’m a football guy, and I believe in moving the chains. I believe in first downs. … Incremental improvement is better than no improvement at all," he said. "We’ve produced a product that will move the needle. But yet we are unwilling to take that final affirmative vote to move it across the finish line and put it into the hands of leadership in the bodies of the House and Senate. It’s like the old saying of wetting oneself in a dark suit. You have a really warm feeling, but nobody notices. That’s precisely where we are at this moment."

Cutouts are pretty good – the fingerprint sensor is perfectly accessible, the camera isn’t blocked, and there’s adequate space for a USB-C cable on the bottom as long as it’s not massive. The lip is adequate, though a glass screen protector might end up being thicker than it. The volume buttons are tactile, if a bit too recessed. The power button, however, ruins the whole case for me. UAG chose to put a flap about twice as long as the actual power button, and it’s hinged in the center. That means that you have to press directly on the center of the button to be sure that it’ll turn your screen on and off. Press too far up or down, and the button simply won’t activate unless you push really, really hard. It’s an infuriating design, and I’d say that about 50% of the time I press the power button, I’m greeted with nothing. The case itself is also harder than it should be to install and remove.

The pure and simple yet strong forms of the vehicle’s bodysides are testament to Range Rover brand’s long history of lightweight Aluminum construction. The clean, unadorned surfaces are punctuated by a strong shoulder line just below the glasshouse, while a thin, sweeping black graphic flows elegantly around the body’s lower reaches.

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