The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world.  It’s become the metaphor for the surveillance state, but very few actual prisons were built around this idea. Breda Dome is one of them.

530- The Panopticon Effect

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Featuring the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and covering the second section of Part 4, chapters 16-20.

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Dan Pashman embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about the evolution of pasta more broadly.

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Bright, flamboyant central African fashion

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The history of the chambre de bonne, the tiny French apartment type that may be, finally, on the way out.

576- Chambre de Bonne

A 99pi guide to some of our favorite design features of Athens, Georgia.

530- The Panopticon Effect

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