One of the premier producers of sidecar motorcycles, Ural‘s designs, created to handle any type of terrain, date back to World War II. Established in 1939, the Russian brand’s origins are muddled with stories of smuggling BMWs from Germany through Switzerland for reverse engineering. But the slightly tamer tale—Stalin bought the blueprint directly from Hitler or the BMW factory thanks to a friendly wartime pact—might …
Design duo Their research also looks at the design, noting for example that the MP5's modular design represents the "possibilities of industrial production and evolution of the computer era" and that the machine pistol now stands along with walkie-talkies and handcuffs as technical gadget staples. The kits themselves, recommended for those with experience crafting, produce exquisitely-detailed models. They will be available from Amazon. See more …
Ohio-born Israeli Rachel Papo began photographing female soldiers in 2004. Having worked as a photographer in the Israeli Air Force for two years during her mandatory military service, Papo had experienced first hand being “plucked from her home surroundings and placed in a rigorous institution where her individuality is temporarily forced aside in the name of nationalism†as she describes it in her artist's statement. …
