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architecture, engineering and construction

To lie or to lose? The tendering dilemma

On unreasonable LOD requirements, dishonest tenders, and who really benefits A friend called me last week. BIM consultant, hands-on experience, knows what he’s doing. The situation he described was nothing new to me, yet it hit the same way it always does. The call He’s

June 24, 2026 9:00 am

books and literature

Arthur Machen’s Ornaments in Jade

Arthur Machen (1863–1947), born Arthur Llewellyn Jones, was an influential Welsh novelist and essayist widely regarded as a forerunner of 20th-century Gothic science fiction and a pioneer of “weird fiction,” so it’s a man after my own heart. Machen lived most of his life in

June 21, 2026 9:00 am

movies and tv

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die — and Other Things We Say Instead of Grieving

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a 2025 science fiction comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) and written by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying). It was released early this year, but I just got around to seeing it now.

June 20, 2026 9:00 am