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Mass shootings such as the one this week in Copley, Ohio have become such a normal part of the American news cycle that they barely even register in the minds of most citizens. When a member of society goes on a violent rampage at a school or workplace there are perhaps a few days of news coverage and lamentations over the loss of life but there is generally little societal reflection upon the root causes of these acts or indeed why these types of incidents are so exceedingly common. Furthermore, despite the regularity of these shootings they do nothing to impede the self-perception of Americans as somehow being immune and apart from the nihilistic violence which they perceive as being the sole domain of others.

Since Saturday's tragic shootings in Arizona, America's cable news channels have been flooded with analysts speculating about why.

Architects Shilpa and Sameer Balvally shoot a fun video of their culinary skills, inadvertently revealing nuances that drive their creative process…

Architect Margot Krasojevic shoots a video of preparing her favourite cocktail - The Red Rum inspired by the Hollywood film, The Shining, showing us a more humane side of the architect who is known for her futuristic parametric architecture that explores sustainable practices in the most unlikeliest of built forms…