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Keeping Current: Using proportions to convert currency

Last Friday, we looked at exchanging currency — how far will your money go in another country? In that post, I introduced you to online currency conversion calculators and helped you assess whether or not your answer made sense. Today, we’re going to

Composing a Painting: The Rule of Thirds

In my interview with painter, Samantha Hand, she mentioned something called the Rule of Thirds. I’ve heard of this, but I honestly had no idea what it was about. Turns out the Rule of Thirds isn’t really about thirds, per se. Instead