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Ten projects you can help bring to life

1 — The Microcosmos Microscope

A microscope designed to work with your phone to capture and share the unseen world around you.

2 — A Heart Is Always Red

Help make a documentary about one of Sweden's biggest bands, Imperiet.

3 — Rofhiwa Book Cafe

A book shop and coffee spot in East Durham, offering classic and contemporary titles by Black writers across the globe.

4 — All the plants will die

A photo book created from heartbreak, humor, and horticulture.

5 — ARCO 2-in-1 Coffee Grinder

An aesthetically delightful electrical and manual grinder.

6 — A public writing haven

Help save JRR Tolkien’s home and create a future writing and creative center inspired by his writing of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

7 — Bopping them on the head

The Effervescent Adventures of Fight-Bunny is a graphic novel for all ages.

8 — Queercore: An Oral History

A book and film about the movement that defied both underground music and the mainstream LGBT community.

9 — Plant-based cooking

Provenance is a cookbook filled with memoirs and recipes for professional and home cooks

10 — Arctic Circle Brewing Company

A microbrewery in Chesterfield, MI, bringing communities together with beer.

What we’re reading

The Creative Independent

 

Mental Floss

 

IGN