Depending on where you are in the world, you - like us - are probably just emerging from a gloomy winter time. Here in Berlin it’s particularly grim, but just this week we have felt the first rays of sunshine starting to peek through the clouds, bringing with it new green leaves, tiny flower buds: the first glimpses of spring. Instant happiness! What this tells us, and why we're telling you this, is that plants and nature have a tremendous emotional effect on us, even when we’re living the city life.
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In most cases, mold indicates the end of a journey – the bin. But what happens when you take it as the beginning of the story? When this is the starting point for manifold narratives yet to come? Fantasies you might never have thought of before? 
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Each issue of MacGuffin takes a close look at one unassuming everyday object. With scrupulous, illuminating research editors Kirsten Algera and Ernst Van Der Hoeven reveal its hidden complexity and stories. From the window to the sink they unearth historical delights, expose unusual viewpoints and change our perspective. More