On Earth Hour

A simple act like switching lights off for one hour a year is enough to start many much-needed dialogues on climate change.

(Big Ben in darkness during Earth Hour in London)

On Concert Halls

There are some halls where ticket sales from a sold-out concert don't even cover the costs of the performance.

(The London Symphony Orchestra performing in Southbank)

On Sharp Minds

"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge... A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."

 -George R.R, Martin

(Upside down car display in a Southbank parking lot, London)

On Seatbelts

Although seatbelts had been invented in the 19th century, it wasn't until the 1950s that they became mandatory on all vehicles. 

(A Canadian 1919 Pierce-Arrow model at a car show in Kuwait)