Monthly Archives: March 2014

Manchester: The History Around Us

Originally posted on The Victorian Historian:
Being born and raised in Manchester sometimes I take the city I live in for granted, I often find myself walking through the city and not taking notice of the buildings around me. I…

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Film Review: ‘Liv & Ingmar’ reflects on one of cinema’s most powerful and inspiring relationships

Originally posted on Independent Ethos:
For lovers of foreign art house film, the collaboration between Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann stands as one of the great cinematic relationships of the 1960s and ‘70s. One can argue…

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Centro de Atendimento a Mulher: Woman is Sacred

Originally posted on naocrituss's Blog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdoKh8GzPAE Its not fake and not a miracle. This is reality for many Brazilian Maria’s. Stop violence against women. Call 180. ? Advertising Agency: Carma Social Interventions, Pelotas, Brazil ?

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Tarsila do Amaral – Manaca – 1927

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Tarsila do Amaral – Postcard – 1928

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Bez of the Happy Mondays plans to stand at next election

Originally posted on The Rock 'N' Roll Oatcake:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/14/bez-mp-salford-2015_n_4966853.html Good on him! Can see him doing well and he was on BBC 5Live this morning and they couldn’t stop him talking. He’s certainly passionate which makes a change in the…

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The U.S. Is Abandoning Democracy, Becoming an Aristocracy Instead Washington’s Blog

Originally posted on Olduvaiblog: Musings on the coming collapse:
The U.S. Is Abandoning Democracy, Becoming an Aristocracy Instead Washington’s Blog. Posted on March 15, 2014 by WashingtonsBlog Preface by Washington’s Blog: Given that the 2016 election might be yet another Clinton versus yet another…

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IN PHOTOS: Rio Carnival 2014

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Rio De Janeiro Underground: Uruguai Station Inaugurated

Originally posted on Leo The Geo:
On 15 March a new station was added to Rio de Janeiro’s Underground, namely “Uruguai” (L1). http://youtu.be/6IQLUM7V6QQ

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Visiting a Brazilian Metropolis? Use the Metrô.

Originally posted on Things I Learned in Brazil:
Image by Jon Lemmens If you are planning to visit  a metropolis such as São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, it would be worthwhile to familiarize yourself with the city’s metro and…

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