Monthly Archives: May 2020

another gorgeous Luly Yang monarch butterfly dress 

02-oct-2014 – another gorgeous Luly Yang monarch butterfly dress Source: another gorgeous Luly Yang monarch butterfly dress | Vestidos locos, Vestido de mariposa, Fotografia de modas

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Planet Hunter

The story of the student who became a planet hunter. When Anne Dattilo attended a guest lecture at the University of Texas she had no idea it would be the start of a journey involving complex algorithms, a space telescope … Continue reading

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CANDY SHOP Animated Short

Pills and capsules are choreographed into a cacophony of shape, color and size, resulting in a satirical commentary about our cultural, recreational, and economic infatuation with prescription drugs. Animated by Patrick Smith Produced by Kaori Ishida Percussion by Steve Rice … Continue reading

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0-100 years in Holland (Amsterdam)

From baby to 100 year old, this is the video that first went viral in 2012. Ever since I posted this film, people have requested that I subtitle it but I have always resisted because I thought that everyone could … Continue reading

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Tragic Things About Louis Armstrong

Behind Louis Armstrong’s career, success, and fame, there was tragedy. The man nicknamed Pops and Satchmo didn’t have an easy life by any stretch of the imagination, and even as he was taking to the stage and wowing fans, he … Continue reading

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How to Be Alone

I was struggling with quarantine — until I found the polar explorers. By Sindha Agha. Read the story here: nyti.ms/2LSeiRK

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The Mushroom Hunters: Neil Gaiman’s Subversive Feminist Celebration of Science and the Human Hunger for Truth, in a Gorgeous Animated Short Film

A lyrical journey into the history of our species as the sensemaking animal who hungers for knowledge and advances by love. BY MARIA POPOVA   Every year at The Universe in Verse — the charitable celebration of science through poetry … Continue reading

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“Singularity (after Stephen Hawking)” by Marie Howe

Poem by Marie Howe. Text and context: brainpickings.org/2020/04/23/singularity-marie-howe-animated Created for The Universe in Verse: brainpickings.org/the-universe-in-verse Produced by SALT Project (saltproject.org) with Maria Popova (brainpickings.org). Original music by Zoë Keating (zoekeating.com). This has been a multi-woman labor of love, with everyone … Continue reading

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Archaeologists Excavate a Stunning Roman Mosaic That’s Untarnished From an Italian Vineyard

Archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery this week when they uncovered a pristine mosaic that’s been hidden underneath feet of soil since the 3rd century. Situated in a private vineyard in the town of Negrar di Valpolicella, the tile flooring is … Continue reading

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A Riot is the Language of the Unheard – The Other America (Speech) – Martin Luther King Jr

“Social justice and progress are the absolute guarantors of riot prevention.”

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