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Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

Through Delicate Glass Sprouts, Nataliya Vladychko Emphasizes the Wild Resiliency of Seeds | Colossal

Posted on January 17, 2024 by agogo22

JANUARY 17, 2024 GRACE EBERT “Triticum” (2020), wooden platform and flame-shaped borosilicate glass,
26 x 27 centimeters.
Photo by Steven van Kooijk. All images © Nataliya Vladychko Artist Nataliya Vladychko sculpts spindly specimens in glass, capturing both their delicacy and strength in … Continue reading →

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After Dark, Dave Jordano Photographs the Idiosyncratic Personalities of American Towns | Colossal

Posted on January 17, 2024 by agogo22

JANUARY 17, 2024 KATE MOTHES Skyway Bridge, Chicago (2023). All images © Dave Jordano Dave Jordano’s atmospheric nighttime images of American towns cast urban landscapes in a unique light. “Night photography is one of the most challenging aspects of photography, … Continue reading →

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Real Reason Ships Don’t Pass Under South America (It’s Not the Distance)

Posted on January 17, 2024 by agogo22

Most understand that the construction of the Panama Canal was necessary in order to significantly reduce the travel time of going around the tip of South America. While that is true, there are also much more treacherous and nefarious reasons … Continue reading →

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Ancestral Puebloan culture

Posted on January 17, 2024 by agogo22
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Why the Sun Moves in Figure 8s Across the Sky

Posted on January 17, 2024 by agogo22

How long is a day? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down what an analemma is, the solstices, and why Christmas is in December. Does the sundial– that we’re all definitely still using– get noon wrong? Learn what an … Continue reading →

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Gareth Worthington (@garethmanc) • Instagram photo

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22
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Wonders Of A Loner | “The Guest House” by Rumi

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22
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Riding Tren Maya, Mexico’s Controversial New Train

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22

On December 15th, 2023, the brand new intercity railway in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula opened. First announced by President Lopez Obrador in 2018, this new railway is now partially open – but it has been anything but smooth. Tren Maya is … Continue reading →

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Gibran Alcocer – idea 10 ( bandura cover )

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22

 

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FARMER WILL👨🏼‍🌾 (@farmer_will_) | Comparing UK vs Australian slang

Posted on January 16, 2024 by agogo22
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Daughter of the Sea

Posted on January 15, 2024 by agogo22

After the death of her grandfather, a young woman experiences a spiritual awakening when she is called by Yemaya, the Orisha Goddess of the Sea. Starring Princess Nokia, and featuring Niambi Sala of Oshun as Yemaya. A LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship … Continue reading →

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MAMMA

Posted on January 15, 2024 by agogo22

It’s Christmas Eve, and Synnøve is searching for her drug-addicted daughter Michelle in an almost desolated city. During the course of the night, she’ll be forced to make a fateful decision. (Synnøve and Michelle are mother and daughter in real … Continue reading →

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