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About agogo22

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

Hyperion Knight on the World’s Longest Piano

A very wonderful and informal recording by Hyperion Knight of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring. 3 pieces recorded in only 2 hours! He hapened to be traveling through. https://www.hyperionknight.com/   / mengelberg I started building the Alexander Piano when … Continue reading →

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2023 Minimalist Photography Awards Celebrate the Beauty of Simplicity | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on September 14, 2023 “Ashored” by Martin Annand (United Kingdom). Minimalist Photographer of the Year and Long Exposure Photographer of the Year. Check out the refreshing simplicity of minimalist photography. There is something about minimalism, when executed … Continue reading →

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Woooow the best Skateboarder! 😂

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How the Industrial City of Manchester Turned into a Top Travel Destination

For Lonely Planet, Manchester is one of the top travel destinations in 2023: “The one-time engine room of the Industrial Revolution is now driven by invention, discovery and progress; Manchester is a brilliant place to visit.” Is Manchester really worth … Continue reading →

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How astigmatism works

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My mind is daft…

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You’re a Dream of the Universe (According to Science)

[…] Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… Absolutely everything you think about yourself and the universe could be an illusion. As far as you know, you are real and exist in a universe that was born 14 billion years ago and … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Minds: The Enigma of Genius

Immanuel Kant, who coined the term genius in the 1700s, defined it as the rare capacity to independently understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Since then, the spectrum of abilities that we call genius … Continue reading →

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This library has every book ever published.

The British Library is one of the six legal deposit libraries for the UK — and the only one that doesn’t pick and choose, or have to ask for copies. That’s a lot of books to store, and the internet’s … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – The Gift, Room 5 – Series 2, Room 5, S2 – 8. Hannah

On being one in a million. Hannah’s aged five, playing with the toys in a hospital waiting room. She’s been here before, been in and out of hospital since she was a baby. But today, she’s about to discover what’s … Continue reading →

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The Acali Raft Experiment Might Restore Your Faith in Humanity

 

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Hayao Miyazaki’s New Film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Wanders Into a Magical World of Life and Death | Colossal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 JACKIE ANDRES Iconic Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki once again crafts an otherworldly landscape filled with mystery and wonder in his highly-anticipated new film, The Boy and the Heron. Nearing the end of his decades-long career, the Studio … Continue reading →

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