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Barbara Windsor: you’re more likely to hear a cockney accent in Essex than east London now
Jo Adetunji Managing Editor Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London. The word “cockney” conjures up a plethora of London-based cultural expectations. Maybe you … Continue reading
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Dublin is a city in the midst of a property development boom and with the gentrification of the inner city, working-class horse culture is being marginalised. It’s something quite unique to the city and likely won’t exist in fifteen years. … Continue reading
Learn Some Black American Sign Language | Kottke
After a video Nakia Smith did with her grandfather went viral, Netflix asked her to explain what Black American Sign Language is, how it came about, and how it differs from American Sign Language. Black American Sign Language is a … Continue reading
China’s Vanishing Muslims: Undercover In The Most Dystopian Place In The World
China’s Uighur minority live a dystopian nightmare of constant surveillance and brutal policing. At least one million of them are believed to be living in what the U.N. described as a “massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy,” while … Continue reading
Revenge of the tribes: How the American Empire could fall | Amy Chua | Big Think
Yale professor Amy Chua has two precautionary tales for Americans, and their names are Libya and Iraq. “We’re starting to see in America something that I’ve seen in other countries that is not good,” says Chua. “We don’t want to … Continue reading
AEON VIDEOS l The Ray Cat Solution
How to create a symbol that travels through time? Nuclear waste lasts for millennia but stone, symbols and language can fade beyond recognition. In 1981 semiologists proposed the idea of a cat genetically engineered to change colour in the presence … Continue reading
WHY ARE ALL THE HOUSES IN SWEDEN RED?
Why in the world are all the Swedish houses red? Well, let me tell you a story.. It all began back in the 1400-century when the King at that time wanted his castle to have the same beautiful copper roof … Continue reading
Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes?
Why Does Europe Have Zero Euro Banknotes? We travel Europe through its banknotes, exploring the landmarks of France, Monaco, Andorra, Spain, Portugal, the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. … Continue reading
Clocks around the world: how other languages tell time
How many hours are in a day? Which direction is clockwise? Can hours shrink? Depends on your language!
When You Live in the Swiss Alps, You Can Paraglide to Work
Nestled in the Swiss Alps, the geography and climate make it possible to paraglide all year long in Vercorin. Which is why the tiny village in Switzerland is known as a paraglider’s paradise. Some people even commute to work attached … Continue reading
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