Category Archives: General

Origins of Carnival

Originally posted on Prittae Glam:
What’s Up Swatch Queens, With Labor Day  approaching us quickly, I thought it was befitting to post about Carnival. As an Island Gal growing up I was use to attending parades, dances, festivals lit with an…

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Hundreds gather to help save beached whale in Brazil

Biologists at the scene said the whale was young, measured 45 feet and was believed to weigh between 10 to 15 tons. via Hundreds gather to help save beached whale in Brazil —

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The Macabre Splendor of Europe’s Bejeweled Skeletons

Originally posted on Dark Dreams Come:
Who knew death could be so elegantly ornate? I saw these photos several years ago and recently ran across them again. Seeing them the second time leaves me just as bewildered and bling-struck as…

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EUROVISION ASIA IS HERE TO STAY

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Pride Weekender ’17

Originally posted on MCRIOUS:
It goes without saying that the August bank holiday is one of the biggest weekends in Manchester’s calendar, as the city explodes with Pride. Of course, there’s the usual fun and games of the ‘official’ Manchester…

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This Street Artist is Painting Fake Shadows and Making People Do Double Takes — TwistedSifter

Artist Damon Belanger was commissioned to inject a little life into the downtown core of Redwood City, California via This Street Artist is Painting Fake Shadows and Making People Do Double Takes — TwistedSifter

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My Stretching Routine

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Uma grande fanfarra, será?

Originally posted on expressing cities:
No último sábado, fui a uma festa julina na Praça Paris. Músicos de blocos que tocaram na festa continuaram a tocar e saíram em cortejo da praça pelas ruas da Glória e Lapa. Algumas pessoas…

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Claws For The Weekend: How To Brighten Up A Rainy Manchester Street

Originally posted on City Jackdaw:
I love this video, taken on Market Street in the city centre, for the music, the crowd’s spontaneous reaction and then the band joining in at the end. And the guy still talking on his…

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962. Jamaica Street (11)

Originally posted on Natural adventures:
This wonderful group of radioactive deer is another ceramic delight from Chinagirl Tile that was left here on the eve of Upfest. I have said it many times before, but one of the biggest pleasures…

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