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Bakhtin’s Carnival and the Grotesque Body as Applied to Lazarillo de Tormes

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Breaking Esterotypes: Brazilian Carnival

Originally posted on Debora Wolf | Fashion Stylist | Produtora de Moda:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I remember one of my very first experiences when I came to New York few years ago. I don’t know the year, but it was February.…

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History Doesn’t Repeat but it Rhymes

Originally posted on BUCKYIDEAS:
January 30, 2017 – We have been here before. A progressive president named Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House and boldly called for a transition to clean energy. The result was a full court…

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Carnival in Emilia-Romagna: Where to Go

Originally posted on Bologna Uncovered:
Float being paraded in Cento, at Emilia-Romagna’s most prestigious Carnival celebration. (Photo credit: Apt Servizi Emilia-Romagna) February in Italy is all about Carnevale (and the Sanremo Music Festival, but that’s another story). The festive season…

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When is it too much?

Originally posted on Bond Aboveboard:
Right now in Louisiana many are celebrating the carnival season. We are eating King Cakes at parties, at work, and in classrooms. These decadent confections are stuffed with cinnamon and sugar or cream cheese or…

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Tattoos Inspired by Amazonian Tribes – Brian Gomes

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Contributions to world GDP 2013-16

Originally posted on ECONFIX:
The Economist produced a graph showing world GDP data and made the following points: India and China account for 65% of world growth Emerging markets contributions in 2016 were down to its lowest figure since 2008 –…

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Location Photography: Street Art in Manchester

Originally posted on Golpys Photo & Film:
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Happy New Year – 新年好 – 2017年1月29日

Originally posted on Tim Brockley Photo Blog:
Today there were several events for Chinese New Year, so I went out to take photos of the crowds. Here are the some of the photos I took.

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Chinese new year

Originally posted on Näkyjä:
Helsinki welcomed Chinese new year 2017, the year of the Roster, yesterday. We visited the celebrations – streets crowded with people, it seemed like the brilliant January sun had managed to tempt everyone outside.

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Finishing The Trans-Mongolian, Chinese New Year in Beijing

39.9042° N, 116.4074° E So, we finished our last leg of the Trans-Mongolian Railway. What an experience! We have been planning this trip for months, and everything has gone so well. I had high expe… Source: Finishing The Trans-Mongolian, Chinese … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Rooster

Originally posted on Adventures & ADLs Abroad:
Diana and I arrived in China on the night on January 27th, Chinese New Year’s Eve. We changed planes in Beijing to fly to Nanjing and during the first 20 minutes of the…

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