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Originally posted on Natural adventures:
As a naturalist by training, I find it difficult not to be enthralled by these magnificent frogs painted by JXC at Upfest this year. I was lucky enough to see this piece half way through…

By M K Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline | November 7, 2016 The most fateful chapter of the war in northern Syria may be deemed to have commenced on Sunday with the launch of the offensive by Syrian K… Source: Obama’s … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Institute for Cultural Practices:
Exhibition Review By Jessica Lynn Fowler The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, defines refugee as ‘[persons] fleeing conflict or persecution.’ (The UN Refugee Agency, 2016) An estimated 65 million individuals within the world…

Originally posted on Rainy City Kids:
Nothing quite gets you in the mood for Christmas like a festive light switch-on. The main Manchester Christmas Lights event is being held today (4 November, 7.30pm) in Albert Square and kicks off a bevy…

Originally posted on Nedtegnelser:
https://youtu.be/fmtO07zFDfE Footage from Dušan Makavejev’s 1967 movie Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator. Which reminds me that some friends and I went to see Makavejev’s very artsy Sweet Movie (1974) back in…

Originally posted on Around the Globe:
Photo credit: Shutterstock Genetics is fascinating. It allows us to learn a lot of things about plants and animals that we never would have understood otherwise. Take leaf-cutter ants in the tropical forests of…