Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Starfish:
When many people think of Carnaval, scenes of Brazil’s or Germany’s super-famous parades may come to mind: Colorful costumes. Huge parade floats. Music and dancing. Food and drink. But Carnival in Ecuador isn’t quite the same.…

Originally posted on THE OLD GUV LEGENDS:
A motorcycle rider carries his cat, Chiquinho, on his bike, near Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2016. Image Credit: AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo. Source: 2016 in Review – Features —…

Originally posted on Where there's a Jill there's a way:
A squint at canals In part 1 I posted some pictures of some of the grand designs in the architecture of old Manchester. Today it’s the canal. One…

Originally posted on Like For Real Dough:
Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent http://ift.tt/2lul84q

Originally posted on up up down:
What is it about the unknown that drives mankind, in the words of Captain James T. Kirk, “to boldly go where no man has gone before”? During the past millennium the world saw the…

Originally posted on Claire Imaginarium:
Backpackers paradise! Ihla Grande – 2013

Originally posted on phaynie:
The Mbira (also known as the thumb piano and the sanza, or the marimbula or kalimba in the Caribbean) is a percussion instrument originating somewhere along the west coast of Africa around 3000 years ago. The…

Originally posted on Contemporary Media Cultures:
Here is an impressive 2 minute film by Jasmine Lin from a recent class for 2nd years on making TV shorts, led by Contemporary Media Cultures tutor and film maker Lab Mo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0EtTDl_EIM It’s fab…