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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum

Originally posted on Zoe Chen:
Visiting Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is an wonderful experience in my travel of this Christmas holiday. Rijksmuseum, the national museum is the home of the world’s largest collection of Rembrandt paintings. The biggest gain is not only the experience of…

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street art

Originally posted on As I See It:
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Art in the streets – Kampong Glam

Originally posted on Our New Eyes:
Today in Singapore, we met up with friends in town for the new year. ?Afterwards we strolled around the area for a while. Kampong Glam, which is the Malay cultural enclave, has gotten more…

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The road to degradation: is “naming all the species” achievable or even desirable?

Originally posted on Prof. Jeff Ollerton – ecological scientist and author:
In 2013 Mark Costello, Robert May and Nigel Stork published a review paper in the journal Science called “Can We Name Earth’s Species Before They Go Extinct?”  It’s a…

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How Carnival Tourism affects Brazilian Samba Dancers

Originally posted on Music Made Meaningful:
A samba dancer participating in Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Photo by GTSA South America (Flickr/Creative Commons) As January comes to an end, people are excitedly preparing for the upcoming music festival…

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First dress made with graphene unveiled in Manchester

Originally posted on Midland RV Boat Storage:
Little black dress uses wonder material to translate wearers heartbeat into power for built-in LED lights It is the super-thin wonder material scientists think could revolutionise every aspect of human life. Now graphene…

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Carnival in Malta 2017: What Can You Expect?

This year, Carnival is taking place between the 24th and 28th of February, making this article a month early in the calendar. You might be perplexed by this, but considering how seriously the Maltese take Carnival, with some diehards working…

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Jobim’s legacy

Originally posted on Bibliolore:
No other Brazilian musician has had as profound an impact on popular music as Antônio Carlos Jobim. He was at the vanguard of the Música Popular Brasileira movement, a cultural and sociological revolution of artists who…

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Mangueira – Samba-Enredo 2017

Dexaketo COMPOSITORES: Lequinho, Júnior Fionda, Flavinho Horta, Gabriel Martins e Igor Leal ENREDO: “Só Com a Ajuda do Santo” Letra: MANGUEIRA… EU JÁ BENZI MINHA BANDEIRA BATI TRÊS VEZES NA MADEIRA PARA A VITÓRIA ALCANÇAR NO PEITO PATUÁ, ARRUDA E … Continue reading

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Popular variety show guest Luane Dias target of racist comments; second time in less than a week that pejorative comments come from another black person

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