Category Archives: General

Originally posted on moderncontemporary:
Our guest blog-post this week is by today’s research seminar speaker, and a new member of the Birmingham History Dept., Dr. Courtney J. Campbell. Thanks Courtney! * The Carnaval block known as the Cordão das Coca-Colas,…

Originally posted on Deft Indian:
Every country has few unique things or phenomenon. Kilo restaurants in Brazil is surely one such thing. While Brazil is a huge country almost three times the size of India, but these restaurants are omnipresent.…

What North Americans refer to as the Panama Hat is actually a hat that is made in Ecuador. But the hats that are actually worn throughout the country of Panama, known as sombreros pintados, are quite different. On a recent … Continue reading →

Originally posted on WORDVIRUS:
Street art in Vienna, Austria, by Colombian artist Stinkfish. Photo by Stinkfish.

Originally posted on Organikos:
Researchers are experimenting with using used coffee grounds to filter pollutants out of water. Credit RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images Coffee lovers that we are, it’s amazing that we almost missed this piece of…

Originally posted on MANCHESTER PULSE:
To celebrate the launch of their new bar on the popular First Street development in Manchester, The Liquor Store today unveiled Star Walk Manchester. Inspired by the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, Star Walk celebrates…

Originally posted on Instigate Arts:
On Saturday 8th October 2016, 6-9pm, Instigate Arts take over the main gallery space at HOME in Manchester to host our ‘Identity’ pop-up exhibition. In this series of Q&A’s we get a little more insight into what…

Originally posted on Deft Indian:
We reached Belo Horizonte (BH) by around 4 pm on Thursday evening. This time we chose Cometa bus and it was one the most comfortable 6 hour journey with 4G WIFI at our disposal!!!. If…