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Street art in Mexico

Street art in Mexico by artists Germen Nuevo Muralismo Mexicano. Photo by Germen Nuevo Muralismo Mexicano. http://kielarowski.net/2016/05/04/street-art-in-mexico-20/

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Manchester is the most trendy place in the UK

According to a recent survey by the Mirror newspaper, Manchester is the most trendy place to live in the UK. Brighton and Hove came second. Cambridge was third and London came fourth. Bristol, Nottingham, Sheffield and Oxford made the top … Continue reading →

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Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil in concert

A piece of history Few artists have occupied such a prominent place in the history of modern Brazilian music as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Guitarists, singers and composers, the two musicians (both born in 1942) were also key figures … Continue reading →

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Brazil is Getting Their Own Erotic Theme Park Because, Of Course They Are, It’s Brazil

For anyone who’s ever said “I’d rather be riding a d*ck-shaped bumper car than a regular car,” you’re in luck. Introducing Erotika Land, Brazil’s very own sex theme park, complete with a ‘7D’ movie theater with vibrating seats, a nudist pool, and bumper … Continue reading →

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Meet The God of Cardboard Art

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street art :: Getsemaní

Getsemani used to be Cartagena de Indias’ impoverished slum area…this is where epidemics of cholera started in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ book, Love inThe Time of Cholera. The city’s blacks lived here—slaves, servants, fishermen—in the low, marshy area next to the…

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International Conference of Agrarian Reform: Marabá Declaration

Originally posted on ENTITLE blog – a collaborative writing project on Political Ecology:
A declaration by 130 representatives of La Via Campesina member organizations and allies against agribusiness and towards a global land reform for landless peasants, the working class and…

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The Fall @ Ritz 02, Manchester

Originally posted on jazz griffiths:
I’m now living in Manchester, the homeland of Mark E Smith, notorious asshole and disputed musical genius. What better way to celebrate him than drink a pint at Gulliver’s, his local go-to, and see the…

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Social Documentary Photography – Brazil’s Underpaid Workers

Edge of Humanity Magazine Photographer & Art Administrator Miriam Romais is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography.  From her project ‘Bittersweet Labor‘ which is also part of Light Work-Syracuse permanent collection. To see Miriam’s galleries of projects click on any … Continue reading →

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Beetle Boy – A mystery that will really bug you

Originally posted on Christchurch City Libraries Blog:
One of the best books I’ve read recently is all about beetles. Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard is about a boy called Darkus, whose dad has mysteriously disappeared from a locked room in a museum.  Darkus…

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Photo of the Week: A Taste of Home

Originally posted on germanchester:
@ The Deli Lama, Salford

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Review: Black Milk Cereal Kult

Originally posted on Faye Wong:
Hello everyone! Hope you’re all well and enjoying Spring. It’s been raining, snowing and even hail stoning here in Manchester so we’re patiently waiting for it to at least be a little bit sunnier (fingers…

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