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Originally posted on Francine Rios:
Co-produced by Francine Rios Friday, May 30, 2014 Hear the original show segment at: KPCC.org As the World Cup nears, excitement is building for soccer fans across the globe, except for some in the host…

Source: somebody REALLY wanted me to start this BLOG

Originally posted on A Sky of Books and Movies:
8.5/10 A lonely businessman can’t keep hold of relationships and feels perpetually lonely, but he finds a temporary love in a one-night-stand with a younger woman who is different than everyone…

Photo post by @atkinsm1212. Source: At Chisyaku-in Temple in Kyoto

Originally posted on Craig Pay:
Revolutions is an anthology of speculative fiction set in Manchester: seventeen stories of science-fiction, horror, dystopian and weird fiction. I’m very happy to be wearing two hats for this project as both writer and editor.…

Photos by Felipe Dana Far into the heart of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, rural miners explore the massive craters left behind by giant mining companies in search of diamonds. Source: Brazil’s Artisanal Miners Seek Diamonds at Abandoned Mine

Originally posted on De La Rosa Real Foods and Vineyards:
Under Brazilian law, foods and ingredients must be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms. The companies that were fined include Nestlé, PepsiCo and Mexican bakery Bimbo, TeleSUR reported. The individual…

Originally posted on hitching and hiking:
Favelas, drugs, crime, guns, murder. These were the words ushered from worried faces when I mentioned I was going to Brazil. The worst were the Brazilians themselves, “you’re going to die” was something I…