Category Archives: General

Originally posted on The Rain in Spain…:
One of the issues I was warned about before I arrived here in Spain was that my level of English will most likely deteriorate during my time here, especially if I were to…

Originally posted on Sociology of Space:
In my last post I examined some of the work of Anna Minton in her book ‘Ground Control’. Showing how government policy and urban planning has created a serious inequality over access to public…

Originally posted on Jamwizraz:
http://youtu.be/R7YZtUY0Mic This short animation made me happy and sad at the same time for some reason. How did it make YOU feel? For more info click here ? ?

Originally posted on Teresa McMahon:
This week I was lucky enough to be invited down to the Reform Radio Manchester studios in Chorlton. At the @ReformRadioMCR studios today. Thanks for the pizza guys. Yum. @MrBradleyHarris :)) pic.twitter.com/A87Dsi2M9u ? Teresa McMahon…

Originally posted on cities@manchester:
Adam Leaver of Manchester Business School, University of Manchester picks up a point made by Evan Davis in replying to an earlier blog Size matters? London – the subsidy junky. Evan asked the following question…

Originally posted on The Drunk Duck:
A new video has recently surfaced educating people on the term “Triple Point” used in thermodynamics. In this video, pressure is applied to a liquid in a large flask. The liquid quickly forms into…

Originally posted on ANA MACHADO:
Brazil, a tropical country, beautiful for its nature, and with 28 million people with physical disabilities, besides the estimation of IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and statistics). In the middle of the chaos that is…

Originally posted on jaytagle:
Brazil French street artist JR’s work of Women Are Heroes truly captured my full attention and interest when seeing his work at lecture. JR pasted huge photos of the faces and eyes of local women all over the villages…

Originally posted on Deskchair Ethnomusicology:
Looking at two rituals involving summoning of spirits through music and dance, both of which are fundamentally African, one would expect very similar ceremonies. However, despite the African commonality between Brazilian candomblé and Zimbabwean Shona…