Category Archives: General

Last Week’s Work – w/c 30th Oct’

Originally posted on Naomi Fearon:
Last week was something of a quiet one – this is the life of a musician I suppose – opportunities, gigs etc. come in big blobs of lots and lots and then not at all.…

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Grassroots Music Venues Are Fighting To Stay Alive – It’s Time To Help Save Them

Originally posted on The Affs:
It’s estimated that 35% of grassroots music venues have closed between 2007 and 2015 and after recent news of yet another live music locale under threat of being shut down, it’s time to take a…

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Opening of the Carnival Session in Cologne

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Originally posted on navidson & streets:
Yesterday was the 11th of November. The beginning of the carnival session. This year on a Saturday. Myriads of visitors had been announced, and when I left home I saw them: thousands of mostly…

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Orizuru Tower: An Unlikely Attraction

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Originally posted on Japan Oblong:
I will be honest: when I found out about the Orizuru Tower in Hiroshima, a recently built sightseeing spot next to the (in)famous Peace Park, I was not too impressed with the idea of it.…

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Brazil Vlog

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The Dark side of Carnaval

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Street art by Rob Gibbs in Boston, MA.

Originally posted on WORDVIRUS:
Street art by Rob Gibbs in Boston, MA.

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The Law of Large Numbers

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man arrested during Coldplay concert for being black

Originally posted on The Godnapper Fooleries Cot:
The following text is a free translation of a report published last night by Gabriel’s lawyer and friend Helena Vasconcellos: “Here is the story: my good pal Gabriel went to Coldplay’s concert last…

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The Gorgeous, Moving ‘Run For It’ Brings to Light Brazil’s Hidden Slave History

Originally posted on Dark Matters :
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Brazil electoral rules changes: Will they make a difference?

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Originally posted on Fruits and Votes:
Brazil has passed some changes to its electoral rules, according to the Economist. The changes mainly concern rules outside the “electoral system” in the way Taagepera and I delimit that term in Votes from…

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On Conjuring Property: An Interview with Jeremy Campbell

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