Category Archives: General

Originally posted on GlaserCrafts Tips& Colors:
Hi there, I don’t know how much the non-Brazilians know about Carnival, which we call Carnaval in Portuguese (by the way we do not speak Spanish in Brazil, both languages are just similar)…

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How Google Created Its Epic(-ish) Valentine’s Day Doodle

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Originally posted on Travel Japan:
If you’re going to travel abroad, it is probably a good idea to research the cultural differences between your own country and the country you wish to travel to.  Seeing that Americans tend to assume…

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A “SCREEVER” BY ANY OTHER NAME (1700)

Originally posted on All My Own Work!:
The origins of the term. The English term for Pavement artist is SCREEVER. The term is over 200 years old and derived from the term SCRIVENER; meaning ‘to write’ or ‘a person who…

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Hospitality begins at home: Israeli Art and Performance

Originally posted on WANDERLUST:
In-House Festival, Jerusalem Season of Culture, 2011. [Photo via Jerusalem Season of Culture] Hospitality begins at home — but it also describes our relation to each other as peoples, territories and nations. In his 1795 essay…

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Originally posted on GEORGE LUKE:
As promised, I’ve started packaging the artist interviews I did at Midem a couple of weeks ago into podcasty radio features for your listening enjoyment. Here’s the first one; an interview with Budi, lead guy…

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The Imaginative world of Mikko Lagerstedt

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Wau!

http://youtu.be/GFLkou8NvJo

The most amazing number.

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ALEGRIA

Originally posted on Scrambler:
PORTUGAL | . Batida‘s new song “Alegria” celebrates simplicity and positivity: “Dance, Joy, Music“. It’s a Kuduro beat, with elements of Semba, crossing Electronica with African Psychedelia. It was made using archival footage of the Carnival…

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