Category Archives: General

From AMC to Odeon: New Name, Same Old Story.

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Sonic Gems: Ile Aiye – Canto Negro

Originally posted on ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER:
Founded in 1974, the Afro-Brazilian group, Ile Aiye was founded by Antonio Carlos and Apolonio de Jesus in Bahia to raise the consciousness of their local community.  Ile Aiyes literally means home life in…

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Female fish like singing males

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
https://youtu.be/BLIMDaHmP78 This 2012 video from Germany is called Common Gobies (Pomatoschistus microps) in narrow channels around the island of Juist. From the University of Gothenburg in Sweden: Female fish like males who sing…

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Tudo Que Aprendemos Juntos (The Violin Teacher) – ** — Outlet for movie frustration and adoration

It all looks a bit surreal at the end, when a group of underprivileged kids from a favela in Sao Paulo perform a classic musical piece perfectly. Especially since months before the concert, none of them could even read scores … Continue reading

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Fat Mutant Plants

Originally posted on JD Voyek:
Your Random Science News Story for the Month of September Sugar is delicious. I don’t think I’m revealing some great surprise in saying that. Humans crave sugar because we need it to survive – it’s…

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Lensball + Little Waterfall

Originally posted on 1001 Scribbles:
Mortágua, Portugal

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We’re back! New project, new opportunities.

Originally posted on Making Music in Manchester during WW1:
That’s right! We’re back, this time with a fabulous pot of funds from the generous Heritage Lottery Fund. We’ve a new agenda and new horizons to catch. Let’s see what we’ve…

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Dreph’s ‘You Are Enough’ Series Around London

Originally posted on London Calling Blog:
A few weeks back saw the conclusion of Street Artist Dreph’s ‘You Are Enough’ series of portraits looking at the idea of female empowerment through his subjects, all of which are people he knows or has…

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Emergency 2017

Originally posted on Circles & Stalls:
Presented by Word of Warning, STUN + Z-arts. 30 September 2017. Word of Warning’s annual “day out for the curious” Emergency features various performances, installations and experiences all in the space of 11 hours.…

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Review: Sweet Mandarin, Manchester

Originally posted on Feed the Coeliac:
I love Chinese food. When I first found out that I was coeliac and that sweet and sour chicken (and all other Chinese favourites) were out of my life due to the wheat-y soy…

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