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Ghanaian Artist Captures the Rhythm of Dance in Pointillistic Paintings | My Modern Met

By Margherita Cole on January 1, 2022 You can really feel the energy of the dancers just by looking at these paintings. While many painters choose to recreate the stationary people or objects around them, artist Betty Acquah captures life … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Drama, Song of the Reed, Eel

Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance return in seasonal drama set on a Norfolk nature reserve. Eel DramaSong of the Reed Episode 3 of 4 Ian (played by Mark Rylance) has gone to work for neighbouring landowner Theo Buckhurst as Liv … Continue reading

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The responsibility of being a feminist icon – 100 Women, BBC World Service

For many, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie became famous when her Ted Talk, ‘We should all be feminists’ was featured in Beyonce’s song Flawless, but her books have been translated into over 30 languages around the world. Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice In an … Continue reading

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Mothers reborn: The surprising benefits of lifelike dolls – 100 Women, BBC World Service

In Poland, where fertility rates are among the lowest in the world, a group of women are taking control and becoming mothers to fake babies. Reborn dolls are hyper-realistic dummies, treated like real children, given a birthing ceremony and even … Continue reading

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Rebel Wilson on her ‘year of health’ during the pandemic – 100 Women, BBC World Service

Rebel Wilson made her name in Hollywood as a comedy actress, starring in female-led comedy hit Bridesmaids and the box-office success Pitch Perfect trilogy – the second in the franchise became the highest-grossing musical comedy of all time when it … Continue reading

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Amanda Gorman on her rise to fame: “It felt like I was kind of shot out of a cannon”

Bestselling author and poet Amanda Gorman is releasing her third book of the year, “Call Us What We Carry.” In an exclusive interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King, Gorman reveals what the past year has truly been like for … Continue reading

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Amanda Gorman Shares New Poem to Kick Off 2022

Amanda Gorman has a brand new poem to help us kick off 2022 in a positive way. […]

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The Lights

In the UK We’re Supporting Ringcross Foodbank justgiving.com/fundraising/passion-pictures In the US we’re supporting Feeding America justgiving.com/fundraising/passionholidayfilm Directed by Tjoff Koong With our Christmas film, we are supporting Ringcross Community Centre Foodbank  in Islington. We’ve chosen this charity, run by the … Continue reading

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Benji Reid |  Purpose over popularity. You fell me?

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Happy New Year 2022

Happy New Year everyone! I made this animation from photos I took in 2019 at the belvedere du Revard in France. The software used are Photoshop for frame by frame and After Effects for shape layer animation and compositing. Fabien … Continue reading

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