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A brief history of Letchworth Garden City
Discover how Letchworth Garden City, the world’s first Garden City, came to be founded, the principles behind its unique planning and development, and the influence it has had in shaping the Garden City movement globally.
Why Gongs Are So Expensive | So Expensive
The unmistakable sound of the gong has held spiritual significance in Southeast Asia for centuries. Hand-beaten from sheet materials, the labor-intensive shaping and delicate paintwork result in beautiful percussive instruments. Souvenir gongs can be bought for just a few dollars, … Continue reading
The hidden story of African-Irish children
The mixed-race Irish people searching for their African roots. In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland’s … Continue reading
What Ancient Egyptian Sounded Like (and How We Know)
For most of us, ancient Egyptian is a highly visual language represented by the familiar hieroglyphs left behind on monuments, papyrus documents, and even sarcophagi. But of course it was a spoken language as well.[…] Source: What Ancient Egyptian Sounded … Continue reading
An Oversized Zipper Ship Opens the Sumida River Flowing Through Tokyo | Colossal
Japanese artist Yasuhiro Suzuki long has wondered about what lies beneath the surface of Tokyo’s Sumida River, a question he’s symbolically remedied with a sleek vessel that unzips the middle of the waterway. Suzuki’s “Zip-Fastener Ship” mimics the ubiquitous closures as … Continue reading
Suspended Blossoms and Patchwork Characters Imagine a Pastel Universe of Overabundance
“T. A. U. B. I. S.” (2020). All images © Tau Lewis, courtesy of Cooper Cole Considering the possibilities of non-gendered motherhood, Toronto-born artist Tau Lewisstitches together oversized characters and floral tendrils that occupy a lavish fictional world. Textured swatches of … Continue reading
The FASTEST Way To Learn MODES
This episode focuses on the essential elements of the Modes of the Major Scale. I discuss how they are constructed and how to use them in Composing and Improvising. Mode of the Major Scale: Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian … Continue reading
[Sakamoto, Hisaishi, et. al.] – Common Japanese Chord Progressions
This is a bit of a video “literature review” of modern Japanese music that I like to find out what chord progressions are common in this music. Hopefully you can use them to access the modern Japanese sound in your … Continue reading
Sci-Fi Short Film: “The Last” | DUST
Trapped in the ruins of a timeless world, an aging scientist struggles in isolation whilst striving to repair his A.I. companion. As he tries to crack the technology, his frustrated ambition and loneliness begin to take their toll. The Last … Continue reading
Europe plans space claw to capture orbiting junk | ScienceMag
A rendering of how the ClearSpace-1 mission will grapple a discarded payload adapter with its four-arm claw. CLEARSPACE SA/EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY By Daniel CleryDec. 1, 2020 , 2:00 PM The European Space Agency (ESA) today finalized a contract to … Continue reading
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