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Modern Times (Addiction) media – darioveruari | ello

Modern Times (Addiction) #popculture #cryptoart #nftart #popart #illustration #popculture #3D #digitalart #crypto #rarible #NFT #CryptoArt #social media #smartphone Source: Modern Times (Addiction) media – darioveruari | ello

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Saguaro, Free of the Earth – Boyce Upholt | Emergence Magazine

by Boyce Upholt Photos by Bear Guerra In this essay from Boyce Upholt, a coalition of Indigenous voices speak on behalf of the rooted beings of the desert as legal protections for the saguaro cactus come up against the push … Continue reading

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Why Are There 7 Days In a Week? EXPLAINED

[…] ↓ More info and sources below ↓ […] Why does everyone use a 7 day week, and where did it come from? Where do the names of the days come from? And who can we blame for Mondays? Here’s … Continue reading

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National Park Service Adds 16 New Underground Railroad Sites to Commemorative Network | The Smithsonian Magazine

Nora McGreevy The Commemorative at St. Mary’s College of Maryland honors the enslaved people who once lived and worked there. Bill Wood / NPS The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Word of Mouth, 3 Ways to Speak English

Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.   Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English according to whether she’s at home, at school or … Continue reading

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The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’ (feat. Dr. Z) | Otherwords

For more word-nerdery, subscribe to Storied!: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub Words don’t pop up fully formed… they evolve over thousands of years. What can we learn about our relationship to monsters by tracking the word down into the distant past? Otherwords is a … Continue reading

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BUNA – NESPRESSO

n Ethiopia, coffee is called Buna, it’s the only country in the world where it still grows wild. The agroforestry contributes to improving coffee yields and quality. Short documentary about coffee and the benefits of reforestation in Ethiopia supported by … Continue reading

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Pineapple Mac Pro… | mkbhd

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The FBI Guide to Internet Slang | Kottke

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request in 2014, the FBI released their internal 83-page guide to internet slang (most of which are initialisms and acronyms). The quality of the scanned document is very poor, but it’s (just) readable. … Continue reading

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Christ the Redeemer! | @giulia_couto 

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