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Nana Kimati Dinizulu Playing The Ashiko and Gome drum @ CEMOTAP Kwanzaa Event 2012
Nana Kimati Dinizulu playing the Ashiko and Gome drum at an CEMOTAP Kwanzaa Event in December 2012. © Aims of Modzawe Inc.
Our Granny Rocks | Animated short film by Nils Skapāns
Brother and Sister, as it happens with children, have a hard time getting along. Then Granny gets involved, arriving on a scooter and twisting the green button on her vest, thus launching an unbelievable series of sandbox adventures.
Clueless White Guy Orders in Rare Chinese Dialect, Patrons SHOCKED
Today I went to NYC’s Brooklyn Chinatown as a clueless white guy and ordered food in the rare Chinese dialect of Fuzhounese. The other patrons in the restaurant were completely shocked!!! It was a really fun prank and social experiment … Continue reading
1000 Handmade Mizuhiki Cord Balls Embedded with LED Lights Forms this Christmas Tree in Tokyo | Spoon & Tamago
photo courtesy Kitte Marunouchi The KITTE department store just outside Tokyo Station is known for their annual effort to stage a beautifully designed Christmas tree. But this year they’ve outdone themselves, collaborating with artisans from Iida City in Nagano … Continue reading
Top 10 Nursery Rhyme Dark Origins
Most nursery rhymes that date far back, if not all of them, seem to carry a dark part of history with them.
Gleaning the Meaning
There is no doubt that many Mother Goose nursery rhymes were created for entertainment, perhaps with no greater purpose than to lull children to sleep. However, scholars of folk culture also believe that there are certain rhymes which were meant … Continue reading
The Shearwaters
THIS. HAPPENED. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic THE BIRDS is, in part, inspired by a very real phenomenon that occurred in Santa Cruz, California in 1961. One night, inexplicably, thousands of sooty shearwater birds lost their minds, dive-bombing into homes and even … Continue reading
Barbara Windsor: you’re more likely to hear a cockney accent in Essex than east London now
Jo Adetunji Managing Editor Barbara Windsor was the Cockney queen of EastEnders but you’re more likely to hear her famous accent in Essex now rather than London. The word “cockney” conjures up a plethora of London-based cultural expectations. Maybe you … Continue reading
The Vibe Of Guadeloupe
Photographer Marie-Pierre Lambelin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Le Battement d’aile du papillon’. I got bewitched by the the butterfly’s flapping wing, In the shade of the dormant volcano of … Continue reading
In Russia – в России
A landmass so vast it’s hard to wrap your head around, spanning over 11 timezones and 2 continents, filled with otherworldly landscapes, countless discrete cultures and crowded cities with rather turbulent histories.On the one side, this film shows a slice … Continue reading
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
