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Feathered Latte Art Features Stylized Portraits of Sparrows, Parakeets, and Cockatiels
Feathers, ferns, hearts: all normal fodder for a typical third wave barista’s latte art portfolio. But one hobbyist barista and avian aficionado is leveling up with their bird-themed drawings. Using careful daubs of colored foam, Kunit92 creates stylized portraits of … Continue reading
You’ve Heard of a Murder of Crows. How About a Crow Funeral? | Deep Look
It’s a common site in many parks and backyards: Crows squawking. But groups of the noisy black birds may not just be raising a fuss, scientists say. They may be holding a funeral. Kaeli Swift, a Ph.D. candidate at the … Continue reading
Street Artist in Venice by Banksy
Street artist Banksy has set up an unlicensed street stall in Venice with a selection of paintings showing the lagoon with an enormous cruise ship docked near St. Mark’s Square. In his secretive style, a camera captures unsuspecting pedestrians voicing … Continue reading
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Who really owns the past? – Aeon
European tourists having a picnic in a temple in Egypt, 1898. Photo by LL/Roger Viollet/Getty Images Mosul’s old city lies in ruins. A major section of the third largest city in Iraq has been destroyed by war. Two years … Continue reading
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
“From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy,” says novelist Elif Shafak. “From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism.” A native of Turkey, Shafak has … Continue reading
One-Minute Time Machine | Sploid Short Film Festival · Official Selection
Sploid Published on 8 Jul 2015 Every time the beautiful Regina rejects his advances, James pushes a red button and tries again, all the while unaware of the reality and consequences of his actions. Directed by Devon Avery. Selected for … Continue reading
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo
Head of a European or Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Vincenzo Leonardi (1589/90-1646) Rome, 1635. Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum, over black chalk. Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019 During the 17th century the … Continue reading
65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery
65th Anniversary of the Khufu Ship Discovery #GoogleDoodle On this day in 1954, one of the oldest and largest boats on earth was found buried near Egypt’s biggest pyramid. Today’s Doodle celebrates the discovery of the Khufu Ship, which has … Continue reading
Beer Geek – Germany Part 1: The Reinheitsgebot
Pint Sized Published on 9 Jul 2015 Wilkommen to our latest set of Beer Geek episodes, Germany! We’ll be guiding you through the country’s history, it’s breweries, its events and of course, it’s beer! Today, it’s a document that set … Continue reading
Do You See the Signs of the Universe? | Ulla Suokko | TEDxBigSky
TEDx Talks Published on 11 Feb 2019 Ulla invites us to pay attention to signs and stories and to open our hearts to the possibility that the universe might be speaking to us. She shares her own life stories as … Continue reading
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