Tag Archives: Culture

What is Cultural Appropriation?

Posted on January 9, 2019 by agogo22

 

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Little Tree Library: A Clever Twist on the Donation-Based Community Library Gives New Life to a Big Old Stump

Posted on January 8, 2019 by agogo22

Thanks to the nonprofit Little Free Library, chances are you have encountered a small house-like structure on a public thoroughfare, with a front door that opens to allow passersby to give or take a free book. The program exists in 88 … Continue reading →

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Black and Red Calder-Like Illustrations Combine Geometric Shapes into Spiders, Jellyfish, and Birds

Posted on January 6, 2019 by agogo22

When Adam Goldberg, founder of Santa Monica-based studio Trüf Creative isn’t crafting work for a client, the designer likes to engage his creativity with an ongoing series of minimal illustrations titled FAÜNA. The pieces combine black and red shapes and linework to form … Continue reading →

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Chasing Away Evil Spirits in Bulgaria

Posted on January 6, 2019 by agogo22

Each year, people across Bulgaria gather in Blagoevgrad to partake in the annual Kukeri Festival. Draped in elaborate costumes made from long goat hair, participants dance away the evil through a procession involving the ringing of bells. Dancers wear carved … Continue reading →

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At This College, Fans Cheer for the Marching Band

Posted on January 6, 2019 by agogo22

It takes blood, sweat, tears and a whole lot of long hours to be one of the best marching bands in the country. Just ask Abraham Duffie, Jr., head drum major for the Sonic Boom of the South. He’s been … Continue reading →

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NEBULA – Animation Short Film 2014 – GOBELINS

Posted on January 4, 2019 by agogo22
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Seconde Chance – ESMA 2017

Posted on January 3, 2019 by agogo22
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Here’s what kids chose from the Mary Rose collections for Takeover Day

Posted on January 3, 2019 by agogo22

As part of the brilliant Kids in Museums takeover day in November 2018, a group of Year 8s selected their seven favourite objects from the Mary Rose Museum collection; here’s what they chose “We chose these objects from the Mary … Continue reading →

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How aspirin was discovered – Krishna Sudhir

Posted on January 2, 2019 by agogo22

4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they’d found was destined to influence the … Continue reading →

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Why protected bike lanes are more valuable than parking spaces

Posted on January 2, 2019 by agogo22

When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief transportation official for New York City in 2007, she took a page out of Denmark’s playbook and created America’s first parking-protected bike lane, right in the middle of downtown Manhattan. A parking protected … Continue reading →

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