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How to Fix Brazil – By Eduardo Mello and Matias Spektor September/October 2016 Issue — Just Sayin’
Brazil has rarely had it so bad. The country’s economy has collapsed: since 2013, its unemployment rate has nearly doubled, to more than 11 percent, and last year its GDP shrank by 3.8 percent, the largest contraction in a quarter … Continue reading
Tomatoes talk, birch trees learn – do plants have dignity? | Florianne Koechlin | TEDxZurich
Plants are not passive, senseless objects. They use the language of fragrances to communicate above and below ground and engage in lively relationships with their environment and peers. Not only do they support relatives, harass strangers, make alliances, they also … Continue reading
Brazil’s 1st woman president testifies at impeachment hearing – Women in the World in Association with The New York Times – WITW
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s suspended president, testified in her own defense Monday at her impeachment trial. In May, Brazil’s Senate vote to proceed with an impeachment trial after Rouss… Source: Brazil’s 1st woman president testifies at impeachment hearing – Women in … Continue reading
Brazil’s Domestic Workers — Edge of Humanity Magazine
Photographer Andre Penteado is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Maid 2009-2013‘. To see Andre’s body of work click on any image. André Penteado was born in Brazil in … Continue reading
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Translation: “André Wants a Shag”. A short story by Julia Wähmann — Nomadic Permanence: Rob Packer’s Blog
Julia Wähmann was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1982. She has written for the online magazine Ornitorrinco since 2014. In 2015, she published the standalone short stories, “Diário de Moscou” (“Moscow Diary”, Megamíni/ 7Letras) and “André quer transar” (“Andre … Continue reading
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Portraits of Genius Dominate the Emmy Nonfiction Field — Variety
Examining one amazing life defines this year’s lauded non-fiction contenders. In the documentary or nonfiction special category, all the nominees are films about one hyper-creative person. Although the groundbreaking artists have died, in various ways they all participated in the … Continue reading
Do you live in the best city in the UK? (It’s not London) — Metro
Manchester is better than London for liveability (Picture: Alamy)Manchester is a better place to live than London, according to annual rankings of cities around the globe. The capital held its place as the 53rd most liveable city in the world, … Continue reading
GEFJUN: NORSE GODDESS — Balladeer’s Blog
Balladeer’s Blog’s previous looks at neglected deities from the Norse pantheon of gods have been pretty popular, so here’s another one. GEFJUN – This fertility deity is one of the most misunderstood goddesses from Norse myths and that’s saying something. … Continue reading
JR Installs Giant Athletes Interacting With the City of Rio | Colossal
French artist JR just unveiled two new works in Rio ahead of the 2016 Olympics that depict enormous athletes interacting with the city. The first depicts Cologne-based, Sudanese high jumper Mohamed Younes Idriss hurdling over a 25-story apartment complex in … Continue reading
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