Tag Archives: Culture

Next-Level Food Carving on Fruits and Vegetables by ‘Gaku’ | Colossal

Posted on March 7, 2017 by agogo22

Japan has a rich tradition of food carving called mukimono. If you’ve ever eaten at a fancy restaurant in Japan you might have found a carrot carved into a bunny, garnishing your plate. But in the hands of Japanese artist … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Announces Eye-Opening Finalists of Their 14th Annual Photo Contest | Colossal

Posted on March 7, 2017 by agogo22

Smithsonian just released the 70 finalists for their 14th annual photo contest and is currently accepting votes for their Readers’ Choice award. This year Smithsonian received some 48,000 submissions from photographers in 146 countries and territories from which they selected … Continue reading →

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Chris Hayes’ ominous account of what’s ailing America

Posted on March 4, 2017 by agogo22

In his new book, the MSNBC host frankly describes how a great many American citizens — disproportionately black and brown — live in a sort of internal colony Source: Chris Hayes’ ominous account of what’s ailing America

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Arabic Words Illustrated to Match Their Literal Meaning by Mahmoud Tammam | Colossal

Posted on March 2, 2017 by agogo22

Egypt-based graphic designer Mahmoud Tammam creates simple modifications of Arabic words, transforming the language into visual representations of their meaning. The words Tammam chooses to design are often animals, turning long slopes into a llama’s neck, or a series of curves … Continue reading →

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The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification? | RioOnWatch

Posted on February 26, 2017 by agogo22

Clique aqui para Português This is the second in a series of three articles summarizing reports on Brazilian housing law, organized by the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice at request… Source: The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution … Continue reading →

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Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema

Posted on February 24, 2017 by agogo22

As Brazil prepares for Carnival, DMovies remembers Black Orpheus, the Oscar and cordial racism in Brazilian cinema and beyond Source: Oscar’s too white, Carnival’s too black – DMovies – your platform for thought-provoking cinema

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What kind of a city and region do we want?

Posted on February 23, 2017 by agogo22

  Success as building frenzy: the Manchester model Someone once told me that for Sir Howard Bernstein, the retiring Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, his measure of success was the number o… Source: What kind of a city and … Continue reading →

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Michael Farrell & Cliff Haynes – Straw Camera

Posted on February 19, 2017 by agogo22

Source: Michael Farrell & Cliff Haynes – Straw Camera

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New Photographs of Monumental Waves Crashing in Australia by Warren Keelan | Colossal

Posted on February 14, 2017 by agogo22

Australian photographer Warren Keelan (previously) captures crashing waves from beside, and sometimes within their swell. Clad in a wetsuit he takes to the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia to photograph the dazzling curvature of waves right as they break. … Continue reading →

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History of Samba and its African roots

Posted on February 3, 2017 by agogo22
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