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VR and social media – a virtual freebie?
Looking at this video (below) has made me think that virtual reality’s most mainstream moment is to come through the use and application in social media. Influencers and their sponsors will be able to inject an incredible experience for the … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Culture, film making, IT, Marketing, social media, virutal reality
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What’s the Problem With Weird?
A blue mini pedals along atop the water, a man’s head catches fire, a woman rows her bed along with twin oars whilst lampposts erect from submergence like surfacing U-boats, and that’s before we even get to the flame wielding … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, creativity, Culture, dance, drama, Illotopie, Manchester, Psychology, Salford, Salford Quays, Theatre, Water Fools
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Chinese New Year in Manchester
Chinese New Year falls on my birthday this year which has conveniently created a whole load of things for me to eat and watch (and watch whilst eating). Manchester (which has the second largest Chinatown in the UK – a … Continue reading
Favela cooking
Today was a dramatic day that put our intrepid name to the test. It started dramatically when we awoke to the sound of a loud firework being released near our apartment. We later learned this is a prelude to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasilian food, Brazil, cooking, cooking course, Culture, favela, food, Rio de Janeiro
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Husband Meets Japan, An Interview
I couldn’t believe it when I learned my husband, Thad, would be flying back to Asia after less than two months of resettling in New York. Thad’s animated short film, Taking the Plunge, won a Student Academy Award and was … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D animation, adventure, animation, Art, Asia, backpacking, Culture, film festival, food, Japan, Nagoya, New York City, travel
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Matrilocality :7 Societies Where Women Rule (1)
I got curious when I came across a read where children are called by their clan names gotten from their mothers as opposes surnames which many of us get from our fathers. So I decided to go more reading and … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, gender equality, interesting, marriage, people, traditions, women
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Eggs: pickled and otherwise
I noticed a big jar of pickled eggs on the shelf in The Castle Hotel pub, and wondered if people actually eat them with a pint. Apparently, they do. They are traditional pub food. I thought about asking for one, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beer, Culture, eggs, England, food, Manchester, pickled eggs, pub food, pubs, tess kincaid, the castle hotel
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Look to the skies this week at Salford Quays
Look to the skies this week at Salford Quays.
