Tag Archives: history

Interview with Yuko Asada | Women in Pan, Episode 8

In Episode 8 of the “Women in Pan” 10-part series, under the A Better Tomorrow banner, Attillah Springer interviews Yuko Asada about her life and journey in pan. Yuko is a musical instrument technician at Northern Illinois University (NIU) where … Continue reading

Posted in Carnival | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Amazing Steel Pan in Japan #japan #china china

Video from D&A DONDRE💯 MEDIUM BANDS PANORAMA 2024 NGC Steel Xplosion Arima Angel Harps Katzenjammer Steel Orchestra Sangre Grande Cordettes NGC Couva Joylanders Pamberi Steel Orchestra Pan Elders Steel Orchestra Dixieland Steel Orchestra Valley Harps Tunapuna TIPICA Steel Orchestra NGC … Continue reading

Posted in Carnival | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Year That Killed Received Pronunciation (RP)

[…] Practically the moment the familiar vowel symbols for British English were published, they plummeted drastically out of fashion. This video explains how and why. 0:00 Introduction 1:04 MyHeritage 2:45 A. C. Gimson’s book 5:33 The 1960’s 10:30 Advanced RP … Continue reading

Posted in English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Verdant Landscapes and Burgeoning Plants Crawl Across Walls in ONIRO’s Vibrant Anatomical Murals | Colossal

MAY 8, 2024 KATE MOTHES “Coltivazione del Sé” (2021), Cassino, Italy. All images © ONIRO Greenery abounds in the large-scale murals of Italian artist ONIRO, who often focuses on themes of interconnectedness and balance, especially between humans and the natural … Continue reading

Posted in Street Art | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Can you be gormful, wistless or ert?

oin word nerds Jess and Rob as they uncover English’s unpaired words, lost positives and orphaned negatives. Why can you be “nonchalant” but not “chalant”? If something perfect is “immaculate”, what does it mean to be “maculate”? And if you’re … Continue reading

Posted in English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A thread of the world’s most beautiful libraries… 🧵

Posted in Design | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Do Experts Always Defend Language Mistakes

Practice critical thinking and become a smarter news consumer by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/drgeofflindsey to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Plan. So often linguists seem to be defending language errors simply because they’re all ‘woke’. In … Continue reading

Posted in English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Dr. Yara Haridy: Bird bones are hollow, here’s how it works!

Here’s the full interview: • Dr. Yara Haridy: The Evolution Of You… One of the many adaptations birds have for flight is hollow bones. Here, Dr. Yara Haridy and Jon Perry discuss how bird bones remodel to form these hollow … Continue reading

Posted in Birds | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Two hidden treasures inside St Paul’s Cathedral… 👀#london #londonhistory

Posted in Architecture | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs | Lex Fridman Podcast #426

Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com – Listening: https://listening.com/lex and use code LEX to get one month free – … Continue reading

Posted in Language | Tagged , , | Leave a comment