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Who Are The Yoruba People?
[…] Yorubaland is the homeland of the Yoruba people. With a population of 46 million the Yoruba are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Yoruba built one of the largest empires in West Africa and crafted some … Continue reading
In Flow of Words
Three interpreters from a war-crimes tribunal recount their painful experiences acting as a silent channel of communication between witnesses, victims, and perpetrators in Eliane Esther Bots’s “In Flow of Words.” The story behind the film: newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/in-in-flow-of-words-war-crime-interpreters-tell-their-own-stories
The true history of the IPA | The Craft Beer Channel
The history of India Pale Ale is fraught with cliches, inaccuracies and pure invention – so we met with award-winning author and beer historian Martyn Cornell to get to the bottom of it then taste through the evolution it has … Continue reading
ANCIENT DISEASE: How Healthy Were the Ancient Romans (audio fix)
How healthy, or rather, how unhealthy, were ancient people? The Roman Empire was famed for its plumbing systems and aqueducts, but what did the nutritional levels of the population look like? These are questions to which new methods, drawn from … Continue reading
Why Not Admit There is a Problem With Math and Music? Dan Formosa at TEDxDrexelU
NOTE FROM TED: We’ve flagged this talk, which was filmed at a TEDx event, because it appears to fall outside TEDx’s curatorial guidelines for its assertions about math and music. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we … Continue reading
How a 100-Year-Old Animated Film Is Restored!
In a century of animated cinema, the importance of animator Max Flesicher cannot be overstated. Fleischer created Betty Boop, produced the original Popeye and Superman cartoons, and also invented the Rotoscope. Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored is on a mission to … Continue reading
How Much Booze Did Medieval People Really Drink?
Join Dr Eleanor Janega in this full length History Hit TV documentary as she gets to the bottom of medieval booze and drinking habits. How much alcohol did people in the Middle Ages really drink? What were they drinking? And … Continue reading
Do you know these weird words for groups?
Let’s explore English’s many weird collective nouns! And remember to head to https://squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code “robwords”. 🥚 A gaggle of geese 📊 A business of ferrets 🎓 … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Great Lives, Noddy Holder on Chuck Berry
Slade frontman Noddy Holder champions the life of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry. In 1972 Chucky Berry was onstage in Coventry. Seeking some audience participation Chuck launched into a cover of an unusual novelty record called ‘My Ding-a-Ling’. One … Continue reading
Can’t agree what wisdom means? All the more reason to seek it | Aeon Essays
Outside the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England. Photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty There are no transcendent insights that rise above human difference. Yet wisdom exists if we look in the right places Then, one day, your best friend … Continue reading
