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The Mysterious London Attacker Who May Have Inspired Batman | Answers With Joe
[…] How did a crazed serial attacker in 1830s London become an urban legend, then a fictional anti-hero, then the inspiration for Batman? It’s a fascinating mystery that has never been solved. So let’s talk about Spring-Heeled Jack, the first … Continue reading
Spectacular Drone Views Of Giza Present the Pyramid in an Unusual Perspective
Ukrainian photographer Alexander Ladanivskyy travels the world in search of spectacular images including idyllic scenes of Icelandic waterfalls, ancient mountain cities in Jordan, and the collision of history and modernity in Nepal. Last April, he teamed up with the Ministry … Continue reading
Palais Bulles – Honestly WTF
MAY 29, 2012 BY ERICA Located just 10 kilometers outside of Cannes, France i is Palais Bulles, a bubble-shaped house designed by architect Antti Lovag. In 1989, the 28 bedroom home was ironically sold to designer Pierre Cardin, who became known for his … Continue reading
BBC World Service – Outlook, Banned from voting for my wife, so we changed the law
Desmond and Sheena Meade’s historic battle to give ex-felons the right to vote in Florida When Desmond Meade’s wife Sheena ran for public office in Florida, he wanted nothing more than for her to win. But there was one thing … Continue reading
UCDA: Coffee Roadmap Promo
We scripted, filmed and edited a promo video to help UCDA to attract investors for the Coffee Roadmap, to increase coffee production and local consumption.
Download 1,000+ Japanese Woodblock Prints by Utagawa Hiroshige | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on July 10, 2021 “Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Goten-yama,” c. 1840-42. (Photo: Public domain, via Minneapolis Institute of Art.) You can view and download thousands of woodblock prints created by a master Japanese artist … Continue reading
The Insane Biology of: The Platypus
[…] Credits: Narrator/Writer: Stephanie Sammann Writer: Angela Wipperman Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) Imagery courtesy of Getty Images References: [1] https://ielc.libguides.com/sdzg/facts… … Continue reading
Rediscovering the African roots of Brazil’s martial art capoeira
An older form of the Brazilian dance-like martial art has been forgotten by many. Brazil is well known as the home of the dance-like martial art capoeira, but its roots in fact lie across the Atlantic. In Angola, one man … Continue reading
Time: Do the past, present, and future exist all at once? | Big Think
Everything we do as living organisms is dependent, in some capacity, on time. The concept is so complex that scientists still argue whether it exists or if it is an illusion. In this video, astrophysicist Michelle Thaller, science educator Bill … Continue reading
Dawn of Day: Stories from the Underground Railroad
Dawn of Day is a historical documentary about the Underground Railroad in Kansas that brings to light Wabaunsee County’s unsung heroes who traversed one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history. Faith, family, and politics united a community … Continue reading
When Did Marriage Become about Love?
Did you know marrying for love is a pretty recent development in human history? A couple in love at a wedding may seem like the most natural thing in the world, but for most of human history this was not … Continue reading
