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Identity Behind Secret Message Written on ‘The Scream’ Discovered | My Modern Met
Close up of “The Scream” with barely visible graffiti. (Photo: Borre Hostland/The National Museum) After over a century, the mystery is solved. Etched into the paint of one of the most famous paintings in the world, a haunting … Continue reading
17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting Is Oldest-Known Australian Rock Art
By Livia Gershon SMITHSONIANMAG.COM FEBRUARY 23, 2021 The kangaroo painting, shown alongside an illustration giving a clear view of the lines drawn by the artist, is Australia’s oldest known rock art. (Nature Human Behavior) Researchers have discovered that a six-foot-long … Continue reading
White family embraces celebrated black ancestor
Celebrated Chicago photographer King Ganaway, an African-American, died in 1944 in anonymity. Now his white descendants are reclaiming him and trying to recover his lost work. Read the print story here: http://t.co/RKKjlDEL3r (John Owens/Chicago Tribune)
Dust Devil
A dream built on a whim in the middle of nowhere: how the New York ballerina Marta Becket made a theatre in the Mojave Desert Director: Poppy Walker (poppywalker.com/) More on this film: psyche.co/films/why-a-broadway-dancer-started-her-own-theatre-in-the-mojave-desert
600 years of Chinese bloodline in Kenya
According to legends,a team of Chinese sailors survived a shipwreck in the Indian Ocean waters and settled in Lamu Island. Historians contend the sailors were part of a fleet sent by the legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He. Six centuries later, … Continue reading
City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man
This documentary is produced in conjunction with the exhibition “City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man”. This exhibition explores the remarkable story of how the legendary Nevada gathering known as Burning Man evolved through collaborative ritual from humble countercultural … Continue reading
Developing 120-Year-Old Photos found in a Time Capsule
About this video: Because of my last video, someone in my family told me about a possible time capsule in our old family house, after investigation I found a box dating from around 1900 judging by the objects and the … Continue reading
The Mysterious Genius Who Patented the UFO
Alexander Weygers, a Renaissance man in the mold of the tech industry’s stated ideal, inspired an art dealer to become an acolyte. In this Hello World short, Ashlee Vance visits the dealer whose curiosity about Weygers has evolved into an … Continue reading
Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Life and Work of a 19th-Century Black Artist | My Modern Met
By Arnesia Young on February 17, 2021 How much do you know about Henry Ossawa Tanner? The 19th century was not an easy time to be a Black person in America, especially if you were trying to make it as … Continue reading
What Do Native Americans Call America?
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING Arundel Castle History: https://web.archive.org/web/201402130… How Did The First Americans Arrive?: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ne… The Native American Way Of Life: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides… A Note On Names: https://www.umass.edu/legal/derrico/n… What Did The Native people Call America?: https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-na… What Are The Native American … Continue reading
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