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Artists, activists rush to save Black Lives Matter murals | AP
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Plywood mural boards are lined up at a warehouse, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Minneapolis ready for volunteers to help organize them. Leesa Kelly, left background, and Kenda Zellner-Smith, right in yellow, formed the Save the … Continue reading
The Untold Truth Of Banksy
Banksy’s works and very existence continue to entice, entertain, provoke, and baffle audiences all over the world. But who is he? And where did he come from? Here’s a look at the untold truth of Banksy. Even global art icons … Continue reading
Why movies went from 15 minutes to 2 hours
Movies used to be really short. How did it change? Almanac Hollywouldn’t is our miniseries on big changes to movies that came from outside Hollywood. Watch all of the episodes right here on YouTube. Episode 1: https://youtu.be/NMkZpuiEqh8 Episode 3: https://youtu.be/80CKTOjjZFQ … Continue reading
National Geographic’s new Year in Pictures special documents 2020: an ‘unprecedented and unforgettable year’ | Creative Boom
National Geographic’s Year in Pictures documents an ‘unprecedented and unforgettable year’. Not all viruses lead to global pandemics. Some have evolved to our benefit. An ancient virus called HERV-K may protect human embryos from other viruses, according to Joanna Wysocka, … Continue reading
David Dimbleby – ‘Boris Johnson is a showman’
David Dimbleby is a British journalist who has covered major news events for the BBC for over 40 years. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) He perhaps is best known for chairing the long-running topical debate programme, ‘Question Time’, but has presented numerous current … Continue reading
A Detailed Analysis of the Doctor Who Theme Music | Kottke
Even if you’re not a total sucker for old episodes of Doctor Who like I am, The Definitive Guide to the Doctor Who Theme Music is worth checking out to see how a very early piece of electronic music was constructed. … Continue reading
MAKE IT SOUL
Chicago, winter 1965. The Regal Theater hosts James Brow and Solomon Burke, two monuments of Soul music. Backstage, everyone’s under pressure. But in 1960s America, both men know their music has unexpected powers. Production company: KAZAK PRODUCTIONS Producer: Amaury Ovise … Continue reading
SAOIRSE
Dublin is a city in the midst of a property development boom and with the gentrification of the inner city, working-class horse culture is being marginalised. It’s something quite unique to the city and likely won’t exist in fifteen years. … Continue reading
The guardians of the Mojave Desert
Two centuries after Native Americans were forced to move onto reservations by the new settlers arriving from Europe, the tables have been turned as “white” tenants are now being evicted from ancestral land along the Colorado River between Arizona and … Continue reading
The hidden story of African-Irish children
The mixed-race Irish people searching for their African roots. In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland’s … Continue reading
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