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What This Photo Doesn’t Show

This photograph of young farmers on their way to a dance was taken in Germany in 1914 by August Sander. Except they weren’t farmers. And the dance they were on their way to was World War I. To learn more … Continue reading

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Aria from Diva – Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

Fernandez sings the aria “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana”, from Act I of Catalani’s opera “La Wally.” The piece is a haunting reverie on the theme of traveling alone and far from home. Catalani died in 1893 of consumption at the … Continue reading

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Vladimir Cosma — Sentimental Walk (Diva Soundtrack)

   

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Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amélie

Yann Tiersen – La Valse d’Amélie, Piano Cover Click the 🔔bell to always be notified on new uploads! •Follow Rousseau on socials: ♫ Instagram: http://bit.ly/rousseauig ♫ Twitter: http://bit.ly/rousseautw ♫ Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2LdpqK7 ♫ Sheet music: https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic… ♫ MIDI: https://patreon.com/rousseauContinue reading

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Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid

Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave trader Read an interview with the sculptor and his subject The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in … Continue reading

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NEOWISE – The Comet & The Story of The Spacecraft Which Discovered It

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is now visible to observers in the Northern Hemisphere. You can see it in the twilight just before sunrise and now, just after sunset without any binoculars or telescopes, it’s the best comet in over a … Continue reading

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Turning off “junk DNA” may free stem cells to become neurons – ScienceBlog.com

For every cell in the body there comes a time when it must decide what it wants to do for the rest of its life. In an article published in the journal PNAS, National Institutes of Health researchers report for … Continue reading

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Astronomy Picture of the Day | NASA

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2020 July 14 Comet NEOWISE over Stonehenge Image Credit & Copyright: Declan Deval Explanation: … Continue reading

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Exploring Manchester’s Abandoned Mayfield Station

In this video we explore Manchester’s Abandoned Mayfield Station. Built as a relief station to Manchester Piccadilly in 1910 we get inside and explore its history and story. Now a disused station this urbex, urban explorer video uncovers Zombies, American … Continue reading

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Art and Empathy

Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from … Continue reading

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