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The Oldest Pubs In Manchester You Need To Visit — Society19 UK
The humble pub is an integral part of British lifestyle and culture. Just like everywhere else in the UK, in Manchester, we love a good pub. Whether you nip in for a pint and some pork scratchings, or order some … Continue reading
Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
Was 2017 really the “worst year ever,” as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we’re doing better now in every one of them … Continue reading
Black-oriented films can be highly profitable when marketed to all audiences – ScienceBlog.com
Despite the persistent notion in Hollywood that films starring people of color aren’t marketable to a broad audience, the success of Black Panther — a Marvel movie starring a Black superhero and with an almost entirely Black cast — provides … Continue reading
Observing Chinese Starbucks patrons reveals what their ancestors farmed, study finds – ScienceBlog.com
Anew study analysing behaviour patterns of people across China suggests that the traditional interdependent rice-farming culture of southern China has resulted in today’s residents—even city dwellers far removed from farming—being more interdependent and less controlling over their environment compared to … Continue reading
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For These South Sudanese Refugees, Bedsheets Are a Reminder of Home – National Geographic
Irene Sonia poses in front of a milaya, or bedsheet—one of the few things her mother managed to bring when they fled South Sudan for Uganda. On her first day in the sprawling South Sudanese settlement of Bidibidi in Uganda, home … Continue reading
A Rare Glimpse at a Deserted Great Wall of China Captured by Andres Gallardo Albajar
This past February architectural photographer Andres Gallardo Albajar traveled to the Great Wall of China where he was able to take in a rare sight—one of the seven wonders of the world without a single soul to be seen. Albajar … Continue reading
The Emperor of Time
The strange and sordid tale of Eadweard Muybridge, the man who accidentally invented motion pictures. The film is told from the point of view of Muybridge’s abandoned son and viewed completely through a nineteenth century early cinema contraption called a … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Art, creatives, Culture, film, history, North America
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We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures
Our discrete cultural universes are not easily bridged.Inca Princess – La Gran Ñusta Mama Occollo (early 1800s) / Denver Art Museum If they’re honest and humble enough, people who study societies that existed in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans … Continue reading
The Ornate Bird Palaces of Ottoman-Era Turkey
An important element of Ottoman architecture in Turkey was the addition of birdhouses affixed to the outer walls of significant city structures, a safe space for regular avian guests to nest outside of mosques, inns, bridges, libraries, schools, and fountains. The birdhouses were … Continue reading
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