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Centralia: The Real-Life Silent Hill | Answers With Joe
The first 1000 people to sign up at https://skl.sh/joescott10201will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium! Centralia is a town at the heart of coal country that now sits abandoned and forgotten. The story behind what happened there is far … Continue reading
Why Amnesty opposes the death penalty without exception
For 40 years, Amnesty has been campaigning to abolish the death penalty around the world. We know that, together, we can end the death penalty everywhere. Every day, people are executed and sentenced to death by the state as punishment … Continue reading
WHERE I WORK : Flying through an undersea ‘stained-glass window’ | Nature
Kendall Powell Cayne Layton is a marine ecologist at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart, Australia. Credit: Craig Johnson … Continue reading
Tokyo Public Parks are Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster | Spoon & Tamago
Given Japan’s susceptibility to natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, landscape architects and urban engineers have been quietly re-designing public parks to function as evacuation areas. And many of these design tweaks are so subtle you wouldn’t even notice them, … Continue reading
Bitter chocolate | DW Documentary
Chocolate may be a sweet treat, but its production leaves a bitter taste. Rainforests are cleared so slaves and children laborers can harvest cocoa beans on illegal plantations. Cocoa is produced under the most dubious conditions. In Ivory Coast, the … Continue reading
Searching for China’s Ancient Tea Leaves
Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, first cultivated over 6,000 years ago in ancient China. Shunan Teng is on a mission to experience it in its most authentic, historic form. Her love for tea knows no bounds, … Continue reading
How Greece Is Stopping China’s Plan For World Domination
Over the last 2 decades, China has been rapidly monopolizing every aspect of world trade. From buying out the worlds ports in almost every country on the planet, to being the worlds supplier of nearly 30% of the worlds goods, … Continue reading
Vietnam vs COVID-19: Round 2 | Medium
The Southeast Asian nation has, once again, been a shining example of how to quickly and effectively control the spread of COVID-19. A COVID-19 safety poster is displayed in a park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Translation: “COVID-19 pandemic … Continue reading
Shelters of People Experiencing Houselessness Are Photographed within Affluent Residences to Demonstrate Inequality
Whether opulent or minimalist in style, the houses that Jana Sophia Nolle photographs are displays of wealth. Plush rugs cover hardwood, hardback editions line built-in bookshelves, and tall windows reach from floor to ceiling. Even the stark rooms with few sculptures … Continue reading
The Infrastructure Projects Uniting Europe
These multi-billion Euro infrastructure projects are connecting hundreds of millions of people and driving further economic growth across the European Union. This video is powered by Bluebeam – https://bit.ly/3603xIr Full story here – https://www.theb1m.com/video/the-infr…
We Have No Garbage Day in Amsterdam!
With the underground containers found in most neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, “garbage day” is a thing of the past. And good riddance! This video talks about some of the benefits of these containers, and how I don’t miss garbage day … … Continue reading
Amayadori: Tadao Ando’s Circular Public Restroom Incorporates an Engawa
walking North from Shibuya Station brings you to Jingu-dori Park and the south entrance of the toilet The Tokyo Toilet project continues to make progress with the latest designer public restroom by Tadao Ando (previously) opening last week. Ando’s design features … Continue reading
