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The average cost of groceries in Britain vs America
Today we look into the cost of basic groceries like onions and cornflakes to find surprising results in the US and the UK. […]
Pat Metheny “America Undefined” (Official Video)
http://smarturl.it/fromthisplace “America Undefined” Composed by Pat Metheny Band Arrangement by Pat Metheny and Gwilym Simcock Orchestral Arrangement by Gil Goldstein Pat Metheny: Guitar, Keyboards, Sounds Gwilym Simcock: Piano Linda May Han Oh: Acoustic Bass Antonio Sanchez: Drums Luis Conte: Percussion … Continue reading
Patagonia’s Founder Gives $3B Company to Nonprofit Fighting Climate Change | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on September 15, 2022 Photo: BalkansCat/Depositphotos “We’re making Earth our only shareholder. I am dead serious about saving this planet.” Nearly 50 years after Yvon Chouinard founded outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, he’s relinquishing control for the good … Continue reading
20+ Photos of Burning Man 2022 Comeback After a 2-Year Hiatus | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on September 13, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jane Shamaeva (@janeshamaeva) Everything was “fire” at this year’s Burning Man. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Burning Man is officially back. Starting … Continue reading
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents – (Part One) | WIRED
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik and a host of other linguists and language experts (Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, and Kalina Newmark), take a look at some … Continue reading
The Incredible Journey of Moncacht Apé Across North America
Was Moncacht Apé a real person? Did he actually travel the entire breadth of North America? We don’t know for sure but it’s a heck of a story either way. Explore the incredible account a Yazoo man’s journey across an … Continue reading
Gone with the Wind: how a 1936 novel explains modern America | History Extra podcast
The latest news from the team behind BBC History Magazine – a popular History magazine. To find out more, visit http://www.historyextra.com Professor Sarah Churchwell discusses her new book The Wrath to Come, which re-examines the controversial legacy of Margaret Mitchell’s … Continue reading
MINK!
Told by her daughter Wendy, MINK! chronicles the remarkable Patsy Takemoto Mink, a Japanese American from Hawaii who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress, on her harrowing mission to co-author and defend Title IX, the … Continue reading
Set Against a Backdrop of World Events, Tim Okamura’s Bold Portraits Emanate Commanding Energy | Colossal
JULY 19, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Fire Fighter” (2021), oil on canvas, 60 x 76 inches Marked with visible brushstrokes and drips of paint, the portraits of Tim Okamura (previously) blend realistic portrayals of his subjects with the fervent, unrestrained qualities of … Continue reading
Book Preview: Buses Are A Comin’ – Driving the Green Book
Although Driving the Green Book is over, today we’re sharing a clip from another powerful story about the fight for racial equality. The new book Buses Are A Comin’ by Charles Person is an account of the Freedom Riders movement, … Continue reading
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