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I Have a Message For You
“I’ve been looking for you for 20 years. You don’t know me, but I know you. I have a message for you.” Klara, a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, heard those words in 1961 on the streets of Tel Aviv. They would … Continue reading
No One Lets Go Of Anyone’s Hand (ft. Joana Ramiro)
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A Multi-Color Water Slide by Blu Serves as a Harsh Critique of Capitalism in Rome
Last year may not have been the most prolific for Italian street art legend Blu (previously), who besides releasing Minima Muralia, a 288-page collection of 15 years of murals, completed only two officially announced murals. His latest piece titled Capita, was recently shared on the elusive … Continue reading
Why monks had that haircut
There was a lot of thought behind the style — and controversy
A Needle-Felted Stop Motion Film Explores a Hedgehog’s Quest to Defend His Humble Home
Hedgehog’s Home is an animated film that explores how one brave hedgehog faces off against a bevy of forest beasts to defend the honor of his beloved home. The stop motion film was created by animator and director Eva Cvijanović as an adaptation of the … Continue reading
How Class Works — by Richard Wolff
Economist Richard Wolff explains our class society.
Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty
China’s housing bubble has left 50 million homes empty and put its government between a rock and a hard place. This includes a paid sponsored promotion which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of … Continue reading
The history of tea – Shunan Teng
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history… Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water –– and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there … Continue reading