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The World’s 10 Safest Countries to Visit Right Now
The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its Global Peace Index for 2018, an annual ranking of the world’s safest countries. Overall, the study found, the world is 0.27 percent less peaceful today than it was at this time … Continue reading
THE FUTURE OF CITIES
From Oscar Boyson, who says, “This is a conversation starter first, a video second. I’d love to hear your thoughts on cities, the future, and this project. I shared some words, a reading list and featured interviewees here: medium.com/@oscarboyson/the-future-of-cities-ba4e26c807fe#.lrpyoofi4 * … Continue reading
The scrimshaw made by an African sailor fighting the slave trade in 1827
Matthew Sheldon, Head of the Curatorial Department at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, talks about a scrimshaw belonging to an African sailor who helped the Royal Navy of the 1820s fight the transatlantic slave trade A … Continue reading
Faces Places Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie – YouTube
French filmmaking legend Agnes Varda teamed up with young street artist JR to cover France’s villages in meaningful street art — and their project and friendship are caught on film in this documentary.
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Tagged comparison, construction, creatives, Culture, film, Life, Politics, Street Art, travel, Urban
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Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars lander
A reusable, water-powered Mars lander that will allow humans to explore the Red Planet from an orbiting ‘base camp’ as early as the 2030s was unveiled Friday by US defence giant Lockheed Martin. Source: Lockheed Martin unveils reusable water-powered Mars … Continue reading
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How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m rail bridge – The i newspaper online iNews
It began with a series of simple, hand-drawn sketches on a piece of A4 paper and became an £85m rail bridge. These rough pencil drawings were an architect’ Source: How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, Economics, England, Life, Manchester, Network Rail, Politics, Salford, Technology, travel, Urban
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Early humans may have seen a supervolcano explosion up close | New Scientist
Two ancient teeth found on Sumatra suggest early humans were there when the island’s supervolcano erupted 71,000 years ago Source: Early humans may have seen a supervolcano explosion up close | New Scientist
BBC – Earth – Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat
Hundreds of sika deer roam freely in the Japanese city of Nara where they are considered a national treasure Source: BBC – Earth – Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat
23 Temple Street: Miniature Sculpture by Joshua Smith
An intricate miniature sculpture of a building on Hong Kong’s Temple Street by South Australian artist Joshua Smith. Source: 23 Temple Street: Miniature Sculpture by Joshua Smith
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