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MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. 10 AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE FIRSTS ~ KURIOSITAS A woman of many firsts she also was an original founder of the first African-American female sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha which is still going today. Bessie Coleman: First Airline Pilot. Not the first Queen Bess in history, certainly, but the first woman so nicknamed to becomean airline pilot.
COWARD - LIFE, DEATH AND SHELL-SHOCK IN THE TRENCHES OF 7 April 2013. During the First World War several hundred British soldiers were court martialed for cowardice. In the great majority of the cases the soldiers involved were conscripts who went on to be executed by firing squad. Yet many of these soldiers were suffering from what we now call shell-shock. It was many decades before thisissue was
THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. 10 AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE FIRSTS ~ KURIOSITAS A woman of many firsts she also was an original founder of the first African-American female sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha which is still going today. Bessie Coleman: First Airline Pilot. Not the first Queen Bess in history, certainly, but the first woman so nicknamed to becomean airline pilot.
COWARD - LIFE, DEATH AND SHELL-SHOCK IN THE TRENCHES OF 7 April 2013. During the First World War several hundred British soldiers were court martialed for cowardice. In the great majority of the cases the soldiers involved were conscripts who went on to be executed by firing squad. Yet many of these soldiers were suffering from what we now call shell-shock. It was many decades before thisissue was
THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
AWESOME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS ACROSS THE WORLD The ingenious design won a European Steel Design Award for the innovatory techniques used in its design. Image Credit Flickr User Kelly v. Orlando airport in Florida has the tallest Control Tower in North America, at 345 feet. If you count the lightning 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE RADOME - AMAZING HI-TECH RADAR UMBRELLA ~ KURIOSITAS Often a radome also functions as a shelter for those who operate the antenna. Radomes can often be tens of meters in diameter. The material out of which the radome is constructed is transparent to radio or radar waves. So, a radome protects antenna within from the wind, rain ice, sand and even ultraviolet rays. WHAT GAMES DID PEOPLE PLAY IN MEDIEVAL TIMES? ~ KURIOSITAS The Hazard dice game was also popular in medieval times – it is even mentioned in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. It was immensely popular throughout Europe but particularly in England where huge sums of money could be lost and won at the throw of a dice. The game is no longer with us but its modern form is the American game of craps which ON SCAFFOLDED DESCRIPTIVE WRITING FOR GCSE ENGLISH The first was created as an introductory exercise to writing a complete text using scaffolding. The idea was also that each paragraph of the text would include some of the skills descriptors examiners use to mark descriptive writing for the GCSE English Language 9-1. This is set to the left of the page with a space for the student to respond to THE SMOKE SELLER ~ KURIOSITAS Life must be tough if you travel from village to village selling your one and only product, especially if that product is, simply, smoke. Yet although our traveling salesman in The Smoke Seller (or in the Spanish El Vendedor de Humo) has a slow start in his latest pit stop, and has a moment of despondency, it isn’t long before he has the villagers eating out his hand THE TALLEST STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS The Christ the King statue sits atop of the hill named after a gambling implement of all things – a dice cup.The hill,Cerro del Cubilete (more of a mountain if the truth be told) is 2,700 meters high and is situated in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. STROMNESS: ABANDONED WHALING STATION OF SOUTH GEORGIA On the northern coast of the island is the former whaling station of Stromness, named for a village in the Scottish Orkney isles. The last time the place was used commercially was in the early 1960s. Now it is left to decay, its only company the seals and penguins native HOLA LLAMIGO ~ KURIOSITAS 7 June 2015. Down on the piñata farm, things are looking a little bleak for one young boy and his best friend. They live on what can only be called a factory farm. As their friendship grows so does the danger until one day things, inevitably, come to a head. This lovely, funny and utterly daft animated short was created by Charlie Parisiand
THE KALASH – THE WHITE TRIBE OF PAKISTAN ~ KURIOSITAS The Kalash – The White Tribe of Pakistan. In the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, six thousand or so people live who look and sound very different from their neighbors. They claim to have lived in the area for thousands of years and they look to all KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. 10 AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE FIRSTS ~ KURIOSITAS A woman of many firsts she also was an original founder of the first African-American female sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha which is still going today. Bessie Coleman: First Airline Pilot. Not the first Queen Bess in history, certainly, but the first woman so nicknamed to becomean airline pilot.
COWARD - LIFE, DEATH AND SHELL-SHOCK IN THE TRENCHES OF 7 April 2013. During the First World War several hundred British soldiers were court martialed for cowardice. In the great majority of the cases the soldiers involved were conscripts who went on to be executed by firing squad. Yet many of these soldiers were suffering from what we now call shell-shock. It was many decades before thisissue was
THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. 10 AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE FIRSTS ~ KURIOSITAS A woman of many firsts she also was an original founder of the first African-American female sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha which is still going today. Bessie Coleman: First Airline Pilot. Not the first Queen Bess in history, certainly, but the first woman so nicknamed to becomean airline pilot.
COWARD - LIFE, DEATH AND SHELL-SHOCK IN THE TRENCHES OF 7 April 2013. During the First World War several hundred British soldiers were court martialed for cowardice. In the great majority of the cases the soldiers involved were conscripts who went on to be executed by firing squad. Yet many of these soldiers were suffering from what we now call shell-shock. It was many decades before thisissue was
THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
AWESOME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS ACROSS THE WORLD The ingenious design won a European Steel Design Award for the innovatory techniques used in its design. Image Credit Flickr User Kelly v. Orlando airport in Florida has the tallest Control Tower in North America, at 345 feet. If you count the lightning 10 US MILITARY AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER QUITE MADE IT ~ KURIOSITAS Take a look at ten US military aircraft that never quite made it. X-13 Vertijet. Image Credit Wikimedia. In 1947 the US Navy awarded the Ryan Company a contract to see whether or not a fighter plane would take off vertically and the result was ultimately the X THE RADOME - AMAZING HI-TECH RADAR UMBRELLA ~ KURIOSITAS Often a radome also functions as a shelter for those who operate the antenna. Radomes can often be tens of meters in diameter. The material out of which the radome is constructed is transparent to radio or radar waves. So, a radome protects antenna within from the wind, rain ice, sand and even ultraviolet rays. WHAT GAMES DID PEOPLE PLAY IN MEDIEVAL TIMES? ~ KURIOSITAS The Hazard dice game was also popular in medieval times – it is even mentioned in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. It was immensely popular throughout Europe but particularly in England where huge sums of money could be lost and won at the throw of a dice. The game is no longer with us but its modern form is the American game of craps which ON SCAFFOLDED DESCRIPTIVE WRITING FOR GCSE ENGLISH The first was created as an introductory exercise to writing a complete text using scaffolding. The idea was also that each paragraph of the text would include some of the skills descriptors examiners use to mark descriptive writing for the GCSE English Language 9-1. This is set to the left of the page with a space for the student to respond to THE SMOKE SELLER ~ KURIOSITAS Life must be tough if you travel from village to village selling your one and only product, especially if that product is, simply, smoke. Yet although our traveling salesman in The Smoke Seller (or in the Spanish El Vendedor de Humo) has a slow start in his latest pit stop, and has a moment of despondency, it isn’t long before he has the villagers eating out his hand THE TALLEST STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS The Christ the King statue sits atop of the hill named after a gambling implement of all things – a dice cup.The hill,Cerro del Cubilete (more of a mountain if the truth be told) is 2,700 meters high and is situated in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. STROMNESS: ABANDONED WHALING STATION OF SOUTH GEORGIA On the northern coast of the island is the former whaling station of Stromness, named for a village in the Scottish Orkney isles. The last time the place was used commercially was in the early 1960s. Now it is left to decay, its only company the seals and penguins native HOLA LLAMIGO ~ KURIOSITAS 7 June 2015. Down on the piñata farm, things are looking a little bleak for one young boy and his best friend. They live on what can only be called a factory farm. As their friendship grows so does the danger until one day things, inevitably, come to a head. This lovely, funny and utterly daft animated short was created by Charlie Parisiand
THE KALASH – THE WHITE TRIBE OF PAKISTAN ~ KURIOSITAS The Kalash – The White Tribe of Pakistan. In the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, six thousand or so people live who look and sound very different from their neighbors. They claim to have lived in the area for thousands of years and they look to all KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
MOBY - 'WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? (REPRISE VERSION We’ve featured animations by Steve Cutts, we’ve featured music by Moby. So, this video for Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Reprise Version)' combines the best of both worlds. 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. 5 FUN AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TAHITI AND ITS ISLANDS Check your knowledge and learn new fact right away, because bellow you are going to find five best, funniest and the most interesting facts about Tahiti and its islands! Fact One. The Tahitian alphabet is made up only of 13 letters. That includes such as vowels a, e, i, o, u and the consonants f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v. Noticed something missing? THE MONASTERY BUILT ON A VOLCANIC PLUG ~ KURIOSITAS Atop it there is a Buddhist monastery which rests upon the precipitous volcanic plug. Yes, that’s right a volcanic plug. It sounds dangerous but at this stage in its life, Taung Kalat poses no threat. A volcanic plug (sometimes called a ‘neck’) is formed when magma, on its way up through a vent on an active volcano, hardens inside thevent.
STORSEISUNDET
25 February 2021. Nervous drivers (and their equally nervous passengers) beware! You should really prepare yourselves for the sight of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway. The road connection from the mainland Romsdal peninsula to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal county doesn’t look as if it actually connects as you drivetowards it.
THE TALLEST STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS The Christ the King statue sits atop of the hill named after a gambling implement of all things – a dice cup.The hill,Cerro del Cubilete (more of a mountain if the truth be told) is 2,700 meters high and is situated in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. HERE BE DRAGONS: AMAZING STATUES AND SCULPTURES OF DRAGONS 5 May 2019. In the Middle Ages the words hic sunt dracones (here be dragons) appeared on a number of maps to indicate dangerous or unexplored territories. Yet dragons are still among us, dotted all over the globe. From Europe to Asia and over to the Americas, ferocious beasts (and some a little less so) protect our cities andtemples.
THE SKY BLUE MUSHROOM ~ KURIOSITAS The fruiting body (or basidiocarp) of the mushroom is usually found among moss, ferns or fallen leaves and the cap grow up to around four centimeters in diameter.With a conical shape it does look like something out of a fairy tale or children’s story and the lush green backdrop of New Zealand’s woodland simply adds to the expectation (albeit a little infantile, but hey) that a pixie will STROMNESS: ABANDONED WHALING STATION OF SOUTH GEORGIA On the northern coast of the island is the former whaling station of Stromness, named for a village in the Scottish Orkney isles. The last time the place was used commercially was in the early 1960s. Now it is left to decay, its only company the seals and penguins native THE KALASH – THE WHITE TRIBE OF PAKISTAN ~ KURIOSITAS The Kalash – The White Tribe of Pakistan. In the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, six thousand or so people live who look and sound very different from their neighbors. They claim to have lived in the area for thousands of years and they look to all KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
MOBY - 'WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? (REPRISE VERSION We’ve featured animations by Steve Cutts, we’ve featured music by Moby. So, this video for Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Reprise Version)' combines the best of both worlds. 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. 5 FUN AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TAHITI AND ITS ISLANDS Check your knowledge and learn new fact right away, because bellow you are going to find five best, funniest and the most interesting facts about Tahiti and its islands! Fact One. The Tahitian alphabet is made up only of 13 letters. That includes such as vowels a, e, i, o, u and the consonants f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v. Noticed something missing? THE MONASTERY BUILT ON A VOLCANIC PLUG ~ KURIOSITAS Atop it there is a Buddhist monastery which rests upon the precipitous volcanic plug. Yes, that’s right a volcanic plug. It sounds dangerous but at this stage in its life, Taung Kalat poses no threat. A volcanic plug (sometimes called a ‘neck’) is formed when magma, on its way up through a vent on an active volcano, hardens inside thevent.
STORSEISUNDET
25 February 2021. Nervous drivers (and their equally nervous passengers) beware! You should really prepare yourselves for the sight of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway. The road connection from the mainland Romsdal peninsula to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal county doesn’t look as if it actually connects as you drivetowards it.
HERE BE DRAGONS: AMAZING STATUES AND SCULPTURES OF DRAGONS 5 May 2019. In the Middle Ages the words hic sunt dracones (here be dragons) appeared on a number of maps to indicate dangerous or unexplored territories. Yet dragons are still among us, dotted all over the globe. From Europe to Asia and over to the Americas, ferocious beasts (and some a little less so) protect our cities andtemples.
THE TALLEST STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS The Christ the King statue sits atop of the hill named after a gambling implement of all things – a dice cup.The hill,Cerro del Cubilete (more of a mountain if the truth be told) is 2,700 meters high and is situated in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. THE SKY BLUE MUSHROOM ~ KURIOSITAS The fruiting body (or basidiocarp) of the mushroom is usually found among moss, ferns or fallen leaves and the cap grow up to around four centimeters in diameter.With a conical shape it does look like something out of a fairy tale or children’s story and the lush green backdrop of New Zealand’s woodland simply adds to the expectation (albeit a little infantile, but hey) that a pixie will STROMNESS: ABANDONED WHALING STATION OF SOUTH GEORGIA On the northern coast of the island is the former whaling station of Stromness, named for a village in the Scottish Orkney isles. The last time the place was used commercially was in the early 1960s. Now it is left to decay, its only company the seals and penguins native THE KALASH – THE WHITE TRIBE OF PAKISTAN ~ KURIOSITAS The Kalash – The White Tribe of Pakistan. In the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, six thousand or so people live who look and sound very different from their neighbors. They claim to have lived in the area for thousands of years and they look to all KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
KURIOSITASARCHIVEARTCONTACTUSANATURE These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters inheight.
MERLIN’S CAMELOT
In fact, the place exists in reality. Situated North of Paris near the Forest of Compiègne, Château de Pierrefonds makes the perfect setting for the Camelot of the Arthurian legend re-imagined for the twenty first century. Image Credit Nawal_. Image Credit Flickr User AEngineer. The chateau has a history of its own – and it certainlydid
THE STATUES OF DUBLIN AND THEIR NOTORIOUS NICKNAMES 16 August 2019. Dublin is littered with statues. It seems close to a national obsession in Ireland to erect them. Perhaps not far behind is the predilection of the inhabitants of this fair city to give them nicknames. A stroll near the Ha’penny Bridge will bring you to these two charming ladies, having a rest after shopping for their families. THE SUPERTREES OF SINGAPORE ~ KURIOSITAS The Supertrees are made of four parts. First there is the reinforced concrete core, the trunk, the photovoltaic panels which produce energy (which light the trees at night) and finally the canopy. Between the trees, enclaves of rare and exotic plants, including VINTAGE BODYBUILDING ADS OF YESTERYEAR ~ KURIOSITAS 10 February 2012. Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles and their own back. Here's a selection of bodybuilding ads from the publications of yesterday that they might not quite get away with today. In the comics of fifties onwards, among 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITASLARGEST RADIO TELESCOPES ON EARTH Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. THE DEPRESSION ERA PHOTOGRAPHY OF DOROTHEA LANGE ~ KURIOSITAS At a time when women had had the vote for less than twenty years, Dorothea Lange was a pioneer. A professional woman who took photographs for a living. The Great Depression of the 1930s is best remembered, photographically, by the work of the FSA, for which she worked. She travelled the USA recording the deprivations caused by thefailure of
ABANDONED IN ICELAND ~ KURIOSITAS It is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has a temperate climate and has been settled for more than a millennium. Yet despite having a population of only just over three hundred thousand, the majestic countryside of Iceland is dotted with the ruins of houses and other buildings abandoned whenthey
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE SUNFLOWER ~ KURIOSITAS There is a record of a patent for squeezing the oil out of the sunflower much later – in England in 1716. It was not until the eighteenth century that the sunflower gained huge popularity as a cultivated plant and the person we have to thank for that is THE RED MENACE: ANTI-COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA OF THE COLD WAR If you grew up in 1950s and 60s America you would have been bombarded with anti-communist propaganda. In hindsight it is perhaps easy to raise a wry eyebrow. Yet at the time the threat was taken very seriously indeed. Here, hysteria intact, are a few of the stranger messages delivered to the American people. “Employees lose theirrespect for
MOBY - 'WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? (REPRISE VERSION We’ve featured animations by Steve Cutts, we’ve featured music by Moby. So, this video for Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Reprise Version)' combines the best of both worlds. 10 SPECTACULAR RADIO TELESCOPES AROUND THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS Effelsburg, Germany is home to this 100 meter diameter radio telescope. It was opened in 1972 and it was the largest steerable telescope in the world for thirty years. It is involved in surveying the galaxies at a variety of megahertz and is operated by the Max Plank Institute for Radioastronomy. 5 FUN AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TAHITI AND ITS ISLANDS Check your knowledge and learn new fact right away, because bellow you are going to find five best, funniest and the most interesting facts about Tahiti and its islands! Fact One. The Tahitian alphabet is made up only of 13 letters. That includes such as vowels a, e, i, o, u and the consonants f, h, m, n, p, r, t and v. Noticed something missing? THE MONASTERY BUILT ON A VOLCANIC PLUG ~ KURIOSITAS Atop it there is a Buddhist monastery which rests upon the precipitous volcanic plug. Yes, that’s right a volcanic plug. It sounds dangerous but at this stage in its life, Taung Kalat poses no threat. A volcanic plug (sometimes called a ‘neck’) is formed when magma, on its way up through a vent on an active volcano, hardens inside thevent.
STORSEISUNDET
25 February 2021. Nervous drivers (and their equally nervous passengers) beware! You should really prepare yourselves for the sight of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway. The road connection from the mainland Romsdal peninsula to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal county doesn’t look as if it actually connects as you drivetowards it.
HERE BE DRAGONS: AMAZING STATUES AND SCULPTURES OF DRAGONS 5 May 2019. In the Middle Ages the words hic sunt dracones (here be dragons) appeared on a number of maps to indicate dangerous or unexplored territories. Yet dragons are still among us, dotted all over the globe. From Europe to Asia and over to the Americas, ferocious beasts (and some a little less so) protect our cities andtemples.
THE TALLEST STATUES OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD ~ KURIOSITAS The Christ the King statue sits atop of the hill named after a gambling implement of all things – a dice cup.The hill,Cerro del Cubilete (more of a mountain if the truth be told) is 2,700 meters high and is situated in the state of Guanajuato in Mexico. THE SKY BLUE MUSHROOM ~ KURIOSITAS The fruiting body (or basidiocarp) of the mushroom is usually found among moss, ferns or fallen leaves and the cap grow up to around four centimeters in diameter.With a conical shape it does look like something out of a fairy tale or children’s story and the lush green backdrop of New Zealand’s woodland simply adds to the expectation (albeit a little infantile, but hey) that a pixie will STROMNESS: ABANDONED WHALING STATION OF SOUTH GEORGIA On the northern coast of the island is the former whaling station of Stromness, named for a village in the Scottish Orkney isles. The last time the place was used commercially was in the early 1960s. Now it is left to decay, its only company the seals and penguins native THE KALASH – THE WHITE TRIBE OF PAKISTAN ~ KURIOSITAS The Kalash – The White Tribe of Pakistan. In the mountains of the Hindu Kush in Pakistan, six thousand or so people live who look and sound very different from their neighbors. They claim to have lived in the area for thousands of years and they look to all*
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HOUSES OF THE HOBBIT DIASPORA If you think that Hobbits are fictional, do not be fooled a second longer. Middle-earth once existed, as did all of its various species. Yet the hobbits found themselves obliged to leave their original home of _The Shire_. Rescued by the ancestors of a mild-mannered English writer, they have spread across the world. A spell cast by the _Gandalf the White_ means that the sons of men cannot see them but if you look close enough, there is evidence to be found. A hobbit has to live somewhere, after all. Here are just some of the houses of the Hobbit diaspora. Image Credit Flickr User Sarah Stierch Image Credit Flickr User Murray Barnes The first evidence of hobbits goes back hundreds of years. Sites in Scotland and Finland, to name but two, have shown that hobbits have been living among us for longer than anyone imagined. In exchange for our hospitality, the Hobbits have sworn to help us thrive. While you might argue that, globally, they cannot be doing too good a job of that, there are few hobbits to many millions of humans - so the scale of their assistance is not huge.Labels: Gandalf ,
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IF YOU HAVE NEVER WANTED TO VISIT CHINA, YOU WILL AFTER YOU WATCHTHIS
_China from Above_ is, as you have probably guessed, drone footage. Using a DJI Phantom 4, traveling videographer Stef Hoffer has captured some truly awesome landscapes as he crossed the country. This video takes us from the northern 'rust belt provinces' to the beautiful mountain landscapes of national parks like Zhangjiajie (often named as an inspiration for the Avatar movie) and Jiuzhaigou. Sit back and take it all in and then, if it not there already, put China on to your list of places to visit!Add a comment
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THE MOMENT
A stranger asks an artist to draw his portrait and the moment becomes pivotal to her life. This lovely animated short film explores, very simply, the idea that all that we see on the surface is perhaps of little importance to the profundity that lies beneath. It is also beautifully animated. _The Moment _was Written, Directed, and Animated by Karis Oh.
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THE CAT THAT TIME FORGOT Have you ever wanted to take a trip through time to see what animals looked like millions of years ago? When it comes to cats there is little or no need. This beautiful specimen is a Manul, otherwise known as a Pallas Cat and it is featured today over on our sibling site, the Ark in Space.
About twelve million years ago it was one of the first two modern cats to evolve and it hasn’t changed since. The other species, Martelli’s Cat, is extinct so what you are looking at here is a unique window in to the past of modern cats. Click the linksor
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2 JUNE 2021
MOBY - 'WHY DOES MY HEART FEEL SO BAD? (REPRISE VERSION)' WITH VIDEOBY STEVE CUTTS
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featured animations by Steve Cutts, we’ve featured music by Moby. So, this video for Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Reprise Version)' combines the best of both worlds. A reprise of one of Moby’s most durable songs with a new animated video by Mr Cutts. The result is something incredibly moving. Two visitors from another world visit Earth during the midst of the Covid pandemic and what they find is hard for them to tale in; we bicker while we suffer but continue our rapacious assault on the planet as if no lesson is there to be learned. The music is wonderful and questioning, the animation more of a direct attack on our irresonsibilities. Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad? (Reprise Version)' by Moby feat. Apollo Jane & Dietrick Haddon is taken from the new album 'Reprise' out now on Deutsche Grammophon. Steve Cutts has worked with Moby before, on the video for "Are You Lost in The World Like Me?". Compare and contrast by all means – both songs are superlative but for me the _reprise _has the edge (a word that can be used to describe it in more ways than one).Add a comment
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29 MAY 2021
SLIME MOLD - ALIEN LANDSCAPES ON EARTH Just the thought of mold is something that makes many people involuntarily shudder. Yet there is more to it than meets the eye – particularly if you are lucky enough to see Kim Fleming’s remarkable
macrophotography. Up close we are witness to an enigmatic and beautiful alien world on our own doorstep. This strange and wonderful thing is _Hemitrichia calyculata_. It typically has stalked sporocarps. These are fruiting bodies which contain _sporangia _– the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters in height. Labels: Fruit , KimFleming ,
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EDIFICE
Writer and director Rogerio Silva created Edifice after watching dancers Carmine De Amicis and Harriet Waghorn rehearse. He was, to put it in his own words: “taken with the honesty of the movement and how Carmine and Harriet supported each other equally throughout. There were no gender roles and I liked that they could reverse their roles and everything would still work”. The result is a mesmerisingdance short.
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LOST PROPERTY
Oh gosh. Get your hanky out. Now. Are you one of those people who is forever losing things? Then you will have every sympathy for this little old lady who seems to mislay virtually everything at one point or another. Fortunately, there is a lost property office where she can at least attempt to recover her lost possessions – not to mention a sympathetic concierge. Written and directed by Åsa Lucander , this animated short is simplylovely.
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THE LOOKING PLANET
Lufo and his family, part of the Cosmos Corps of Engineers, are consigned to planet construction in, frankly, the armpit of the galaxy. As no one is going to look, Lufo decides to escape the mundanity of his 14 billion year existence and express his creativity instead. What he does next has consequence, certainly for us… This enigmatic and beguiling short was written, produced and directed byEric Law Anderson .
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The
multi-talented Fabrice Mathieu has been featured a number of times on Kuriositas. His latest offering is _The End_, an experimental narrative short film, in black & white and color, made only with movies gifs with a perfect loop, more than 500 of them altogether. _The End_ is also a clever tribute to the cinema, from silent films to now. The collage effect of seeing these iconic moments in film is really compelling. If you are wondering, the rather hypnotizing music is by Ennio Morricone - "My Fault" from "My Name isNobody".
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22 MAY 2021
LOUCHÉBEM
Grief can do strange things to a lonely butcher. A dead lover, a fly and then a flight of fancy all figure large in this marvelous set piece from a group of students from ESMA , Boris Laprade, Fabien Masson, Stephanie Grard and Theo Girettes. It is yet another example of the wonderful work which comes from the school, world renowned for training in 3D animation and special effects, visual communication design space and photography. I just adore the way this has been executed - almost photo-realistic animation combines in gorgeous black and white, enabling us to take a glimpse in to the soul of a man in an agony of sorrow which, for a moment, is transcended. If you are finding a little difficulty with the translation of the title of the piece, Louchébem is an argot used by butchers in Paris and Lyon. Words are transformed by moving the first consonant to the end of the word, and the letter l is put at the beginning. In this way, the French for butcher, _boucher_, is transformed in to _louchébem_. This way of creating new words is still very much in use in France today (mostly confined to the meat retail business but some of these words do escape in to everyday French too). Oh and the music is from _Nabucco _by Verdi.Add a comment
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WERNER THE VAMPYRE
If you are familiar with Ann Rice’s novels then you are probably aware that being a vampire does come with issues all its own. For many vampires, being so long lived (if that is the correct way to describe the centuries they may exist) has its burdens and one is that they often fail to move with the times and discover that the era in which they now exist is meaningless to them. Some vampires find this an almost impossible hurdle toovercome.
So it is with Werner (played wonderfully by Tom Micklem) in this very funny short comedy from Chris Boyle , a director based in London. Werner (who has more than a little of the _Lestat_ about him) has lived through many ages of man and the twenty first century is something he cannot quite deal with. However, when he does discover a way to thrive in our electronic era he sets about it with typical vampiric gusto. Chris Boyle obviously has an in depth knowledge if not a love for the genre he is gently satirising here as Werner the Vampyre is full of undead tropes, (devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations). Werner the Vampyre not so quietly lampoons a category of film fiction here that has, at any rate, been disappearing up its own, ahem, jugular, for a number of years.Add a comment
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THE SKULL-FACED CATERPILLAR OF AUSTRALIA’S RAINFOREST Do not adjust your set, as it were. This amazing looking animal is the caterpillar of the Pink Underwing Moth,
which is found in Australia. The Ark in Space has a feature (and lots of pictures) of this remarkable creature, which has evolved a rather special way to protect itself from predators. Unfortunately, the pink underwing is on the critically endangered list, but steps are being taken to secure its future.READ THE ARTICLE
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You may remember a while ago wefeatured Zero , an
amazing stop motion animation by Australian husband and wife film-making duo, Christopher and Christine Kezelos who work together under the collective name Zealous Creative . _The Maker_ is their follow up and, if anything, is more ingenious than their previous work. _The Maker_ is a strange creature but he is on something of a mission. A mysterious timer demands that he finishes the most important and beautiful creation of his life. Slowly but surely the process of manufacture reveals itself as the sand inexorably falls. You must watch it all the way through – your patience (not that you need any in this case) will be rewarded with an ending that certainly put myjaw on the floor.
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DEVIL’S TOWN AND THE VILLAGE OF BLOOD The locals believed for centuries that they were formed when devils fought for supremacy. In fact their origins are much more down to earth – literally. Take a trip to devil’s town, a peculiar place if ever there was one. Devil’s Town or Đavolja Varoš as it is known in Serbian, can be found on the southern slopes of the RadanMountains.
Image Credit Flickr User Ujka KevinThe area is
steeped in European folklore and it is little surprise that for centuries these naturally occurring erosions were looked upon with fear and suspicion. The Devil’s Town is a series of hundreds of stone pyramids and is located in the watershed between the equally frighteningly named Devil’s Gully and Hell’s Gully.Labels: Creepy ,
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21 MAY 2021
10 REASONS TO COMPLETE A MASTERS IN LEADERSHIP Enrolling in a postgraduate degree like a masters in leadership is a big commitment that requires time, money, and hard work. Earning a masters in leadership is not quick or easy, but it can lead to attractive rewards such as higher earning potential, job security, andcareer advancement.
Completing a postgraduate degree can be a fantastic way to grow professionally and unlock top-level positions in your industry. That said, you must weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of postgraduate study and make sure that it's the right decision for you. If you're considering a postgraduate qualification, then here are ten reasons to complete a masters in leadership:
1. DEVELOP STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS Most students choose to enroll in a masters in leadership because they want to develop the skills and attributes to become strong managers. A masters in leadership will teach you a diverse range of leadership skills such as change management, team building, effective communication, innovation, and strategic thinking. You must develop these skills if you hope to become a future leader or advance in yourcareer.
Having leadership skills is important in any career, and a masters in leadership will benefit most job roles and industries. Employers will expect you to possess leadership qualities if you hope to advance in the company and move up the career ladder. The skills and knowledge that you learn on a masters in leadership can also be transferred to your personal life and improve your day-to-day functions. For instance, learning how to communicate effectively and resolve conflicts can help you build stronger relationships with your lovedones.
2. EARN AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DEGREE A masters in leadership degree is internationally recognized and highly regarded by organizations all around the world. This means that the qualification can be used in countries across the globe, not just the United States. A masters in leadership will open up exciting employment opportunities worldwide and help you stand out from your peers and impress prospective employers. Many graduates with a masters in leadership look for employment opportunities abroad. The qualification will allow you to travel and experience new cultures. You will also have access to a wider range of career opportunities outside of your home market. Building international experience will enhance your resume and broaden your skills and expertise. According to globalexperiences.com,
"64 percent of employers said international experience in a candidate extremely desirable." Gaining international experience can benefit your career and help you secure leadership roles. 3. UNLOCK TOP-LEVEL POSITIONS Graduates with a masters in leadership are in high demand across all industries and sectors. Earning the qualification will give you a competitive advantage and help you unlock top-level positions. You will be in a much stronger position when senior roles or promotions become available, and you should find it easier to advance in yourcompany.
A postgraduate degree will open up new doors in your career and help you achieve your goals and aspirations. Here are some top-level positions that are available to graduates with a masters in leadership:
* CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) - A CEO is the highest-ranking executive of a company or organization. They are responsible for making important decisions relating to the business and its operations and resources. A CEO plays a vital role in driving growth and profits within a company and achieving strategic business goals. * HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) MANAGER - A HR manager oversees the HR team and ensures that it is functioning efficiently. HR managers are responsible for all aspects of recruitment and must take care of a company's employees to maintain high productivity and staff morale. They act as the link between staff and management. * CORPORATE TRAINER - Corporate trainers visit different companies and provide staff with training and education on various business topics. They may show employees how to use a new piece of technology that is being implemented in the workplace, for example. Corporate trainers are in high demand, and they often work as privatecontractors.
* SALES MANAGER - Sales professionals are responsible for driving sales revenue within a business. A sales manager oversees the sales team and creates strategies to boost engagement and meet specific sales targets. Skilled sales professionals are sought-after in all industries, particularly those who have leadership skills. A masters in leadership will equip you with a diverse range of skills that can be applied to many different job roles. The qualification will prepare you to become a manager in any sector, unlike an MBA (master of business administration) that focuses on business leadership. Some other roles that you could secure with a masters in leadership are business director, community relations manager, project manager, director of operations, and many more. 4. ENJOY HIGH JOB SATISFACTION Most graduates with a masters in leadership report higher job satisfaction and engagement. This is likely to be because professionals with a postgraduate qualification typically advance in their careers faster and secure top-level positions. Higher salaries, better working conditions, and additional responsibilities in the workplace all lead to improved job satisfaction and happiness. Work has a significant impact on your health and overall quality of life. One study by Ohio University found that "low job satisfaction in your 20s and 30s can lead to sleep problems, anxiety, and depression in later life." Earning a postgraduate qualification like a masters in leadership can be a great way to develop professionally and improve your career outlook and overall job satisfaction. 5. IMPROVE YOUR ANNUAL SALARY Many graduates with a masters in leadership transition into senior roles, and this leads to an increase in salary. For example, Chief Executives earn an average annual salary of $197,840 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and HR Managers can expect to earn just over $120,000. Leadership roles offer attractive pay that is much higher than the average seen across allother occupations.
Increasing your annual salary can enhance your quality of life and give you additional financial security and freedom. You will have more disposable income to save each money and will find it easier to pay off debt and improve your financial position. Many leadership roles also offer additional job perks such as private healthcare insurance, generous vacation allowances, and annuals performance-based bonuses. 6. STUDY FOR A MASTER'S ONLINE Many people cannot commit to attending a campus-based course due to work or family commitments. Fortunately, many education providers offer online master's programs. Earning your masters in leadership online will give you the freedom to choose your study schedule and fit learning around your responsibilities and commitments. You can also learn at your chosen pace and study without the pressure of a strict study schedule and fixed teaching sessions. Great Value College state that "an online master's degree is more affordable than their traditional counterpart." You can expect tuition fees to be lower and you won't have added expenses such as commuting costs and relocation fees. Opting for an online course could save you tens of thousands of dollars on your postgraduate education. Enrolling in an online master's program is ideal for working professionals or students with families to look after. Distance learning will allow you to work while you earn your postgraduate qualification and make it easier to balance your studies with your family life. There are dozens of advantages to studying for a master's degree online, but distance learning also has some drawbacks. You must be self-motivated, organized, and committed to achieving your postgraduate qualification. TOP 5 STUDY TIPS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING If you think that an online masters in leadership is the best option for you, then here are five study tips for distance learning success: * Create a productive study space that is comfortable anddistraction-free.
* Follow a consistent learning schedule and practice good timemanagement.
* Leverage your network to connect with your peers and instructorsonline.
* Experiment with different learning styles to find what worksbest.
* Plan regular study breaks and avoid "cramming." * Launch a profitable startup Completing a masters in leadership degree can be a great option if you dream of launching a startupand running your
own company. Business owners must have strong leadership skills and be able to motivate and inspire a team. Poor management is likely to lead to low engagement and high staff turnover, making it impossible to grow a profitable business. Every entrepreneur should focus on building their leadership skills and knowledge before they considerhiring a team.
Starting a business is hard work, and you will need to make a significant personal investment, both in terms of time and money. You must plan your business venture well and create clear strategies to achieve your strategic goals and objectives. A master's degree will build leadership qualities and prepare you for the demands of managing a team and running a business. Many entrepreneurs enroll in a higher qualification like a master's in leadership as a stepping stone to launching a business. Paying for a higher degree is not cheap, but it should be a worthwhile investment that leads to long-term career benefits. Having a postgraduate qualification can also boost the reputation of your new business and make your brand appear more credible and authoritative. 8. BUILD YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK A master's in leadership is the perfect place to build your professional network and connect with leaders in your industry. Networking can be a great way to make new connections and open doors to future career opportunities. Top master's programs attract industry leaders and skilled professionals from all around the world. Take advantage of your network and get involved with networking events offered through your master's program. 9. SAVE MONEY ON TUITION FEES A master's in leadership is generally cheaper than other popular postgraduate qualifications like an MBA. The cost of earning an MBA in the US is around $60,000, according to graduateshotline.com.
A master's in leadership usually costs around half the price of an MBA, making it a much more affordable option. The amount that you spend on a master's qualification will be influenced by things like the reputation of the school, the method of study, and the program that you choose. Research tuition fees and shop around to find the best prices before you commit to a course. You can also lower the cost of your tuition fees by applying for financial support like scholarships and grant schemes. Some employers may also be prepared to pay for a postgraduate qualification if you can demonstrate how it will benefit your role and organization. You should always explore what financial aid is available to support youreducation.
10. EARN YOUR MASTERS FASTER Another advantage of studying for a masters in leadership is that you can usually earn the degree faster than other postgraduate qualifications like an MBA. For example, most MBA programs require two years of full-time study, whereas a masters in leadership can be completed in around 18 months. Many online courses also offer accelerated programs where you can earn your master's degree in less than 18 months. A masters in leadership will allow you to earn your postgraduate degree in the quickest time possible and start advancing in your career. This makes it a popular degree with professionals who want to accelerate their careers but don't want to dedicate several years to their education.FINAL THOUGHTS
Enrolling in a higher degree like a masters in leadership is a huge decision that shouldn't be made on a whim. Earning a postgraduate qualification will enhance your skills and give you a competitive edge in your industry. However, you will need to work hard and be prepared to invest time and money to achieve your master's degree. Graduates with a masters in leadership typically enjoy higher salaries, excellent job security, and a fantastic career outlook. Another great benefit of a masters in leadership is that it is highly transferable and can benefit a wide variety of roles and industries. This makes the qualification a worthwhile investment for anyone interested in a career involving leadership.Add a comment
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8 MAY 2021
BHANGARH – INDIA’S HAUNTED CITYIt has lain
abandoned for the best part of 400 years and is said to be the most haunted place in India. Situated between the cities of Delhi and Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan the true reason for its abandonment has been lost to history, though there are several legends surrounding its fate. Even today no-one is allowed to enter the ghost city of Bhangarh after twilight – it is said that if they do they will neverreturn.
Image Credit Flickr User Saad.AkhtarWithin the grounds
there are still majestic temples to major Hindu deities: Shiva, Lavina Devi and Gopinath are represented among others but the throngs of worshipers who clamoured for entrance to the temple are long gone. The town was first built in the reign of Bhagwant Das, a powerful maharaja, in 1573. It is said that a local guru was asked for permission to build the city.Labels: Abandoned
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UNEXPECTEDLY FUNNY THINGS TO DO WITH HAMSTERS WHEN YOU'RE BORED The Ark in Space veers off its usual scientific agenda today by showing us some things to do with hamsters when you're bored.
It sounds quite possibly a little scary for the hamsters involved (the one above certainly has a slightly worried look on his face!) but is actually a rather amusing post about a very sweet looking creature. Plus there are plenty of interesting facts about the little tykes too! Image by kind permission of Flickr User pyza*Add a comment
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HOME SWEET HOME
In _Home Sweet Home_ , a house decides to escape its desultory urban surroundings and sets off to find a new home. Before long he has companions and this trio become an inseparable band of explorers in their pursuit of a place to call their own. Yet there are some things that even the bonds of friendship cannot overcome. This beautiful, funny and melancholy animated short was made by a very talented group of students in their last year at the superlative Supinfocom Arles. They are Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and Stéphane Paccolat: the music is provided by Valentin Lafort. I expect that animation aficionados might hear a lot more from them in the future.Add a comment
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THE SUITCASE
It is 1940 and the borders have been closed. It looks as if the regime will be able to round up those who stand against it at their leisure. Yet Cleophea owns an extraordinary suitcase which she uses to help fugitives cross the frontier. However, one fateful evening it looks as it perhaps her luck has finally run out. This suspenseful animated short was created by a group of students at LISAA in 2013.Add a comment
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BIRTH OF A STAR
Have you ever wondered how a star is born? Then look no further as it is all explained in this fantastic video, produced by: Jason Drakeford, Jonathan Corum and Dennis Overbye for the New York Times . Take a visit to the Orion Nebula, a vast galactic nursery where clouds of gas and dust mingle, birthing new stars and planetary systems. The narration is wonderful – I loved the way that proto-stars are referred to as _cosmic tadpoles_ – and the footage from NASA, ESA and the European Southern Observatory is simply stunning.Add a comment
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2 MAY 2021
TARDIS COVER FOR DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS If you are getting a little embarrassed by the logos on your disposable coffee cups (perhaps because the company behind the logo is a tax avoiding multinational the executives of which should know better) _and _you just happen to be a big fan of a certain Time Lord then perhaps this is just what you have been looking for. Or perhaps not. Maybe you didn't even know that this was what you have been looking for until this moment. Flickr User seelensturm has designed a great cover for your coffee cup. It comes on an A4 single sheet which, after a little printing, cutting, wrapping and sticking, wraps around your cup and does an excellent impression of that august vessel which travels through time and space, the Tardis (as seen on BBC TV’s Doctor Who). Click on the design to get your own!Add a comment
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HELPING TO END OPPRESSIVE CHILD LABOR IN THE US – THE PHOTOGRAPHYOF LEWIS HINE
The 1900 United States Census showed the population of America growing by over 20% since the previous census ten years before. Good news for a still expanding, young country. Yet there was another astonishing figure which appalled many. One in six children aged between _five and ten_ were recorded as being in _gainful employment_. _May 1910: Bundle boy. St. Louis, Missouri._ Yet there was worse. This number, shocking in itself, represented a massive increase of _50% over a twenty year period_ in the number of children in this age group who worked, often in appalling conditions. America’s children were working in greater numbers than ever before - 1,752,187 of them all told between the ages of five and ten. With the country seemingly going backwards in its treatment of its children from poorer backgrounds, a group of people decided that something hadto be done.
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NOTES FROM NEXT DOOR This is for any of you who have to deal with noisy neighbors – though I doubt you will thank me if yours are anywhere near as distracting as these little guys here. They just happen to be living next to a real life flesh and blood young artist in this mixed media short from Dave Maggio, Jon Lawitts and Jaime Klein who created this for their Senior Thesis Project from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. As much as the young artist wants and means to pursue his studies, the anarchic mini-toons next door keep disrupting his every attempt with their twenty four hour partying. Yet, perhaps there is a mutually beneficial solution to this problem….Add a comment
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CATELLO
Cats. They very much live by their own rules, especially when a ball of wall is involved. That pretty much sums up Catello – a group of cats and a ball of wool. I know that the internet is already littered with everything and anything to do with cats and I enjoyed this so much I figured that one more addition to the pile would be forgivable! Plus it's loosely based around the theme of _Othello_(yeah).
Catello was created by a group of international students who attended this year’s Tallinn Festival of Animated Dreams. They are Martinus Klemet (Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia), Julia Malasok (Estonia), Armelle Mercat (La Poudriere, France), Michael Rykunov (BALL, Russia) and Fedor Shurmelev (Belarusian State Academy of Arts, Belarus).Add a comment
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LAIKA
Laika was,
famously, the Soviet space dog that became the first earthling in space in 1957. This charming animated short by Avgousta Zourelidi is an imagining of her journey. Once she is launched in to space, Laika reminisces about the last three years, from the time she was plucked from the streets of Moscow to her training at Space City where she was chosen above two other dogs for the mission. Of course, if you know the real story, you know that this cannot possibly have a happy ending. Yet Zourelidi manages one. For many thousands of people who look to the stars and the future (myself included), Laika has a special place in their hearts. This adds, beautifully, to her legend.Add a comment
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