Tag: culture
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5 Ways To Listen Better
In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, “We are losing our listening.” In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening — to other people and the world around you. Julian Treasure studies sound and helps people and businesses to listen, speak and use…
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Clement Greenberg’s The Avant-garde And Kitsch
Art is, or it should be, about more than simply making marks on a surface or manipulating materials into pleasing–or indeed displeasing–shapes…. perhaps the avant-garde or kitsch. A true artist benefits immeasurably by knowing about the history that has created the universe they traverse. Ever wonder what all that academic talk is that curators like…
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Commodifying Art -Damien Hirst
All of modern life is a spectacle. Much of what contemporary man experiences in Western society is a false social construct mediated by images. These mediated images create desires that can never be fulfilled; they create false needs that can never be met. “Many of our daily decisions are governed by motivations over which we…
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What Is Argentina Week In Miami?
For starters, The Argentina Country Brand highlights distinctive values and attributes to promote exports, attract foreign direct investment, and boost inbound tourism. Let’s begin with cooking. Cooking is more than a daily practice: it is a gateway to understanding a country’s history, culture, and diversity. This is what Argentina is presenting right now at Argentina…
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“Rhythm and Resilience: The Artistry of Sam Middleton” Exhibition
If you are able to travel to Georgia this Spring, the Hammonds House Museum located at 503 Peeples St SW Atlanta, GA continues its 2024 exhibition season with “RHYTHM AND RESILIENCE: THE ARTISTRY OF SAM MIDDLETON”. Curated by Halima Taha. About the Exhibition You’re invited to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the life and works of…
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Worth The Cost- Ultra Premium Champagne To Ring In The New Year
Miami, FL, – Ultra-luxury wine and spirits purveyor Prodiguer Brands, which privately develops and markets many of the world’s finest, award-winning wines and spirits, offers a very special Champagne. Maurice Vendôme is now exclusively available in the United States (and in select LCBO’s and liquor stores in Ontario and Canada). This offering furthers the company’s extraordinary…
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Africa Becoming New Global Fashion Leader?
Today Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General, unveiled a report arguing that the continent has all it takes to become one of the next global fashion leaders, if public decision-makers offer greater support to all those who work in the sector and play a role in the fashion ecosystem. Fashion is really taking off in Africa, and…
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Biometric Sensory Art Experiences Inspired By Four Cities
PURPLE are now working on a multi-city arts project in China and Hong Kong with The House Collective, a collection of uniquely intimate luxury hotels that includes Upper House in Hong Kong that was just listed as part of World’s 50 Best. ‘Encounters Across Cultures’ will be an immersive journey that travels across four dynamic cities: Hong Kong,…
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Past President And Former Mason Teddy Roosevelt And Mystery UFO
When one thinks of U.S. Presidents and UFOs several of our Chief Executives come to mind. Firstly, there is President Eisenhower purportedly meeting aliens at Edwards Air Force Base in 1954. Then there is JFK’s memo to the CIA asking for disclosure on UFOs ten days before his assassination. More humorously but perhaps true is…
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Canuck Star Dan Aykroyd Tells Why Alien Life Refuses To Make Contact
Of course we are seen as primitive compared to alien life. If we could use 20-30% of our brain, then perhaps we may impress them a bit, and break out of our selfish habits. Hopefully, aliens will try to ignore our downfalls and instead focus on our positive aspects like love, passion, kindness towards others…
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Is It Time To Finally Outlaw Extreme Religious Shunning?
In an issue of The Watchtower magazine from a few years ago, no doubt was left as to how Jehovah’s Witnesses should treat family members who have been “disfellowshipped,” or ex-communicated, from the religion. “Really, what your beloved family member needs to see is your resolute stance to put Jehovah above everything else – including…
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Air- The Film About Jordan’s Nike Shoes
Note this review contains adult language and suggested themes. AIR (2023): In 1984, shoe company Nike was barely keeping its head above water (they were third behind Converse and Adidas), when their talent scout Sonny Vaccaro got a wild hair up his ass about this up-and-coming b-ball phenom named Michael Jordan. He believed that he…
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Acupuncturist Explains Eastern Medicine Methods and Chi
As westerners we’re used to running to the doctor for a prescription when we’re sick, but the down side to this is that many pharmaceuticals come with serious side effects. That’s just one reason why Asians believe in helping the body heal from more natural methods. Sheri Laine studied under one of the great…
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The Night The CIA Borrowed A Soviet Space Capsule
A number of years ago the Soviet Union toured several countries with an exhibition of its industrial and economic achievements. There were the usual standard displays of industrial machinery and models of power stations and nuclear equipment. Of greater interest to the CIA were apparent models of the Sputnik and Lunik space vehicles. U.S. intelligence twice…
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Through Balance Everyone Has Potential To Shine
Life sometimes can seem off kilter as responsibilities mount and people plow all their physical and mental resources into what seems to be the most pressing crisis of the moment. But Lumbie Mlambo says that’s a good time to take a step back. Everyone has the potential to shine in life’s darkest moments, but the…
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Christmas Gift Made In China? Historical Long Distance Trade Lead To Modern Global Lives Of Things
Until quite recently, the field of early modern history largely focused on Europe. The overarching narrative of the early modern world began with the European “discoveries,” proceeded to European expansion overseas, and ended with an exploration of the fac-tors that led to the “triumph of Europe.” When the Journal of Early Modern History was established…
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For Many European Countries, National Flower Is Second Only To Flag In Importance
Many non-native plants can happily survive in other regions of the world, which has given gardeners more choice than ever before. However, native flowers and plants can summarize the landscape of a nation, while communicating the identity of a country. For many countries the national flower is second only to the national flag as the…
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Exploring Growing Popularity Of Party Buses
When it comes to parties and get-togethers, one of the hottest new trends is the party bus. Surprisingly, this trend has grown in almost all age ranges. The appeal is understandable as a party bus allows a group of people to celebrate in one place while also traveling to one or more destinations. Why exactly…
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Day Of The Dead Is Unique Ecuador Halloween
Thinking about celebrating Day of the Dead in a unique way? How about Quito, Ecuador. The capital, also known as the Middle of the World, not only has the largest and best preserved historic center in America, but it also has one of the richest cultures in the continent and Day of the Dead or…
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Women Of 1970s & 1980s Punk Rock
The punk rock scene of the 1970s and ’80s in Southern California is widely acknowledged as one of the most vibrant and creative periods in rock and roll. Over the years, many books have come out exploring this explosive time in music and culture, but none have exclusively focused on the vitality and influence of…
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How I Met My Wife Halfway In Zhengzhou China
How I met my wife halfway…Elegant Confusion………Being delivered by car (my wife’s friend and a co-worker) to the Hotel in the downtown area of Zhengzhou, bursting along the byways and expressways from the Airport, cars around us dancing across the indistinct markings of the lanes in what could be described as a level of a…
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Historic Architect Edmund Burke Shaped Look Of Today’s Toronto
Since 1793, when the Town of York, the second capital of Upper Canada, was founded, Toronto has been an important economic and political hub. The first governor of the Town of York, John Graves Simcoe, believed that this town would become a powerful industrial metropolis, and when Toronto became one of the top financial centres…
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Canada’s Truth And Reconciliation Commission
[This article was first published by The Silo on April 22, 2014] On June 10, 2009, the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild were appointed as Commissioners to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), a component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is…
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Pitfalls Of Moving To Another Country To Save Money
After job losses and the mortgage meltdown of 2008, Karin Esterhammer, her husband, and their 8-year-old (autistic) son fled Los Angeles to start over in an unlikely place: a nine-foot-wide back-alley in one of Ho Chi Minh City’s poorest districts, where neighbors unabashedly started into windows, generously shared their barbecued rat, kept cockroaches for luck,…
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Ukraine: How UNESCO Supports Odesa’s Heritage & Cultural Life
Paris, 30 August 2022 – At a meeting with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay at the Organization’s Headquarters, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information, announced that his country will request the inscription of Odesa on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. For its part, the Organization will deploy new measures to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage, particularly in…
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Families That Fight Over Inheritance
The recently deceased don’t always ingratiate themselves with their survivors when it comes time to read the will. “People want to control things from the grave, not just throw a bunch of money in a beneficiary’s lap,” says family wealth guru John Pankauski, author of the new book, “Pankauski’s Trustee’s Guide: 10 Steps to Family…
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Out Of Work? You Could Be A Contestant On A Future Game Show
After perusing the many niches of reality TV — well-to-do housewives in multiple major cities, the rugged Alaska lifestyle, and working the dirtiest jobs known to man — employment strategist Richard B. Alman wonders why we haven’t seen a show about a popular and compelling subject: long-term unemployment and drop-outs. (Spoiler alert- Life imitates art,…
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German Techno Scene Reveals Postmodern Aesthetic Resistance
“Underground” is a word, which is an essential part in the title of the “Keep it simple, make it fast” conference. Not only in punk, also in techno this is a term very frequently used, referred to and rejected at the same time. Many claim, this terms doesn’t make much sense anymore nowadays. Is this…