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Rose Uniacke at home in London
In Residence: Rose Uniacke At Home in London Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao #RoseUniacke #InteriorDesign
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? * * * What drives an artist to make art. Art is a higher form of communication, closer to emotional experience than structured application and perceived reality ….. In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can…
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Megalithic Basic
T-shaped dark megalith hosts a back-to-basics family home To create a light-filled home on a small plot where an adjacent building blocked the southern sun, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos elevated a concrete prism (housing bedrooms for a family of 4) freeing up space below for indoor/outdoor living and dining rooms. Walls of plants provide “green screens” to…
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The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003) | Full HD Comedy/Drama movie Finbar McBride, a quiet, unmarried man with dwarfism, deeply loves railroads and leads a solitary existence. He works in a Hoboken, New Jersey, model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend, Henry. He keeps to himself and is uncomfortable when people react…
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Yasujiro Ozu – Movie Star
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Floating Weeds (Japanese: 浮草, Hepburn: Ukigusa) is a 1959 Japanese drama directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Nakamura Ganjirō II and Machiko Kyō. it is a remake of Ozu’s own black-and-white silent film ‘A Story of Floating Weeds’ (1934).
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Thunderbirds Are Go
Thunderbirds Are Go! 1966 Full Film published on YouTube 2024 This 1966 movie was strange and wonderful back then – before computers, and only the first years of Television, where Thunderbirds began as a weekly series of adventures.
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Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig, that aims to fill holes in the language—to give a name to emotions we all feel but don’t have a word for. Book version coming this fall from Simon & Schuster! The author’s mission is to capture the aches, demons,…
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Quickie Biogs
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.[1][2] He is among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.[3] Aged 21, Welles directed high-profile stage productions…
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A.C. Grayling: The Origins and Future of Humanism
A.C. Grayling British writer, thinker and philosopher has been a respectful and emphatic voice within the Humanist movement. During his distinguished career, he’s celebrated ideals of human rationality and progress, arguing for humanism as a powerful, practical alternative to religion.
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Our AI Future – a conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, renowned historian and author of “Nexus,” explores the indelible impact of AI on human society. We discuss his iconoclastic views on information networks, the inextricable link between technology and political systems, and actionable ways to navigate our rapidly changing world.
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Mind Your Head
The state of the human consciousness is a very relevant and popular theme in our shared experience of our world in modern times. Sparky presents here a regularly updated selection of conversations from YouTube and other platforms in video, audio or text formats. Delve in or find in search your topic of interest.
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Food in Photography
Burt Wolf, PBS’ Travels & Traditions, along with other art and gastronomic scholars, looks at food in photographs by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, including Philippe Halsman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernice Abbott, and Cindy Sherman. From Marilyn Monroe eating a hamburger to the drive-in diner, these images are a visual feast.
Category: Mood Music
Music and natural rhythms that inspire a mood or state of mind, humour, feeling or flavour …
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Megalithic Basic
T-shaped dark megalith hosts a back-to-basics family home To create a light-filled home on a small plot where an adjacent building blocked the southern sun, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos elevated a concrete prism (housing bedrooms for a family of 4) freeing up space below for indoor/outdoor living and dining rooms. Walls of plants provide “green screens” to…
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The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003) | Full HD Comedy/Drama movie Finbar McBride, a quiet, unmarried man with dwarfism, deeply loves railroads and leads a solitary existence. He works in a Hoboken, New Jersey, model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend, Henry. He keeps to himself and is uncomfortable when people react…
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Yasujiro Ozu – Movie Star
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Floating Weeds (Japanese: 浮草, Hepburn: Ukigusa) is a 1959 Japanese drama directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Nakamura Ganjirō II and Machiko Kyō. it is a remake of Ozu’s own black-and-white silent film ‘A Story of Floating Weeds’ (1934).
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Thunderbirds Are Go
Thunderbirds Are Go! 1966 Full Film published on YouTube 2024 This 1966 movie was strange and wonderful back then – before computers, and only the first years of Television, where Thunderbirds began as a weekly series of adventures.
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Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig, that aims to fill holes in the language—to give a name to emotions we all feel but don’t have a word for. Book version coming this fall from Simon & Schuster! The author’s mission is to capture the aches, demons,…
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Quickie Biogs
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.[1][2] He is among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.[3] Aged 21, Welles directed high-profile stage productions…
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Rose Uniacke at home in London
In Residence: Rose Uniacke At Home in London Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao #RoseUniacke #InteriorDesign
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? * * * What drives an artist to make art. Art is a higher form of communication, closer to emotional experience than structured application and perceived reality ….. In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can…
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Megalithic Basic
T-shaped dark megalith hosts a back-to-basics family home To create a light-filled home on a small plot where an adjacent building blocked the southern sun, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos elevated a concrete prism (housing bedrooms for a family of 4) freeing up space below for indoor/outdoor living and dining rooms. Walls of plants provide “green screens” to…
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The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003) | Full HD Comedy/Drama movie Finbar McBride, a quiet, unmarried man with dwarfism, deeply loves railroads and leads a solitary existence. He works in a Hoboken, New Jersey, model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend, Henry. He keeps to himself and is uncomfortable when people react…
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Yasujiro Ozu – Movie Star
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Floating Weeds (Japanese: 浮草, Hepburn: Ukigusa) is a 1959 Japanese drama directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Nakamura Ganjirō II and Machiko Kyō. it is a remake of Ozu’s own black-and-white silent film ‘A Story of Floating Weeds’ (1934).
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Thunderbirds Are Go
Thunderbirds Are Go! 1966 Full Film published on YouTube 2024 This 1966 movie was strange and wonderful back then – before computers, and only the first years of Television, where Thunderbirds began as a weekly series of adventures.
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Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig, that aims to fill holes in the language—to give a name to emotions we all feel but don’t have a word for. Book version coming this fall from Simon & Schuster! The author’s mission is to capture the aches, demons,…
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Quickie Biogs
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.[1][2] He is among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.[3] Aged 21, Welles directed high-profile stage productions…
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A.C. Grayling: The Origins and Future of Humanism
A.C. Grayling British writer, thinker and philosopher has been a respectful and emphatic voice within the Humanist movement. During his distinguished career, he’s celebrated ideals of human rationality and progress, arguing for humanism as a powerful, practical alternative to religion.
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Our AI Future – a conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, renowned historian and author of “Nexus,” explores the indelible impact of AI on human society. We discuss his iconoclastic views on information networks, the inextricable link between technology and political systems, and actionable ways to navigate our rapidly changing world.
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Mind Your Head
The state of the human consciousness is a very relevant and popular theme in our shared experience of our world in modern times. Sparky presents here a regularly updated selection of conversations from YouTube and other platforms in video, audio or text formats. Delve in or find in search your topic of interest.
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Food in Photography
Burt Wolf, PBS’ Travels & Traditions, along with other art and gastronomic scholars, looks at food in photographs by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, including Philippe Halsman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernice Abbott, and Cindy Sherman. From Marilyn Monroe eating a hamburger to the drive-in diner, these images are a visual feast.
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Rose Uniacke at home in London
In Residence: Rose Uniacke At Home in London Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao #RoseUniacke #InteriorDesign
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? * * * What drives an artist to make art. Art is a higher form of communication, closer to emotional experience than structured application and perceived reality ….. In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can…
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Words Disturbed
It seems we have forgotten the true meaning of many words that are important in modern media, communications and in practicing ‘free speech’. Too many words have had their meaning changed through abuse, misuse or plain ignorance.
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Happy Brass & Glocks
MEUTE – You & Me Berlin, Görlitzer Park: Techno Marching Band MEUTE is getting ready for summer with a live performance of their new version of Disclosure and Eliza Doolittle’s track You & Me, originally remixed by Flume. Abo: https://bit.ly/312Gvfm Join us on our upcoming live dates ❤️ link.meute.eu/live Indio, California: Marching through the desert…
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Beyond Words
1. Natural Sciences 2. Social Sciences 3. Formal Sciences For an extensive dictionary-style directory covering highly specialized “-ology” disciplines—from Cytology to Seismology—refer to the ThoughtCo Science -ology List. [1, 2, 3] fallibility | ˌfalɪˈbɪlɪti | noun [mass noun] the tendency to make mistakes or be wrong: technology is not a cure for human fallibility |…
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In Residence – Series
In Residence – Architectural Video Series A selection of videos under the title In Residence is a series of films by Nowness contributors. Film and video of Artists, Architects and Designers in their own homes. Inspiring and stimulating in the narration and explanation of their spaces and the things they do there.
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Thank You!
THANK YOU! Thank You for your kind and generous donation to Sparky We appreciate your contribution and will use every cent and penny to make Sparky better and more helpful. Sparky is non-profit and operates on the principles of sharing and collaboration through design, thought, creation and production. We will never use our own content…
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Xavier Corbero by Albert Moya
Catalan art world hero Xavier Corbero invites director Albert Moya into his labyrinthine, post-industrial home in Barcelona. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1CpzV2u
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Sanctuary of Simplicity
Sanctuary of Simplicity Architect George Suyama wonders if his early years in a Japanese American internment camp led to his love for simplicity. “My theory is that we had nothing there so I became obsessed with little things. I was at a camp in Idaho called Minidoka and it was a tarpaper barracks. They were…
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Maeght Foundation
Aimé and Marguerite Maeght at the Maeght Art Foundation World Art Foundations (WAF TV) has the great pleasure in presenting their interview with Mr. Olivier Kaeppelin, Artistic Director of the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul de Vence, in its unique setting of Miró’s ‘Labyrinth’. Let’s check : https://www.worldartfoundations.com/f… We talked with him about the illustrious couple, Aimé…
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Portrait of Havana
A series of intimate vignettes are woven together by the memories and dreams of people in central Havana.Directed by Giovanni P. Autran 2016 New Orleans Film Festival – World Premiere2017 Maryland Film Festival2017 Marfa Film Festival2017 Brooklyn Film Festival2017 Boston International Film Festival2017 Indie Grits Film Festival2017 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival2017 Woods Hole Film Festival2017…
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Berlin Wall Haus
When Helle Schröder and Martin Janekovic (XTH-Berlin) signed a 199-year lease on some land along the old Berlin Wall, they had a permit to build a row house, but despite the two shared walls, they wanted something that felt airy and light-filled. Solid glass and steel girders helped them avoid solid walls on the front…
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How Art Became Active
We might think of Performance Art as something completely different to what’s usually shown in museums. We’re used to museums (like us) collecting and showing objects, but performance is live and ephemeral. It happens and then it’s gone. But more and more, we’re showing this sort of thing. In this series, we invited art historian…
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Drawing by George Condo
George Condo was part of the 1980s wild art scene in New York. In this video, recorded in his New York-studio, the iconic artist shares his life-long love of drawing and thoughts on his artistic expression, which he describes as “artificial realism.” ”I kind of draw like you’re walking through the forest, where you…
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Language Terms
Language Education Terms A definitive list of terms in language teaching and linquistics Glossary Accuracy Producing language with few errors. Achievement test A test to measure what students have learned or achieved from a program of study; should be part of every language program and be specific to the goals and objectives of a…
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About Sparky
Sparky is for everyone, enjoy! Sparky curates the internet, looking around for mindful imagery – natural, animated or timeless, that positively influences, stimulates, or depicts our shared experiences as we proceed through a fractured but hopeful world. Sparky selects, collects and presents content from across the internet – from social development, human endeavour and psychological exploration. Sparky…
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Alaskan Years 1912 – 1922
To & From Alaska 1912 – 1922 In the early 1900s Arnold Marsh is a young Quaker from Belfast, about to embark on an odyssey into the New World, leaving for Canada aged twenty-one with his sister Sylvia within months of the ill-fated Titanic, when it first sailed from Belfast shipyards on it’s maiden voyage to…
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Mountain Zoo to Outdoor Hotel
When the young group of Vivood architects discovered an abandoned animal preserve perched on a hillside in the stunning Guadalest Valley (Alicante, Spain) they knew they’d found a home for their landscape hotel. With only a year to be up and running (and an angel investor waiting), they began constructing the rooms in a factory…
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Canada Climate in Timelapse
“I travelled 5500 km in six weeks exploring the vast landscapes of British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, always looking to place my camera gear in the most beautiful sceneries possible. With 54.000 single photos shot along the way I created ALIVE – a timelapse film which takes you on a vivid journey through wild…
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Cock-a-Doodle Do
Morning exercise and fasting makes perfect sense Published on YouTube by Kram Gallery on Jan 19, 2015 Sparky has another note on morning rituals and why its good to ‘design’ and commit to your own. When you wake you have a high level of BDNF (and endorphines) created during sleep as a means of…
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The Benefits of Daily Fasting
Early rise and early outdoor activity for the best benefits from exercise. When we sleep, our bodies use up more energy, or fat, in order to mend, develop and restore ourselves for the coming new day. When we awake we are in a low state of ketosis, a metabolic state in which some of the body’s energy…
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Ukulele & Cello
Jake and guest artist Joshua Nakazawa, from the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, take us on the most entertaining ride as they perform the original composition Galloping Seahorses. For more information about Jake and where you can purchase his music visit http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com See other videos from Jake: 6/8 – https://youtu.be/AYP219x8lJ8 Bohemian Rhapsody – https://youtu.be/FBemZJFEst4 Dragon – https://youtu.be/yCatXrZnaY0…
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What Kids Eat
What Kids Eat Around the World In the face of rising global obesity, photographer Gregg Segal traveled around the world to ask kids what they eat in one week and then photographed them alongside the food.Photographs and text by Gregg SegalWith thanks to Time Inc. – http://time.com/what-kids-eat-around-the-world-in-one-week/In an 8×8 aluminum hut on a construction site…
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How Loneliness influences our Wellbeing
By Ashley Fetters When Daniel Russell and his colleagues at UCLA set out to create a standardized way to measure people’s loneliness in 1978, what they came up with was arguably the least fun 20-item questionnaire in history. On a four-point scale from “never” to “often,” it asked individuals: How often did they feel they…
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The Dublin Mountains
The Dublin and Wicklow Hills A changing collection of photographs by Greville E from the Dublin and Wicklow Hills, the high ‘green collar’ that frames the south side of Dublin city Photography: Greville Edwards The Wicklow Mountains (Irish: Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin,[1] archaic: Cualu) form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its…
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Archery – Set up a Recurve Bow
How to set up a NEW recurve bow In this video I talk about brace hight, spines of arrows and silenceing the bow with easy materials. Check out Survival Lilly’s Shop: http://www.survivallilly.at/shop Survival Lilly Published on Nov 25, 2017 This video is sponsored by Mandarin Duck You can get the bow here: https://www.mandarinduck.net/product-…
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How to learn anything, … quickly?
The first 20 hours – how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, ‘The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business’, as well as the upcoming book ‘The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.’ Josh specializes in teaching people from…
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Sunrise
If you feel overwhelmed or stressed by trauma or hyper-sensitivity – stop, sit and breath deeply and concentrate on the breath or focus on something nearby – a sound, a plant, a cloud, the wallpaper, or think of something that pleases you, some music, any positive distraction, whatever will help you calm your thoughts
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Puny Human
Journey to the Edge of the Universe AwakeTV360 Published on Jan 25, 2016 National Geographic presents a beautifully created CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) documentary which takes us from Earth to the edge of the ‘observable universe’. Narrated stunningly by Alec Baldwin and using images taken from the Hubble telescope, Journey to the Edge of the Universe…
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Phychology – Why the ?&!@#!* not?
Intro to Psychology – Crash Course Psychology #1 CrashCourse Published on Feb 3, 2014 You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we’re doing. Also, if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing great content.…
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Understand a Picasso
• Picasso’s Night Fishing at Antibes” SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Rudolf Arnheim, “Picasso’s Night Fishing at Antibes” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism — Vol. 22, No. 2 (Winter, 1963), pp. 165-167 Douglas N. Morgan, “Picasso’s People: A Lesson in Making Sense” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Vol. 22, No. 2 (Winter,…
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A Time Traveller’s Log
Time Traveller Who Went to The Year 2749 Reveals All… Published on YouTube 2018 – 5.7M views to April 2025 The Visuals used in this Video are from the following Channels: Dianhui Studio CREATRIX VISUALS State Zero Tsvetan Toshkov Power Of Melody Check Out the Online Store: https://amplex-live.myshopify.com/ – Loads of Unique Gadgets & Tech up…
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More Extraordinary than Reality
• In this video, Mary Ellen Mark describes capturing iconic photos, pushing one’s limits and finding intimacy in a shot. Mary Ellen Mark’s latest project is to revisit Tiny from the documentary “Streetwise” and tell her story today. Learn more about this project through her Kickstarter campaign: http://goo.gl/ISH8I5 View an interview with Mary Ellen Mark…
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Live World Statistics + Data Charts
The ‘live’ statistics below show the consequences of ‘too much and too soon’ approaches to civilisation. We bear witness to the acceleration and limitations of humanity’s misuse of Mother Earth’s resources, while ignoring those limitations that are self evident. If we don’t slow down, reset and revise our past achievements and values, we will not…
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I think therefore I am
As with Aeon, Psyche disseminates knowledge from a wide range of expert perspectives. Psychology and philosophy are key, but Psyche also draws on history, anthropology and other disciplines. Psyche recognises that the human condition has always been illuminated by the imagination as much as by reason and practical knowledge, and will showcase poetic and artistic…
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On Being Podcasts
On Being is a conversation that has been building for over two decades with wise and graceful lives — across spiritual inquiry and science, social healing and the arts. You likely know us through On Being with Krista Tippett, our Peabody award-winning show that began on public radio — now podcasting special seasons. We can…
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Rose Uniacke at home in London
In Residence: Rose Uniacke At Home in London Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home. Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao #RoseUniacke #InteriorDesign
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? * * * What drives an artist to make art. Art is a higher form of communication, closer to emotional experience than structured application and perceived reality ….. In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can…
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Megalithic Basic
T-shaped dark megalith hosts a back-to-basics family home To create a light-filled home on a small plot where an adjacent building blocked the southern sun, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos elevated a concrete prism (housing bedrooms for a family of 4) freeing up space below for indoor/outdoor living and dining rooms. Walls of plants provide “green screens” to…
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The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003) | Full HD Comedy/Drama movie Finbar McBride, a quiet, unmarried man with dwarfism, deeply loves railroads and leads a solitary existence. He works in a Hoboken, New Jersey, model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend, Henry. He keeps to himself and is uncomfortable when people react…
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Yasujiro Ozu – Movie Star
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Floating Weeds (Japanese: 浮草, Hepburn: Ukigusa) is a 1959 Japanese drama directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Nakamura Ganjirō II and Machiko Kyō. it is a remake of Ozu’s own black-and-white silent film ‘A Story of Floating Weeds’ (1934).
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Thunderbirds Are Go
Thunderbirds Are Go! 1966 Full Film published on YouTube 2024 This 1966 movie was strange and wonderful back then – before computers, and only the first years of Television, where Thunderbirds began as a weekly series of adventures.
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Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig, that aims to fill holes in the language—to give a name to emotions we all feel but don’t have a word for. Book version coming this fall from Simon & Schuster! The author’s mission is to capture the aches, demons,…
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Quickie Biogs
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre.[1][2] He is among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.[3] Aged 21, Welles directed high-profile stage productions…
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A.C. Grayling: The Origins and Future of Humanism
A.C. Grayling British writer, thinker and philosopher has been a respectful and emphatic voice within the Humanist movement. During his distinguished career, he’s celebrated ideals of human rationality and progress, arguing for humanism as a powerful, practical alternative to religion.
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Our AI Future – a conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
Yuval Noah Harari, renowned historian and author of “Nexus,” explores the indelible impact of AI on human society. We discuss his iconoclastic views on information networks, the inextricable link between technology and political systems, and actionable ways to navigate our rapidly changing world.
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Mind Your Head
The state of the human consciousness is a very relevant and popular theme in our shared experience of our world in modern times. Sparky presents here a regularly updated selection of conversations from YouTube and other platforms in video, audio or text formats. Delve in or find in search your topic of interest.
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Food in Photography
Burt Wolf, PBS’ Travels & Traditions, along with other art and gastronomic scholars, looks at food in photographs by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, including Philippe Halsman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernice Abbott, and Cindy Sherman. From Marilyn Monroe eating a hamburger to the drive-in diner, these images are a visual feast.