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Rose Uniacke at home in London
Inside interior designer Rose Uniackeโs impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home.Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can appreciate, enjoy and see the extra value in life, with the promise that there is so much more to living and being than we can understand, ‘I feel…
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Playtime 1967
Playtime 1967Playtime (stylized as PlayTime and also written as Play Time) is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing…
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Live World Statistics + Data Charts
The โliveโ statistics below show the consequences of โtoo much and too soonโ approaches to civilisation. We bear witness to the acceleration and limitations of humanityโs misuse of Mother Earthโs resources, while ignoring those limitations that are self evident. If we donโt 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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Food in Photography
Food in Photography | What Makes Art GreatIn this episode, producer & author Burt Wolf (PBS’ Travels & Traditions, Burt Wolf’s Table, A Taste for Travel), along with art and gastronomic scholars, look at food in photographs by some of the world’s most celebrated photographers, including Philippe Halsman, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernice Abbott, and Cindy Sherman.…
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Whole Earth Catalog
Whole Earth Catalog The Whole Earth Catalog (WEC) was an American counterculture magazine and product catalog published by Stewart Brand several times a year between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. The magazine featured essays and articles, but was primarily focused on product reviews. The editorial focus was on self-sufficiency, ecology, alternative education,…
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BE*
B E explores the complexities and paradoxes of being human, from birth to death, and everything in between. An illuminating creative project, through online and printed seasonal periodicals, conceptual installations and nomadic exhibition, fabrication, and presentation, photographic documentary, spoken word, ambient sound and projected video and imagery, as well as sensory experiences, the Being project…
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Unlock your brainโs ancient pleasures
5 ways to unlock your brainโs ancient pleasure tools Jamie Wheal for Big Think Check out Jamie Wheal’s latest book “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind” โบโบ https://www.recapturetherapture.com/ For our own mental health, we must occasionally disconnect from the world and reconnect to ourselves and to…
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Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut
Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut Ibrahim Maalouf’s 15th studio album “CAPACITY TO LOVE” 6,742,911 viewsย Published on YouTubeย Dec 9, 2013
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The Future from the Past – Worlds Fair 1939
From the perspective of the 21st century, itโs hard to imagine what a marvel the 1939-1940 New York Worldโs Fair would have been to its visitors. Still living in the heavy shadow of the stock market crash of 1929, the many people who flocked to the big exhibition found not only bounteous luxuries such as…
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Creative Living Beyond Fear
Learn to reach beyond fear and tap into your creative potential, as Elizabeth Gilbert, the beloved bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, shares the exact strategy she uses to overcome fear, as well as the profound secrets behind her creative success.
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Walkabout 1971
Walkabout is a 1971 survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil โข Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his “walkabout”: a ritual separation from his tribe. Walkabout is a 1971 survival film directed…
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The language of being human | Poet Ali
The language of being humanA short talk by Poet Ali Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. You speak far more languages than you realize, says Poet Ali. In a profound talk, he reveals how the idea of “language” goes far beyond a lexicon of…
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Fantastic Fungi
ย Fantastic Fungi – The Mushroom Movie Trailer ES/esporaschile When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth…
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Richard Rogers: Wimbledon house
Richard Rogers interview: Wimbledon house | Architecture | Dezeen In this exclusive video interview, British architect Richard Rogers reflects on the influence of the seminal house he designed for his parents at 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London. Designed in the late 1960s by Rogers and his then wife Su, the Wimbledon house โ also known…
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‘Pop’ Cultures
Julien argues how we see the World through a cultural perspective. By changing our perspective we can change the way we interpret the World. Julien is the founder of Mondรฅ, a project that helps Norwegians benefit from cultural diversity while supporting talented foreigners to adapt and connect with Norway.
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Climate Ireland
Ireland’s Climate Status Tool provides interactive access to the Climate Status Report Ireland (CSRI) 2020.
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The Barcelona Pavilion
BARCELONA PAVILION I MIES VAN DER ROHE By Fourth Wall – Subscribe and don’t miss wonderful videos about great and stimulating architectural works.This video and my channel is an ode to my irrational love: Architecture, and with it, I try to bring some background imagery and information about, and why and how, all of these…
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Sean Scully at Sant Cecรญlia
Please see the earlier video below which was made at and by the Museu de Montserratย and is more direct by way of a depiction and sense of place and intervention by the artist. In July 2016, during a visit by Sean Scully to the Romanesque church of St. Cecilia, a video was recorded in which…
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An Island West
Photography โ Greville Ed Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland , which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. In 2024, the population of the Republic of Ireland is 5.4 million, ranking it with Northern Ireland as the second-most populous island in Europe after Great…
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Barcelona
Barcelona (/หbษหrsษหloสnษ/ BAR-sษ-LOH-nษ, Catalan:ย [bษษพsษหlonษ], Spanish:ย [baษพฮธeหlona]) is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. The current metro area population of Barcelona in 2024 is 5,712,000, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona, making it…
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Sant Pol Seascapes
Sant Pol Seascapes There are many images so they make take a moment to load – sorry for the slight delay โข The Mediterranean at play โ these images were captured over 2 days (21-22) in January 2017 โ they show the subdued strength and nature of the Mediterranean sea, the strange wave currents and…