Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramée For the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, where […]
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VIDEO | Street trials rider performs jaw-dropping mountain biking stunts along the Cuillin Ridgeline, Scotland
For the first time in one of his films Danny MacAskill climbs aboard a mountain bike and returns to his native home of the Isle of Skye in Scotland to take on a death-defying ride along the notorious Cuillin Ridgeline. Danny MacAskill is a professional street trials rider for Inspired Bicycles Ltd, born and […]
ART & VIDEO | This Indian kid died at 7. What he did in those 7 years will amaze you
Named after Clint Eastwood, Edmund Thomas Clint was an Indian child prodigy who was born in the town of Kochi in Kerala. Even though he died at the age of 7, due to a kidney failure, he is known for having drawn over 30,000 paintings during his short life. Normally, it would take years of […]
VIDEO | Blue Journey — A spectacular dance performance on talent show
Dance duet Blue Journey combine multimedia and choreography, the act showcases an innovative story, using every inch on stage as illustration. The performance receives a standing ovation from the judges, and Mel B states that she wants them to win the entire competition. Here’s another clip of their amazing performance on America’s got Talent.
ARTICLE | The Shamanic View on Mental Illness
[dropcap]In[/dropcap] the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the healer in being born. What those in the West view as mental illness, the Dagara people regard as “good news from the […]
PHOTO REPORT | What scientists found hidden deep in the ocean seems like science fiction
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow amazing would it be to an aquatic explorer? You’d spend your life looking for the lost remnants of ships from the past, deep below the ocean’s surface. You’d find lost treasure and other valuables scattered across the ocean floor or in old shipwrecks. Maybe one day you’d find the mother of all aquatic treasures […]
VIDEO | “The System” – An amazing performance by spoken word artist Prentice Powell
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]rentice Powell is a firm believer in practising what he preaches. After performing on the National Finals stage in 2003, placing 4th in the nation only two months after writing his first poem, he pursued a spoken word career. He became the 2007 spoken word artist of the year at the Black Music Awards and […]
Diversity Documentaries Entertainment & Culture Informative Inspirational and Motivational Parenting
VIDEO | Few understand what a real teacher is all about, this man does.
Children full of life [dropcap]M[/dropcap]r. Kanamori, a teacher of a 4th grade class, teaches his students not only how to be students, but how to live. He gives them lessons on teamwork, community, the importance of openness, how to cope, and the harm caused by bullying. In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a […]
PHOTO REPORT | Amazon indian warriors beat and strip illegal loggers in battle for jungle’s future
A group of warriors from Brazil’s indigenous Ka’apor tribe tracked down illegal loggers in the Amazon, tied them up, stripped them and beat them with sticks. I used to worry that all the trees in the jungle would be cut down to make paper for their reports on how to save the rainforest! ~ Nick […]
ARTICLE & VISUAL | It’s amazing how they’ve made these bridges.
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, where Ficus elastica are large, native outdoor trees that live near water, the local people have been using the ficus’s roots as bridges for generations. These aren’t trees that have fallen naturally over streams, though, which are commonly used as bridges in other places. Instead, the people train […]