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Category: Arts

Why Paris Is the Perfect City To Introduce Break Dancing To the Olympics

Arts, Sports
break dancing paris

Along with surfing, climbing and skateboarding, break dancing has been proposed for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

BEFORE WALT DISNEY, THERE WAS LOTTE REINIGER – THE STORY OF THE WORLD’S FIRST ANIMATED FEATURE

Arts, History
lotte reiniger animated features

The oldest surviving animated feature was not made by Walt Disney, but by a German puppeteer named Lotte Reiniger: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).

JOHN COLTRANE’S LOST FILM SOUNDTRACK AND FIVE MORE MUST-SEE MOVIES FOR JAZZ LOVERS

Arts
jazz

John Coltrane – a giant of the jazz world – wrote and recorded in 1964 a soundtrack for the French-Canadian movie Le Chat Dans le Sac.

The Joker’s Origin Story Comes at a Perfect Moment: Clowns Define Our Times

Arts
the joker

One of the most famous jester figures of the modern age is the Joker, who made his debut in the first issue of Batman comics in 1940.

The Beatles’ Revolutionary Use of Recording Technology in ‘Abbey Road’

Arts
The Beatles in America

The Beatles’ album “Abbey Road” holds a special place in the hearts of the band’s fans. But few realize how groundbreaking its tracks were for the band.

How Swedish Literature Reflects the Benefits of a Shorter Working Day

Arts, Economics, Geography, Politics
swedish streets

The world should be inspired by Swedish culture, with more fika, more time for leisurely reading about non-work topics, and more lagom towards jobs.

Plagiarists or Innovators? the Led Zeppelin Paradox Endures?

Arts
led zeppelin

Fifty years ago – in September 1968 – the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin first performed together, kicking off a Scandinavian tour billed as the New Yardbirds.

50 Years Ago, Jimi Hendrix Woodstock Anthem Expressed the Hopes and Fears of a Nation

Arts
hendrix woodstock

One of the most powerful, searing renditions of the national anthem ever recorded, Jimi Hendrix’s iconic Woodstock anthem, almost never happened.

Katy Perry Liable for Us$2.8m for Dark Horse Copyright Infringement – but the Real Loser Is the Music Industry

Arts
katy perry

Katy Perry retaliates and wins back the copyright of her song Dark Horse. The infringement verdict of July 2019 was a big loss for the music industry.

Music Engagement and Achievement Predicts Higher Grades in Math, Science and English

Arts

Music matters for its own sake, but also because music engagement is significantly related to better high school achievement.

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  • NATO Declares Outer Space an ‘Operational Domain’

    After declaring space a war zone, NATO could start using space weapons that can destroy satellites or incoming enemy missiles.

  • FCC Orders Phone Companies to End Robocalls

    The FCC released new rules aiming to combat spoofed robocalls. They require phone companies to implement a new protocol.

  • Negative Interest Rates Will Not Fix the Global Economy

    Would you deposit one pound with a bank today if it was going to give you back less than one pound tomorrow?

  • The US Is Worried About Its Critical Minerals Supply Chains

    When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and wind turbines, they rely heavily on a few dozen “critical minerals” – many of which are mined and refined almost entirely by other countries. Building a single F-35A fighter jet, for example, requires at least 920 pounds of rare earth elements that come primarily from China.

  • Why the New Trillions Did Not Cause Hyperinflation?

    The Fed issues as much dollars as needed by writing the new trillions on its balance sheet. These new trillions are channeled usually via government bond buying or through the banking system.

    The US government designs its economic policies in a way that makes its trade balance of payments always negative (by large values). Therefore, trillions keep flowing overseas (to pay China, EU, Japan etc for the imported goods and services).

    Moreover, the US coerces foreign governments to trade between each others in USD; especially for oil and gas. In this way, the ‘excess’ dollars keep circulating worldwide.

  • Japan to Build Wooden Satellites to Avoid Space Junk

    Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese wood processing company, has started developing wooden satellites, in partnership with Kyoto University.

    The project is proposed as a solution to the space junk problem. Thus, end-of-life wooden satellites would fully burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere without leaving any harmful debris.

  • A Global Shortage Highlights a Troubling Trend: A Small Number of the World’s Chips Are Made In the US

    It might not seem important that 88% of the semiconductor chips used by U.S. industries, including the automotive and defense industries, are fabricated outside the U.S. However, three issues make where they are made critical to the U.S. as the global leader in electronics: lower capability, high global demand and limited investment.

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