People & culture
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a colonial narrative of the mountains.
[ad_1] Series: Open Knowledge Fellowship 2025 Show articles▼ Currently reading: #3: Untold Stories behind the making of Samuel Bourne’s ‘Picturesque’ Photographs of the Himalayas : a colonial narrative of the mountains. British photographer Samuel Bourne is celebrated for both his technical skills as well as his ‘adventurous outlook in seeking out suitably picturesque views to…
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With The Age Of Revelation Thankfully Over, The X-Men Face T…
[ad_1] The X-Men are currently bearing witness to one of the most tortured and unwated Marvel futures imaginable in Age of Revelation. When we’re all freed from this event, Cyclops will return to the present armed with knowledge to alter mutantkind’s fate forever, ushering in the “Shadows of Tomorrow”, the next era of X-Men storytelling (that will…
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THE FUNNEL IS BROKEN —
AND THAT’S THE REAL STORY BEHIND AI MUSIC Once upon a time, our voices lived in cages. A few shows.A few stations.A few people deciding what the world should think, feel, fear, or celebrate. Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Oprah, the nightly news — that was the whole universe.A handful of humans bottlenecking billions of minds.…
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Watch 50 David Bowie Music Videos Spanning Five Decades of R…
[ad_1] Each of us has a different idea of when, exactly, the sixties ended, not as a decade, but as a distinct cultural period. Some have a notion of the “long sixties” that extends well into the seventies; if pressed for a specific final year, they could do worse than pointing to 1972, when David…
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Dirt & Dust Gets Rally Car Racing To The Table With A Unique…
[ad_1] Dirt & Dust is a rally car racing game where you use actions on cards, activated by your dice, to maneuver your car on the track to gain points. You can add cards to your deck and eventually play them out to perform their actions. Dirt & Dust is published by Albi, who also…
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The Moment That Killed Darren Lucas…
— and What It Says About Us By Relentless Aaron A man is dead because somebody needed to go live. Darren Lucas wasn’t famous. He wasn’t chasing clout. He was walking — flesh and breath and heartbeat — until a driver named Tea Time decided to turn her steering wheel into a tripod. She was…
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This new sci-fi from Breaking Bad’s creator is ‘one of 2025’…
[ad_1] This intriguing series from Vince Gilligan stars Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn as a cynical woman living in a world where people are suddenly happy all the time. The result is George Orwell meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers. If a mystery man talks directly to you by name through your television, and you’re…
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Your Trauma is Your Superpower:
Your Trauma is Your Superpower: Weaponizing Your Scars for a World That Wants You Broken Let’s get one thing straight from the jump: the world is designed to break you. It’s built on fault lines of power and privilege, a concrete jungle where the rules were written long before you or I got here. Systems…
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Forget ‘Grit’—The Real World Calls It Scar Tissue.
The Psychology of Getting Knocked Down and Standing Up Meaner. Let’s get one thing straight. The world has gotten soft, romanticizing struggle with pretty words peddled in five-minute talks and bestselling books. They call it ‘grit.’ Passion and perseverance. Sounds good on a coffee mug, right? But out here, on the pavement where the real…
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Witchy & Steampunk Halloween Costumes & Accessories
[ad_1] Follow us on Social Media Last Updated on October 1, 2025 by Jella Erhard Looking for Halloween costume ideas with a witchy, steampunk, or Victorian twist? Explore unique costumes for men and women, including dark witch outfits, vintage Victorian fashion, and festival-ready steampunk cosplay. Find accessories, gothic details, and creative looks perfect for Halloween…