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Medieval Dinner

24 Sep 2019 2 minute read 1 comment dexpartacus

While ago I had the opportunity to partecipate to an medieval dinner, I can't eat because I have celiac disease, but I had the pleasure to be able to assist various shows during the dinner organized by The Burgo Turris group. At the table there wa...

History of Odissi Dance

21 Sep 2019 2 minute read 1 comment Rabbi

History of Odissi Dance The history of Odissi Dance is very rich. Odissi Dance Form has contributed a distinct school of classical dance to the rich mosaic of Indian culture, which has been internationally acclaimed. In the Natya Shastra of Bharata,...

Napoleonica 2019

20 Sep 2019 1 minute read 2 comments dexpartacus

While ago I had the opportunity to see the fifth edition of Napoleonica, a historical re-enactment of Napoleon and his troops passage during the second Italian Campaign during 1800s which was held at the Fort of Bard (Valle d'Aosta - Italy). Cannon...

Dark Waters (2019) – Movie Trailer

19 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments ph1102

If you still believe in honest politicians and other modern fairytales, then take a look at the official trailer for the movie Dark Water, and in November the whole movie. Inspired on shocking true events, and represents a never-ending fight between...

Scholars Need to Start Asking Questions Again

19 Sep 2019 4 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

A focus on arbitrarily separated fields of study is hindering progress. The solutions to the problems that we face today, and in the years ahead, will be implemented by skilled professionals, but they will be discovered by polymaths. And so, scholars...

Why the World Did Not Stop Turning on 9/11

17 Sep 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

As horrific as 9/11 was, and it was a horrific attack, the American obsession with the attack is nothing more than an example of arrogance and limited perspective. I think now that a few days have passed since the anniversary, I can write my rather...

My journey through Asia, Myanma, The Maha Aung Mye Bom Sam Monastery

17 Sep 2019 1 minute read 4 comments marianomariano

The Maha Aung Mye Bom San, well known as Me Nu Oak - Kyang (Brick Monastery), was built in 1822 by Nanmadaw Me Nu, Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw, for the royal abbot Nyaung gan Sayadaw U Poe, Then Offered to the 2nd Nyaunggan Sayadaw U Bok.It was als...

History : Always good and gold?

11 Sep 2019 1 minute read 7 comments aliyalcin

Sometimes I miss my good old days,  I clearly remember November, 1996. A tough guy brought big boxes which I did not have any idea what they are about of. First, 14" CRT has been unboxed and then IBM keyboard and a mid-tower case. How I could know th...

If I Were Satoshi Nakamoto

9 Sep 2019 4 minute read 5 comments Cryptolohy

This article is better experienced with the following song IMO (play before reading)   Note: This article is part 1 of "0.3 Satoshi's" a mini-series of articles related to the creator of Bitcoin and the Blockchain. Also, this is just a thought exper...

The King (2019) – Movie Trailer

3 Sep 2019 1 minute read 0 comments ph1102

Do you like history movies? Do you like movies about English kings and queens? If the answer is yes, you will be thrilled about the new movie The King, in Netflix production with Oscar reward nominee Timothée Chalamet in the main role. It is schedule...