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Legacy of the Richest Man in History

16 Aug 2021 3 minute read 2 comments wackywriter

On one trip, his charitable donations single-handedly, and accidentally, caused 12 years of hyperinflationary crisis. With a wealth too vast to be calculated, the richest person to have ever existed, supported by well documented and audited literatur...

Week 42: N.W.A (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

16 Aug 2021 7 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

With a lineup of Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and DJ Yella, not since The Beatles had there been a more impressive assembly of yet-to-be all star musicians in a single group. N.W.A also did similar things for hip hop as The Beatles did for rock...

Myanmar - The National Museum, located in Dagon, Yangon - Myanmar's story in a nutshell

14 Aug 2021 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    We started our first day in Myanmar from Rangoon (Yangun), the former capital of this country. We decided to visit the local National Museum. As it turned out, no photos are allowed on the premises of the museum, all phot...

Pixiu - Ancient Creature That Bring Wealth And Fortune!

13 Aug 2021 3 minute read 0 comments DRB9490

A Pixiu (pronounced Pea-Shoe) is a mythical Chines creature that's known to bring wealth, fortune and prosperity to it's owner. The Pixiu is also a ferocious protector from demons and evil spirits. There are some pretty unique stories about the Pixiu...

Week 41: RÖYKSOPP (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

13 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

The abundance of popular American and British English music acts makes it uncommon if not difficult to break into the charts while hailing from elsewhere, but fortunately for me it is a feat Röyksopp, an electronic music duo from Norway, accomplished...

5 Nice Movies About Ancient Greece

12 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments AncientCulture

One of the best ways to learn about ancient cultures is by watching movies, but you should always be careful as movies are often romanticized by the movie industry, something I can't complain about as it makes movies so interesting, and sometimes the...

Hermes, the Greek Messenger

11 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments AncientCulture

Introduction How is his personality?   What were his greatest achievements?   And, the most importantly: Who does he remind you of?   These questions will be answered in the text below.   Hermes can be described as a kind of mixture of the gods O...

Week 40: ROGER MILLER (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

8 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

Roger Miller was of a rare breed of country musician whose music was more fun than forlorn. His silly sounds and subversions of the genre made an undeniable mark on pop music, inspiring parodies and more, but his ballads proved he was equally adept a...

Week 39: STEVIE WONDER (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

6 Aug 2021 5 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

At only 13 years-old, Stevie Wonder had his first number one hit, and he was already a two year veteran to the music industry by then. Since signing with Motown in 1961 at the age of 11, Stevie has released 30 albums and become a cross-generational l...

Week 38: NANCY SINATRA (420 to 30: A Music Retrospective)

5 Aug 2021 6 minute read 0 comments jozefkrichards

With a sweet voice that's easy to love and an unmistakable sense of style, Nancy Sinatra became a pop icon in the 1960s with a number of chart hits and film appearances that have come to define the look and sound of the era in our collective memory i...