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Monday, September 22, 2008
The “long neck women” belong to a Khmer(Myanmar) tribe that today lives in the northern area of Thailand. The explanation of their name stays in the several golden rings they start wearing at the age of 5. The legend tells that centuries ago, wicked spirits set on the womed ferocious tigers as a punishment for unknown [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 18, 2008
If you observe his picture on the University of Illinois website, the oriental traits of the scientist Yonggang Huang, that with his colleague John Rogers has realized a video camera prototype in an eye shape, they resemble scientist Chew’s features. Chew was the great scientist that in Blade Runner introduced himself saying “I make eyes!”. This [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
For those fanatics of computers and electronics the final challenge between the two colossal Microsoft and Apple finally has come. Microsoft after the issue of its latest Windows version – Vista- is going through a period of strong instability for the company. Meanwhile Apple is profiting by Microsoft’s difficulties so hardly that in the last [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
Music changes our brain. Apparently, a research study conducted by the Harvard Medical School (Boston, Usa) explains how playing an instrument regularly, helps our nervous system changing and evolving its functions. Gottfried Schlaug studied 31 boys aged 6 that at the time the study was made -1995- were playing an instrument. In particular, he analyzed [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 8, 2008
Would you like to be always on shape and brilliant with your partner? If you desire it, you better stop using Viagra and start thinking on doing real sport. Actually two studies, one Swiss and one American, confirm that burning at least four thousands calories per week reduces about the 83% of the risk of impotence. There are [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Bangkok. Thailand. Chaotic and extremely smoggy, the capital of this Asian state can be defined as a pulsing hart for fashion, design and art of course. Its central location in the region gives artists the possibility to use the capital city as a base for their work, especially for its connections with the international market. Therefore, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 1, 2008
Do you know which is the longest word in the English dictionary? Actually it is quite difficult to decide according to the different branches you consider. However, we can say that officially the longest word is a 29 characters word: floccinaucinihiliplification. This means “ the act of estimating worthless”. Then, there’s antidisestablishmentarianism with its 28 letters, meaning “opposition [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 30, 2008
According to the special article we published about the new concept stores trend, here there are few addresses for you as a starting point. Try to visit them and tell us what you think!! TAD: Via Statuto 1, 20121 Milano. Tel: 02 65506731; mail: milano@taditaly.com SPAZIO ROSSANA ORLANDI: Via Matteo Bandello 14/16 20123 Milano | Tel: [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
In India, kites are a real art expression. In fact, they are used during several religious festivities and lay celebrations too. Here, thousands of patang –the Indian word for kite- fill the sky with their colours, their movements and “fights” as well. What? Well, you have to know in Asia there are not just challenges among kites [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 28, 2008
In Venezuela, in the remote regions crossed by the Orinoco river, we can still find some indigenous tribes. One of them is the Yanomami tribe: they live in the plantations of the Amazonia forest. One typical aspect of these people is the process of decorating their bodies with multicolour bracelets made with tropical birds’ feathers. They [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 8, 2008
In uno dei quartieri più remoti della città di Milano ma allo stesso tempo più vivo e pulsante, trae alimentazione la linfa giovane e tenace di un nuovo progetto didattico e artistico. A partire dalle scuole medie generalmente si insegna Storia dell’Arte, uno studio teorico, spesso sterile. Perché, allora, non partire dall’arte stessa per arrivare a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 5, 2008
What follows is a small preview of what we’re going to post next week in order to satisfy your curiosity, stimulating your future readings. However, you have to remind the rules: everything is changing, everything is moving ‘cause Daring is this: multimedia and communication. Monday: Curiosity will talk about “Chambley and its [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
Do you think there could be a limit for body piercing? Apparently Elaine Davidson, the woman that wins all records in this ambit, doesen’t bother. With her 43 years of age boasts 5.920 piercings, right now!, beyond having obtained a place into the World Guinness Records, she’s one of the biggest shots of in [...]
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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