Why cultural blue helmets are necessary
Se ne parla dallo scorso agosto: creare dei Caschi blu della cultura per intervenire a salvare il patrimonio mondiale in caso di guerra. Ecco come dovrebbero essere costituiti e a cosa servirebbero
The playlist to appease animals
The life of abandoned animals in shelters can be very challenging in spite of the cares and efforts of many volunteers and animal organisations throughout the world. Doctor Pamela Fisher, veterinarian in North Canton, Ohio, has studied a method for calming those cats and dogs that are obliged to live in small spaces for long periods during the
Witness the most unique sporting event of the year. It’s the 2015 World Indigenous Games in Brazil
Sandwiched between the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, Brazil is hosting the first ever World Indigenous Games. From the 23rd of October to the 1st of November 2,000 athletes from 50 ethnic groups and 23 countries compete in events ranging from football and tug of war to indigenous disciplines such as xikunahity, a football-style game
The European Union cuts subsidies to bullfighting
Il Parlamento europeo ha deciso di eliminare i fondi destinati agli allevamenti di tori per la corrida.
Israel, an Arabic song tops the charts
Since last summer, the streets and trendy bars of Tel Aviv were often filled with the hypnotic melody of an unexpected song: three female voices singing “Habib Galbi” (“Love of my heart”) in Yemeni dialect of Arabic with a heavy darbuka beat and digidub behind them. The band is called A-WA (pronounced “Ay Wah”, meaning “yes” in
At Cambridge University, a test lets you discover your musical talent
A study carried out by a team of psychologists at Cambridge University that demonstrates that our cognitive style influences our musical preferences appeared in the magazine PLoS One a few months ago. The team of Psychology Department at Cambridge University examined “empathy” (the ability to understand and share the feelings of another) and “systemizing” levels
After battling cancer, Ryuichi Sakamoto is back to work with Iñárritu
In 2014 he was diagnosed with throat cancer. After a year, in August 2015, Ryuichi Sakamoto announces on his website that he’s “in great shape”. So, even if for the time being the Japanese composer, artist and intellectual renounced to the pressure of live tours, he has now composed score for “Haha to Kuraseba (Living With My
Bernie Krause: the sounds of nature are dissolving
In five decades of sound recordings of nature and animals, scientist of bioacoustics Bernie Krause has ascertained that many environments have been radically altered by human beings. Far too many. Sometimes, paradoxically, due to practices which are thought to be environmentally safe. Recording the progressive muffling of the habitat’s sounds, Krause warned about the biodiversity’s “health
Mogees, the device that turns every object into a music instrument
When we touch every single everyday object that has so much a thin surface so to resonate, we generate vibrations. Now, thanks to an Italian invention, everyone can capture these vibrations to create the notes of a song – a revolution in the song making process. Mogees (which stands for Modal Gestural Surface) is a small sensor that,
Stevie Wonder: go vegan!
In mid September, a viral video that hit millions of views appeared on YouTube. It features Stevie Wonder and James Corden, writer and host of the CBS’ lucky programme The Late Late Show, while they discuss in a car the sense of life, joke around and sing together the songs played by the car radio. A hilarious video where