The second life of a skateboard

The second life of a skateboard

Guitar and skateboard decks. If we consider these two objects we immediately think of distorted guitars, shabby clothes and evolutions in empty pools in California. But gutar and skateboard are also Nick Pourfard’s main hobbies, a 22-year-old young artist and designer from San Francisco.   Nick has recently established his own company, Prisma Guitars, in which

Nasa: the Golden Record on Soundcloud with the sounds of Earth

Nasa: the Golden Record on Soundcloud with the sounds of Earth

In 1977, the twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched by NASA. Along with astronauts, a few records of gold-plated copper (Golden Records) containing sounds, music and images of the Earth were sent aboard of the spacecraft. All this was sent with the instructions for use and a record player. Today, it is possible to listen to and

Biodiversity Beyond Borders. How to protect it by visiting Expo Milano 2015

Biodiversity Beyond Borders. How to protect it by visiting Expo Milano 2015

Within Milan’s global exhibition, there’s a place exclusively dedicated to organic farming and (agricultural but even non agricultural) biodiversity. It is called Biodiversity Park and it is an area of 8,500 square metres realised by BolognaFiere to highlight the importance of biological diversity as a universal precious thing we must protect everywhere in the world, in Italy

A rap song from Congo against racial massacres in the US

A rap song from Congo against racial massacres in the US

Pierce Freelon is a US professor, journalist, and musician. Graduate in African Studies, he is founder of Blackademics – online community made of coloured young people debating on racial events – and of the hip hop group The Beast. Such mix of musical passion and academic education led him to become Professor of Political Sciences and

From the Bay of Pigs to the Bay of Doves: U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies

From the Bay of Pigs to the Bay of Doves: U.S. and Cuba reopen embassies

The American flag will fly in Havana and the Cuban flag in Washington, a sight unseen since 1961. The U.S. and Cuba will once again open embassies in the respective capitals, following U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro’s groundbreaking announcement last December.     This represents a watershed in relations between the