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Global Comment
- Posted on Friday October 11, 2024
Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s A Photographic Memory is a very intimate investigation into the life of a globetrotting journalist (and photographer and filmmaker) whose interviews with legendary lensers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks and Lisette Model formed the basis for a trailblazing audiovisual series you’ve likely never heard of. Though “Images of Man” was produced with the renowned […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday October 10, 2024
Since 1992, World Mental Health Day has been commemorated on October 10 every year. It is an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is currently celebrated in more than 100 countries. The event takes place as a social and institutional commitment to raise awareness […]
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Want a better sense of wellbeing in 2024? Here’s how, ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday October 09, 2024
Love Is Blind is horrifying. Of course I can’t stop watching it. If you’re familiar with my writing, you know I often like to point out that certain shows coded as “guilty pleasures” are anything but. Love Is Blind is not like that. When I watch it, I feel terrible for humanity. It’s a successful […]
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“Big Love” can mean all kinds of love: gays on HBO’s hit ... Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday October 08, 2024
Simona Cosentino, Nottingham Trent University Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Durga – daughter, mother, warrior and defeater of demons. Durga Puja is an extraordinary example of intangible cultural heritage. It merges religious […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday October 07, 2024
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something different every week, but it will always be about […]
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