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June 5, 2020
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FREEMusic Song CurioFree2 CQ
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Is that who we think it is? In 2010, a conspiracy theory alleged that Barack Obama was an extra in the music video for the hip-hop song Whoomp! (There It Is). The bouncy tune by Atlanta-based duo Tag Team was pooh-poohed by music critics but managed to hit the Billboard Hot 100 and become a staple at parties and sporting events in the early '90s. Years later, a grainy image circulated the web, showing a man who looked eerily similar to Obama wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. Proponents of the theory pointed to Obama's love of hip-hop as a reason why he might appear in such a video. After all, he is the only presidential candidate to embrace hip-hop on the campaign trail and musicians like Will.I.Am, Common, and Talib Kweli lobbied for him during the 2008 election. But the idea didn't withstand much scrutiny. Upon closer inspection, the man was found to be wearing gold earrings, which Obama most certainly never had. Skeptics also argued that the ambitious recent law school grad was too busy teaching law and working on his first book to appear in a music video the year Whoomp! (There It Is) was released. Oh, well. We had a hunch an Obama cameo was too good to be true!
Below: Barack Obama's look-alike in the music video for Whoomp! (There It Is):
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Image credit & copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, Life Records
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Is that who we think it is? In 2010, a conspiracy theory alleged that Barack Obama was an extra in the music video for the hip-hop song Whoomp! (There It Is). The bouncy tune by Atlanta-based duo Tag Team was pooh-poohed by music critics but managed to hit the Billboard Hot 100 and become a staple at parties and sporting events in the early '90s. Years later, a grainy image circulated the web, showing a man who looked eerily similar to Obama wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. Proponents of the theory pointed to Obama's love of hip-hop as a reason why he might appear in such a video. After all, he is the only presidential candidate to embrace hip-hop on the campaign trail and musicians like Will.I.Am, Common, and Talib Kweli lobbied for him during the 2008 election. But the idea didn't withstand much scrutiny. Upon closer inspection, the man was found to be wearing gold earrings, which Obama most certainly never had. Skeptics also argued that the ambitious recent law school grad was too busy teaching law and working on his first book to appear in a music video the year Whoomp! (There It Is) was released. Oh, well. We had a hunch an Obama cameo was too good to be true!
Below: Barack Obama's look-alike in the music video for Whoomp! (There It Is):
Other streaming options
Image credit & copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, Life Records
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FREEPhotography Photo CurioFree1 CQ
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Here's a tradition that's sure to brighten anyone's day. The woman in the above picture is lighting clay lamps in Colombo, Sri Lanka for a religious ceremony associated with Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. A Hindu may arrange these candles in a row in front of their homes, in a symbolic gesture of letting in light and banishing evil. Called deepa, these rows give the holiday its name. Across India, the origin story of Diwali takes on various incarnations, with a prominent northern story being that of King Rama's return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. In any case, the five days of Diwali bear traditions like cleaning the house on the first day, decorating with clay lamps and colored powders called rangoli on the second, and taking part in Lakshmi puja—a prayer and feast devoted to the goddess Lakshmi—on the third day. The fourth day marks the new year (according to the Hindu lunar calendar), and the fifth and final finds brothers visiting married sisters. Sounds like a lot to be joyful about!
Below: more Diwali celebrations at Madan Mohan Malviya stadium in Allahabad, India, shopping for fireworks, and a Sikh in Amritstar celebrates the festival, though his religion would mark the day Guru Hargobind Ji, the Sixth Sikh Guru was released from prison.
Image credit & copyright: Dinuka Liyanawatte, Verma, Raminder Pal Singh, Narinder Nanu, EPA, AFP, Getty Images, Reuters, Shuttershock
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Here's a tradition that's sure to brighten anyone's day. The woman in the above picture is lighting clay lamps in Colombo, Sri Lanka for a religious ceremony associated with Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. A Hindu may arrange these candles in a row in front of their homes, in a symbolic gesture of letting in light and banishing evil. Called deepa, these rows give the holiday its name. Across India, the origin story of Diwali takes on various incarnations, with a prominent northern story being that of King Rama's return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. In any case, the five days of Diwali bear traditions like cleaning the house on the first day, decorating with clay lamps and colored powders called rangoli on the second, and taking part in Lakshmi puja—a prayer and feast devoted to the goddess Lakshmi—on the third day. The fourth day marks the new year (according to the Hindu lunar calendar), and the fifth and final finds brothers visiting married sisters. Sounds like a lot to be joyful about!
Below: more Diwali celebrations at Madan Mohan Malviya stadium in Allahabad, India, shopping for fireworks, and a Sikh in Amritstar celebrates the festival, though his religion would mark the day Guru Hargobind Ji, the Sixth Sikh Guru was released from prison.
Image credit & copyright: Dinuka Liyanawatte, Verma, Raminder Pal Singh, Narinder Nanu, EPA, AFP, Getty Images, Reuters, Shuttershock
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FREEArt Appreciation Art CurioFree1 CQ
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Title: The Party
Artist: Marisol (1930-2016)
Created: 1965-1966
Medium: painted wood, mirrors, plastic, cloth, TV set, and accessories
Dimensions: variable
Current Location: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Ever feel overwhelmed in social situations? Marisol can relate. The French-born artist was known for her quiet shyness, which stemmed from losing her mother to suicide at age 11. But at the height of her popularity in the '60s, she often found herself the center of attention at art-related gatherings—often getting more press than her famous friend, Andy Warhol. Marisol expressed her social anxiety in 1966's The Party. 15 life-size wooden sculptures, all sporting the artist's facial likeness, ignore one another despite being dressed to the nines for a high-end social event. Note the oddly contemporary screen-obsessed woman in the yellow patterned dress; we've all been there before. Marisol's hard-to-characterize body of work—which drew influences from Colombian folk art, pop art, dada, and more—was one of the reasons she's been largely excluded from art history. In 2017 Buffalo's Albright-Knox Art Gallery announced they'd be acquiring her entire estate, including over 100 of her whimsical sculptures. Great art speaks louder than words!
Image credit & copyright: Toledo Museum of Art via Hyperallergenic
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Title: The Party
Artist: Marisol (1930-2016)
Created: 1965-1966
Medium: painted wood, mirrors, plastic, cloth, TV set, and accessories
Dimensions: variable
Current Location: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Ever feel overwhelmed in social situations? Marisol can relate. The French-born artist was known for her quiet shyness, which stemmed from losing her mother to suicide at age 11. But at the height of her popularity in the '60s, she often found herself the center of attention at art-related gatherings—often getting more press than her famous friend, Andy Warhol. Marisol expressed her social anxiety in 1966's The Party. 15 life-size wooden sculptures, all sporting the artist's facial likeness, ignore one another despite being dressed to the nines for a high-end social event. Note the oddly contemporary screen-obsessed woman in the yellow patterned dress; we've all been there before. Marisol's hard-to-characterize body of work—which drew influences from Colombian folk art, pop art, dada, and more—was one of the reasons she's been largely excluded from art history. In 2017 Buffalo's Albright-Knox Art Gallery announced they'd be acquiring her entire estate, including over 100 of her whimsical sculptures. Great art speaks louder than words!
Image credit & copyright: Toledo Museum of Art via Hyperallergenic
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 1880 Kenneth Clark and Jacob Bronowski: a convergence. Today, Kenneth Clark and ...
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 1880 Kenneth Clark and Jacob Bronowski: a convergence. Today, Kenneth Clark and ...
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10 minFREEWork Business CurioFree6 CQ
Rehiring has been happening, but slowly. And another 1.9 million people filed jobless claims last week. LA will move money out of policing. A new set of rule...
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
Tendayi Achiume, United Nations special rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance speaks with The World's Marco Werman ...
with PRI's The WorldTendayi Achiume, United Nations special rapporteur on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance speaks with The World's Marco Werman ...
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FREEHumanities Daily CurioFree1 CQ
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Want to preserve nature? Hold a party. A sacred, lively, week-long festival, to be exact. Every September, tens of thousands of Rwandans flock to Kwita Izina, a traditional naming ceremony once dedicated to human babies but now used for newborn mountain gorillas. It dates back to the 11th century, when Rwanda's old monarchy honored the supreme being Imana. Everyone in the tribe attended to offer possible names for each newborn. The parents then selected an auspicious name before receiving gifts, drinking special beer, and letting the baby out into the world. While today many Rwandans practice Christianity, they still cherish their old traditions like Kwita Izina.
The new manifestation of the ancient naming ceremony has its origins in 1994, when genocide resulted in the loss of 800,000 Rwandan lives. The gorillas of Virunga Massif, a chain of volcanoes in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, also suffered without proper protection. Only 242 mountain gorillas remained there in the 1980s, and the small enclave was further hurt by the violence. Then, in 2005, the first gorilla-themed Kwita Izina celebration took place. Since then, 280 baby gorillas have been named, the local population has surged to 600, and the animal has become a symbol of national pride for Rwanda. The government now gives generous donations to gorilla conservation, and the president personally attends Kwita Izina annually. The best part? The entire community is involved and benefits. Rwanda's new reverence for gorillas has kick-started a booming tourism industry. A single mountain gorilla can garner up to $3 million in revenue over its lifetime, thanks to carefully orchestrated trekking passes. And while most proceeds go directly to Volcanoes National Park, 10 percent is pumped back into local communities—particularly the ones hemming Volcanoes National Park who act as watchdogs against poaching. Then there's the revenue from Kwita Izina itself, which named 25 baby gorillas and drew 30,000 people last month. The remarkable success of the festival lies in its humanizing of the great apes, and its ability to draw people together. Maybe we should try naming the polar ice caps?
Image credit & copyright: Matt Horspool
It's Flashback Friday! Enjoy this favorite from the Curio Cabinet archives.
Want to preserve nature? Hold a party. A sacred, lively, week-long festival, to be exact. Every September, tens of thousands of Rwandans flock to Kwita Izina, a traditional naming ceremony once dedicated to human babies but now used for newborn mountain gorillas. It dates back to the 11th century, when Rwanda's old monarchy honored the supreme being Imana. Everyone in the tribe attended to offer possible names for each newborn. The parents then selected an auspicious name before receiving gifts, drinking special beer, and letting the baby out into the world. While today many Rwandans practice Christianity, they still cherish their old traditions like Kwita Izina.
The new manifestation of the ancient naming ceremony has its origins in 1994, when genocide resulted in the loss of 800,000 Rwandan lives. The gorillas of Virunga Massif, a chain of volcanoes in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, also suffered without proper protection. Only 242 mountain gorillas remained there in the 1980s, and the small enclave was further hurt by the violence. Then, in 2005, the first gorilla-themed Kwita Izina celebration took place. Since then, 280 baby gorillas have been named, the local population has surged to 600, and the animal has become a symbol of national pride for Rwanda. The government now gives generous donations to gorilla conservation, and the president personally attends Kwita Izina annually. The best part? The entire community is involved and benefits. Rwanda's new reverence for gorillas has kick-started a booming tourism industry. A single mountain gorilla can garner up to $3 million in revenue over its lifetime, thanks to carefully orchestrated trekking passes. And while most proceeds go directly to Volcanoes National Park, 10 percent is pumped back into local communities—particularly the ones hemming Volcanoes National Park who act as watchdogs against poaching. Then there's the revenue from Kwita Izina itself, which named 25 baby gorillas and drew 30,000 people last month. The remarkable success of the festival lies in its humanizing of the great apes, and its ability to draw people together. Maybe we should try naming the polar ice caps?
Image credit & copyright: Matt Horspool
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 24, 2017
opine \oh-PYNE\ verb
Definition
1 : to express opinions
2 : to state as an opinion
Examples
In a letter to the editor...
with Merriam-WebsterWord of the Day : August 24, 2017
opine \oh-PYNE\ verb
Definition
1 : to express opinions
2 : to state as an opinion
Examples
In a letter to the editor...
June 4, 2020
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FREEFirst Aid Daily Curio #2049Free1 CQ
Bangkok is massive, with a ballooning population of over 10 million. It's also super congested. Year after year, Bangkok and Mexico City vie for the title of most jam-packed city in the world—hence Bangkok's motorcycle midwives. I'm referring to dauntless health professionals also function as motorcycle police. Over 100 of these midwives straddle motorbikes and artfully weave across Bangkok's traffic, to transport birthing mothers to hospitals. That, or deliver babies on the side of the road. It's definitely dangerous, but each midwife has an escort of two other officers leading the charge. Since the midwife subset of the Royal Thai Police was founded in 1993, the unit has safely delivered 184 babies. As puzzling as this high-adrenaline profession sounds, there's a simple explanation for its existence: Bangkok developed fast as a modern city. Way too fast, and without proper allocation of land usage or transit planning. Just 8 percent of Bangkok functions as road surfaces. That's compared to 20-30 percent in most other cities. There's another factor: the fact Bangkok has no 911 hotline. Instead, Bangkokkers rely on a local radio station called JS100. This station is a catch-all hub of communication. Everything from entertainment, to traffic and lost-and-found reports funnel through JS100. So do the calls for the motorcycle midwives. It's radically different from our own system, but it does the job. And the midwives are undeniably cool. Not many people can tie an umbilical cord then wheelie off into the sunset!
Image credit & copyright: Agence France-Presse
Bangkok is massive, with a ballooning population of over 10 million. It's also super congested. Year after year, Bangkok and Mexico City vie for the title of most jam-packed city in the world—hence Bangkok's motorcycle midwives. I'm referring to dauntless health professionals also function as motorcycle police. Over 100 of these midwives straddle motorbikes and artfully weave across Bangkok's traffic, to transport birthing mothers to hospitals. That, or deliver babies on the side of the road. It's definitely dangerous, but each midwife has an escort of two other officers leading the charge. Since the midwife subset of the Royal Thai Police was founded in 1993, the unit has safely delivered 184 babies. As puzzling as this high-adrenaline profession sounds, there's a simple explanation for its existence: Bangkok developed fast as a modern city. Way too fast, and without proper allocation of land usage or transit planning. Just 8 percent of Bangkok functions as road surfaces. That's compared to 20-30 percent in most other cities. There's another factor: the fact Bangkok has no 911 hotline. Instead, Bangkokkers rely on a local radio station called JS100. This station is a catch-all hub of communication. Everything from entertainment, to traffic and lost-and-found reports funnel through JS100. So do the calls for the motorcycle midwives. It's radically different from our own system, but it does the job. And the midwives are undeniably cool. Not many people can tie an umbilical cord then wheelie off into the sunset!
Image credit & copyright: Agence France-Presse
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2 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. Exposed to mildly warmer waters, some corals turn neon, instead of bleaching white. The dramatic ...
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
Essential workers have to worry about curfews on top of the coronavirus. Google faces a proposed class-action lawsuit over alleged privacy violations. And, s...
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
Fault lines of inequality have existed for generations, says Dr. Michelle Morse, co-founder of the Campaign Against Racism.
with PRI's The WorldFault lines of inequality have existed for generations, says Dr. Michelle Morse, co-founder of the Campaign Against Racism.
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FREEAesthetic Art CurioFree1 CQ
Title: Distanced Figures 3
Artist: George Condo (b. 1957)
Created: 2020
Medium: oil on canvas
Strange art may be just the thing for these strange times. It certainly seemed that way at the recent Frieze New York art fair, which took place online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Distanced Figures 3, a piece by contemporary artist George Condo, fetched a selling price of $2 million at the show. The piece features a man and woman, rendered in a cubist-caricature style with their faces and bodies separated into geometric shapes. Their features, from the man's oversized nose to the woman's goofy smile, look cartoonish, as if ready for a silly night at the opera, or a vacation from a "wascally wabbit". This feeling is enhanced by the way the figures stare straight at the viewer, standing side by side as if deliberately posing from a distance. The painting's bright colors, mostly electric blues and violets, adds to its surreal feel and emphasize the feeling of distance for which the piece is named. Condo's art often portrays and provokes uncomfortable emotions. It's easy to see why he refers to his unique style as "psychological cubism"!
Below: two more of Condo's paintings, Big John and The Laughing Cavalier.
Image credit & copyright: George Condo/Simon Lee Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS)/Hauser & WIrth
Title: Distanced Figures 3
Artist: George Condo (b. 1957)
Created: 2020
Medium: oil on canvas
Strange art may be just the thing for these strange times. It certainly seemed that way at the recent Frieze New York art fair, which took place online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Distanced Figures 3, a piece by contemporary artist George Condo, fetched a selling price of $2 million at the show. The piece features a man and woman, rendered in a cubist-caricature style with their faces and bodies separated into geometric shapes. Their features, from the man's oversized nose to the woman's goofy smile, look cartoonish, as if ready for a silly night at the opera, or a vacation from a "wascally wabbit". This feeling is enhanced by the way the figures stare straight at the viewer, standing side by side as if deliberately posing from a distance. The painting's bright colors, mostly electric blues and violets, adds to its surreal feel and emphasize the feeling of distance for which the piece is named. Condo's art often portrays and provokes uncomfortable emotions. It's easy to see why he refers to his unique style as "psychological cubism"!
Below: two more of Condo's paintings, Big John and The Laughing Cavalier.
Image credit & copyright: George Condo/Simon Lee Gallery/Artists Rights Society (ARS)/Hauser & WIrth
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 23, 2017
flagrant \FLAY-grunt\ adjective
Definition
: conspicuously offensive; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what i...
with Merriam-WebsterWord of the Day : August 23, 2017
flagrant \FLAY-grunt\ adjective
Definition
: conspicuously offensive; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what i...
June 3, 2020
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FREEMusic Daily Curio #2048Free1 CQ
We all know music gets us in the groove. But did you know it gets us all in the same groove? In fact, when it comes to concerts, the neural activity of audience members even synchronizes with the performers, according to a new study in the journal NeuroImage. In the study, 16 test participants observed a violinist play snippets of classical works like Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Simultaneously, the researchers monitored the oxygenated blood levels in each section of both the musician's and the audiences' brains. Localized spikes in oxygenated blood levels indicate more neural activity, and can be used to show which part of the brain is functioning in response to stimuli. Synchronization of brain activity between all the participants increased dramatically as each song was performed, surging at each song's final resolution. This synchronous brain activity largely happened in two areas of the brain. In the left hemisphere, the temporal-parietal junction flared. This portion of the brain aids empathy, helps us socialize, and is vital for verbal working memory. Meanwhile, in the right hemisphere, the inferior frontal cortex and several other sections lit up. This area of the brain processes musical patterns and structure, and contains "mirror neurons." Mirror neurons are what they sound like: brain cells which help us mimic each other. Curiously, these mirror neurons both control and react to movement. Which means that our interpretation of music is deeply—no, neurally—ingrained in movement (imagine a symphony conductor enthusiastically waving their baton). Add all this together, and we now know why music brings people together to dance. So next time you step on your dance partner's toes, blame it on your clumsy mirror neurons!
Image credit & copyright: PC Mag
We all know music gets us in the groove. But did you know it gets us all in the same groove? In fact, when it comes to concerts, the neural activity of audience members even synchronizes with the performers, according to a new study in the journal NeuroImage. In the study, 16 test participants observed a violinist play snippets of classical works like Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy. Simultaneously, the researchers monitored the oxygenated blood levels in each section of both the musician's and the audiences' brains. Localized spikes in oxygenated blood levels indicate more neural activity, and can be used to show which part of the brain is functioning in response to stimuli. Synchronization of brain activity between all the participants increased dramatically as each song was performed, surging at each song's final resolution. This synchronous brain activity largely happened in two areas of the brain. In the left hemisphere, the temporal-parietal junction flared. This portion of the brain aids empathy, helps us socialize, and is vital for verbal working memory. Meanwhile, in the right hemisphere, the inferior frontal cortex and several other sections lit up. This area of the brain processes musical patterns and structure, and contains "mirror neurons." Mirror neurons are what they sound like: brain cells which help us mimic each other. Curiously, these mirror neurons both control and react to movement. Which means that our interpretation of music is deeply—no, neurally—ingrained in movement (imagine a symphony conductor enthusiastically waving their baton). Add all this together, and we now know why music brings people together to dance. So next time you step on your dance partner's toes, blame it on your clumsy mirror neurons!
Image credit & copyright: PC Mag
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
The CEOs of companies from big brands on down have been crafting statements condemning racism and police brutality. The CBO’s grim projections for COVID-19 e...
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1 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree1 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one ab...
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
Like many US states, Nevada was struggling to test residents when the coronavirus pandemic hit. Eventually, help did arrive — from an AI company in the UAE.
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FREEMusic Appreciation Song CurioFree2 CQ
Who says classical music can't be modern? Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has plenty of experience turning the world of classical music on its head. His 1975 piece Worker's Union is a "symphonic movement written for any loud sounding group of instruments." In addition to the unusual orchestration, Andriessen gives a very unusual set of music notation: each instrument reads the same percussive-like notes that move up and down on a single line. The music leaves much to the imagination for conductors and musicians. Andrissen noted: "It is difficult to play in an ensemble and to remain in step, sort of thing like organising and carrying on political action." The intentional disruption of pretentious classical music has been at the heart of Andriessen's work for decades: as a Dutch composer, he participated in protests of classical concerts at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, demanding more representation of new composers' work. Workers Union is evidence that for his 81st birthday this week, there's still a lot he can teach to classical audiences everywhere.
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Image credit & copyright: Marco Borggreve
Who says classical music can't be modern? Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has plenty of experience turning the world of classical music on its head. His 1975 piece Worker's Union is a "symphonic movement written for any loud sounding group of instruments." In addition to the unusual orchestration, Andriessen gives a very unusual set of music notation: each instrument reads the same percussive-like notes that move up and down on a single line. The music leaves much to the imagination for conductors and musicians. Andrissen noted: "It is difficult to play in an ensemble and to remain in step, sort of thing like organising and carrying on political action." The intentional disruption of pretentious classical music has been at the heart of Andriessen's work for decades: as a Dutch composer, he participated in protests of classical concerts at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, demanding more representation of new composers' work. Workers Union is evidence that for his 81st birthday this week, there's still a lot he can teach to classical audiences everywhere.
Other streaming options
Image credit & copyright: Marco Borggreve
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1 minFREEPoetry Poem CurioFree1 CQ
Poem of the Day: The Brassiere Factory. By Kenneth Koch.
with Poetry FoundationPoem of the Day: The Brassiere Factory. By Kenneth Koch.
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 22, 2017
nobby \NAH-bee\ adjective
Definition
: cleverly stylish : chic, smart
Examples
The restaurant was a bit too nobby for ...
with Merriam-WebsterWord of the Day : August 22, 2017
nobby \NAH-bee\ adjective
Definition
: cleverly stylish : chic, smart
Examples
The restaurant was a bit too nobby for ...
June 2, 2020
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FREESTEM Daily Curio #2047Free1 CQ
Earlier this week, SpaceX made history by delivering astronauts to the International Space Station in a privately built and owned spacecraft. But before we usher in a new age of space exploration, let's look back at a forgotten name: John Young. Young was a pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA's longest-serving active astronaut at 42 years. He was the first person to fly six missions into space, and spent 835 hours in space. He was the only person to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft: the Gemini rocket, the Apollo Command and Service Module, the Apollo Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle. During Apollo 16, he walked on the Moon and cruised in the Lunar Roving vehicle. He's also just one of three people to have twice journeyed to the Moon. But in spite of all his accomplishments, Young never became a household name like Armstrong. In fact, Young is often remembered more so for a corn beef sandwich than his litany of accomplishments. On March 23, 1965, fellow astronaut Wally Schirra gave a two-day-old corn beef sandwich to Young, who stashed it within his space suit before he boarded a rocket at Cape Kennedy. It was the five-hour Gemini 3 mission. In the cockpit, fellow astronaut Gus Grissom was taken by surprise when Young pulled out the musty sandwich. The sandwich proceeded to fall apart in low gravity, prompting Grissom to pocket it. NASA wasn't happy about the gag. In space, food particles—especially rye crumb—float about and get lodged within crucial wiring. NASA administrator George Mueller was called in to testify before Congress about the potentially disastrous break in protocol. Mueller at one point assured Congress that, "We [at NASA] have taken steps… to prevent recurrence of corned beef sandwiches in future flights." In spite of the controversy, Young went on to serve as Chief of the Astronaut Office—the most senior leadership post for active astronauts—from 1974 to 1987. It just goes to show that sometimes the class clown ends up becoming the teacher, even at NASA!
Image credit & copyright: Blundell, Paul/the food passionates/Corbis
Earlier this week, SpaceX made history by delivering astronauts to the International Space Station in a privately built and owned spacecraft. But before we usher in a new age of space exploration, let's look back at a forgotten name: John Young. Young was a pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA's longest-serving active astronaut at 42 years. He was the first person to fly six missions into space, and spent 835 hours in space. He was the only person to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft: the Gemini rocket, the Apollo Command and Service Module, the Apollo Lunar Module, and the Space Shuttle. During Apollo 16, he walked on the Moon and cruised in the Lunar Roving vehicle. He's also just one of three people to have twice journeyed to the Moon. But in spite of all his accomplishments, Young never became a household name like Armstrong. In fact, Young is often remembered more so for a corn beef sandwich than his litany of accomplishments. On March 23, 1965, fellow astronaut Wally Schirra gave a two-day-old corn beef sandwich to Young, who stashed it within his space suit before he boarded a rocket at Cape Kennedy. It was the five-hour Gemini 3 mission. In the cockpit, fellow astronaut Gus Grissom was taken by surprise when Young pulled out the musty sandwich. The sandwich proceeded to fall apart in low gravity, prompting Grissom to pocket it. NASA wasn't happy about the gag. In space, food particles—especially rye crumb—float about and get lodged within crucial wiring. NASA administrator George Mueller was called in to testify before Congress about the potentially disastrous break in protocol. Mueller at one point assured Congress that, "We [at NASA] have taken steps… to prevent recurrence of corned beef sandwiches in future flights." In spite of the controversy, Young went on to serve as Chief of the Astronaut Office—the most senior leadership post for active astronauts—from 1974 to 1987. It just goes to show that sometimes the class clown ends up becoming the teacher, even at NASA!
Image credit & copyright: Blundell, Paul/the food passionates/Corbis
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
Amid protests across the country over the killing of George Floyd, a call to make payouts to victims of police misconduct much more transparent to the public...
Amid protests across the country over the killing of George Floyd, a call to make payouts to victims of police misconduct much more transparent to the public...
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
Some of the more than 800,000 satellite images taken during the Cold War are being used by researchers to track biodiversity and species decline.
with PRI's The WorldSome of the more than 800,000 satellite images taken during the Cold War are being used by researchers to track biodiversity and species decline.
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FREEPhotography Photo CurioFree1 CQ
That's an unusual way to make a mess in the kitchen! Photographer Patty Carroll's long-running series Anonymous Women has grown particularly popular during the coronavirus pandemic, as we all struggle to make ends meet. In Cooking the Goose, a mannequin falls apart as she tries to cook in her oven, stir with a ladle, and talk on the phone at the same time. She wears powder-pink capri pants, heels, and a sweater, to match her picturesque kitchen full of beautiful vintage appliances. All of Anonymous Women's shots feature similar female mannequins attempting (and failing) to complete household tasks in hyper-perfect domestic settings, to spoof the societal expectations faced by women. But in the isolated tedium of quarantine, Anonymous Women has found a second voice. Speaking directly about her photos' relation to stay-at-home orders, Carroll recently said, "It is hard to ponder larger issues when we are confined to our homes… nevertheless, all of my photographs are about those simple, ordinary, yet overwhelming tasks that we carry out every day." Here's hoping we keep it together better than Carroll's mannequins!
Below: two more photos from Carroll's Anonymous Woman series, Pie Eyed and Cleaned Out.
Image credit & copyright: Patty Carroll
That's an unusual way to make a mess in the kitchen! Photographer Patty Carroll's long-running series Anonymous Women has grown particularly popular during the coronavirus pandemic, as we all struggle to make ends meet. In Cooking the Goose, a mannequin falls apart as she tries to cook in her oven, stir with a ladle, and talk on the phone at the same time. She wears powder-pink capri pants, heels, and a sweater, to match her picturesque kitchen full of beautiful vintage appliances. All of Anonymous Women's shots feature similar female mannequins attempting (and failing) to complete household tasks in hyper-perfect domestic settings, to spoof the societal expectations faced by women. But in the isolated tedium of quarantine, Anonymous Women has found a second voice. Speaking directly about her photos' relation to stay-at-home orders, Carroll recently said, "It is hard to ponder larger issues when we are confined to our homes… nevertheless, all of my photographs are about those simple, ordinary, yet overwhelming tasks that we carry out every day." Here's hoping we keep it together better than Carroll's mannequins!
Below: two more photos from Carroll's Anonymous Woman series, Pie Eyed and Cleaned Out.
Image credit & copyright: Patty Carroll
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Minute Earth.
with Minute EarthToday's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Minute Earth.
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 21, 2017
hebetude \HEB-uh-tood\ noun
Definition
: lethargy, dullness
Examples
Tired from being out late the night before, Jenni...
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hebetude \HEB-uh-tood\ noun
Definition
: lethargy, dullness
Examples
Tired from being out late the night before, Jenni...
June 1, 2020
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FREEMind + Body Daily Curio #2046Free1 CQ
Willy Wonka's Magic Chewing Gum, aka the three-course dinner gum, is now a reality. Only, there's no gum (or blueberry children) involved—or even food, for that matter. The Norimaki Synthesizer is a new "lickable screen" that can simulate the taste of everything from sushi to candy. Invented by Japanese scientist Homei Miyashita, this device uses an electrical current to deliver different taste combinations from five agar gel taste distributors. Each gel leads down a long tube, with a molecule inside delivering a respective flavor: glycine for sweetness, sodium chloride for salty, citric acid for acidic, magnesium chloride for bitter, and glutamic sodium for the savoriness of umami. These gels can be placed anywhere on the tongue, contrary to the outdated belief that certain areas of the tongue corresponded to sweetness, saltiness, and so on (flavors are evenly spread across the taste buds). Platinum wire electrodes thread these gels. Meanwhile, the synthesizer's copper foil shell creates an electrical circuit when it contacts the body. Once contact is made on the tongue, the user will taste all five flavors at once. But by using readout sliders that physically retract undesired gels from the tongue, a desired flavor profile is attained. For example, having the synthesizer retract its acidic and umami gels—and use only the salty, bitter, and sweet gels in certain degrees—would result in a taste akin to dark chocolate. The synthesizer can pinpoint a flavor in mind thanks to data amassed from taste sensor studies. Simply put, the respective neuroelectrical responses we get from tasting anything from pie to carrots have been cataloged and mapped onto the synthesizer's extensive matrix of flavor combinations. The device thoroughly tricked its test subjects. Which has implications outside of dieting. Miyashita believes the synthesizer will introduce gustatory sensations into our largely visual media. Think of it this way: someday soon, you might be able to both watch, hear—and taste—your favorite cooking shows, movies, and video games. Just make sure to turn off the synthesizer when you're watching, um, smelling sports. Pee-ew!
Image credit & copyright: Homei Miyashita
Willy Wonka's Magic Chewing Gum, aka the three-course dinner gum, is now a reality. Only, there's no gum (or blueberry children) involved—or even food, for that matter. The Norimaki Synthesizer is a new "lickable screen" that can simulate the taste of everything from sushi to candy. Invented by Japanese scientist Homei Miyashita, this device uses an electrical current to deliver different taste combinations from five agar gel taste distributors. Each gel leads down a long tube, with a molecule inside delivering a respective flavor: glycine for sweetness, sodium chloride for salty, citric acid for acidic, magnesium chloride for bitter, and glutamic sodium for the savoriness of umami. These gels can be placed anywhere on the tongue, contrary to the outdated belief that certain areas of the tongue corresponded to sweetness, saltiness, and so on (flavors are evenly spread across the taste buds). Platinum wire electrodes thread these gels. Meanwhile, the synthesizer's copper foil shell creates an electrical circuit when it contacts the body. Once contact is made on the tongue, the user will taste all five flavors at once. But by using readout sliders that physically retract undesired gels from the tongue, a desired flavor profile is attained. For example, having the synthesizer retract its acidic and umami gels—and use only the salty, bitter, and sweet gels in certain degrees—would result in a taste akin to dark chocolate. The synthesizer can pinpoint a flavor in mind thanks to data amassed from taste sensor studies. Simply put, the respective neuroelectrical responses we get from tasting anything from pie to carrots have been cataloged and mapped onto the synthesizer's extensive matrix of flavor combinations. The device thoroughly tricked its test subjects. Which has implications outside of dieting. Miyashita believes the synthesizer will introduce gustatory sensations into our largely visual media. Think of it this way: someday soon, you might be able to both watch, hear—and taste—your favorite cooking shows, movies, and video games. Just make sure to turn off the synthesizer when you're watching, um, smelling sports. Pee-ew!
Image credit & copyright: Homei Miyashita
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5 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
As the world continues to try to find ways to reopen and cope with the coronavirus in the aftermath of lockdowns, many in workplaces will shortly have to go ...
with PRI's The WorldAs the world continues to try to find ways to reopen and cope with the coronavirus in the aftermath of lockdowns, many in workplaces will shortly have to go ...
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
Since the lockdowns began, more than 30 million Americans have gotten approval to receive unemployment benefits, but many more are still trying to get filed ...
Since the lockdowns began, more than 30 million Americans have gotten approval to receive unemployment benefits, but many more are still trying to get filed ...
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FREEAesthetic Art CurioFree1 CQ
Title: Game Changers
Artist: Banksy
Created: 2020
Medium: pencil on paper
Current location: Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Street artist Banksy never attaches his real name or face to his politically-charged works, yet his art is revered all over the world. This month, Banksy donated a new piece, entitled Game Changers, to Southampton General Hospital in the U.K. It shows a boy playing with a cap-clad nurse doll while fictional heroes, like Batman, sit unused in a nearby basket. The powerful image celebrates health care workers during the Covid-19 crisis. The boy's reverence for the nurse is clear, as he holds her high in one hand, as if making her fly through the air. The entire image is black and white, except for the Red Cross logo, on the nurse's uniform, making her a beacon amongst stark surroundings. Banksy included a note with the donated artwork, stating that he hopes it "brightens the place up a bit, even if it's only black and white." When lockdown ends, Game Changers will be auctioned to raise money for Britain's National Health Service, allowing it to have an even greater impact. That's what we call being the change you want to see in the world!
Image credit & copyright: Banksy
Title: Game Changers
Artist: Banksy
Created: 2020
Medium: pencil on paper
Current location: Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Street artist Banksy never attaches his real name or face to his politically-charged works, yet his art is revered all over the world. This month, Banksy donated a new piece, entitled Game Changers, to Southampton General Hospital in the U.K. It shows a boy playing with a cap-clad nurse doll while fictional heroes, like Batman, sit unused in a nearby basket. The powerful image celebrates health care workers during the Covid-19 crisis. The boy's reverence for the nurse is clear, as he holds her high in one hand, as if making her fly through the air. The entire image is black and white, except for the Red Cross logo, on the nurse's uniform, making her a beacon amongst stark surroundings. Banksy included a note with the donated artwork, stating that he hopes it "brightens the place up a bit, even if it's only black and white." When lockdown ends, Game Changers will be auctioned to raise money for Britain's National Health Service, allowing it to have an even greater impact. That's what we call being the change you want to see in the world!
Image credit & copyright: Banksy
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 1878 Fourier, Egypt, and modern applied mathematics. Today, Joseph Fourier.
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 1878 Fourier, Egypt, and modern applied mathematics. Today, Joseph Fourier.
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< 1 minFREEPoetry Poem CurioFree1 CQ
Poem of the Day: Game Night. By Conor O'Callaghan.
with Poetry FoundationPoem of the Day: Game Night. By Conor O'Callaghan.
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 20, 2017
depredate \DEP-ruh-dayt\ verb
Definition
1 : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
2 : to engage in plunder
Examples
The bea...
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depredate \DEP-ruh-dayt\ verb
Definition
1 : to lay waste : plunder, ravage
2 : to engage in plunder
Examples
The bea...
May 31, 2020
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4 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree3 CQ
The Haida are one of many Indigenous groups across the world trying to stay closed as surrounding areas reopen following restrictions to contain the spread o...
with PRI's The WorldThe Haida are one of many Indigenous groups across the world trying to stay closed as surrounding areas reopen following restrictions to contain the spread o...
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
The founder of the biggest hedge fund has plans for how capitalism must be restructured in order to better serve more people. And, the White House is out wit...
The founder of the biggest hedge fund has plans for how capitalism must be restructured in order to better serve more people. And, the White House is out wit...
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 3053 Music and the Brain. Today, this is your brain on music.
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 3053 Music and the Brain. Today, this is your brain on music.
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FREEHumanities PP&T CurioFree1 CQ
The colorful history of Britain's most iconic clock.
It's an international icon, yet most people call it by the wrong name! Big Ben, as it's commonly known, is a clocktower at the Palace of Westminster, in London. When it was completed on this day in 1859, Big Ben was simply called "the clock tower." It was officially renamed "Elizabeth Tower" in 2012. So where does the name "Big Ben" come from? To understand the tower's most common moniker, one must understand the story of its construction.
In 1834, most of the Palace of Westminster, which housed the British parliament, was destroyed in a catastrophic fire. The Palace was a symbol of British democracy, as it contained not only the meeting place of the House of Commons, but also the official residences of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Commons. London officials insisted that the Palace be rebuilt by a skilled architect.
In 1836, a design competition was held. The winner was British architect Charles Barry, whose design incorporated the palace's surviving buildings. Barry collaborated with Augustus Pugin, an architect known for his love of the Gothic Revival architecture. This style sought to revive the imposing Gothic architecture of medieval times. Although Barry designed the majority of the new palace, he left the design of the clock tower to Pugin.
Construction began in 1843. Because of the clocktower's prominent placement, great care was taken to ensure that its timekeeping would be accurate. Astronomer Royal George Airy specified that the time should be "...correct to within one second per day, and furthermore that it should telegraph its performance twice a day to Greenwich Observatory, where a record would be kept." The clock took three years to complete—from 1851, when it was designed by lawyer and horologist Edmund Beckett Denison, to 1854, when it was finished by clockmaker Frederick Dent. Luckily, since the rest of the tower wasn't completed until 1859, Dent gained an extra five years to perfect it.
Of course, in order to chime the hour, the clocktower needed bells. The first hour bell cracked during testing. It was later melted down and recast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry (the same foundry which cast the Liberty Bell). It was the largest ever cast in the United Kingdom, standing over seven feet tall and weighing over 13 tons. When a team of 16 horses pulled the bell through London to the new clocktower, excited crowds lined the streets. The bell was immediately nicknamed Big Ben, due to its enormous size and in honor of London's First Commissioner of Works, Sir Benjamin Hall, who helped oversee the tower's construction.
It took several days to hoist the bell to the top of the 315-foot tower, which was constructed from Yorkshire Anston stone and Cornish granite. On May 31, 1859, Big Ben rang out for the first time. Unfortunately, the enormous hour bell soon cracked, and remained damaged for four years. The hour was struck on the far smaller fourth quarter bell until a new (rigorously-tested) hour bell was installed.
The clocktower was immediately praised as an architectural marvel. Each of the tower's four clock faces sits in a 23-foot-diameter iron frame, and is crafted of 324 pieces of opal glass. Even by today's standards, the clock faces are massive, with hour hands measuring 9 feet and minute hands measuring 14 feet.
In 2012, the clocktower's official name was changed to Elizabeth Tower, in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. However, people around the world, as well as the British themselves, continue to call the tower Big Ben. It goes to show that old habits, and catchy names, die hard!
The colorful history of Britain's most iconic clock.
It's an international icon, yet most people call it by the wrong name! Big Ben, as it's commonly known, is a clocktower at the Palace of Westminster, in London. When it was completed on this day in 1859, Big Ben was simply called "the clock tower." It was officially renamed "Elizabeth Tower" in 2012. So where does the name "Big Ben" come from? To understand the tower's most common moniker, one must understand the story of its construction.
In 1834, most of the Palace of Westminster, which housed the British parliament, was destroyed in a catastrophic fire. The Palace was a symbol of British democracy, as it contained not only the meeting place of the House of Commons, but also the official residences of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Commons. London officials insisted that the Palace be rebuilt by a skilled architect.
In 1836, a design competition was held. The winner was British architect Charles Barry, whose design incorporated the palace's surviving buildings. Barry collaborated with Augustus Pugin, an architect known for his love of the Gothic Revival architecture. This style sought to revive the imposing Gothic architecture of medieval times. Although Barry designed the majority of the new palace, he left the design of the clock tower to Pugin.
Construction began in 1843. Because of the clocktower's prominent placement, great care was taken to ensure that its timekeeping would be accurate. Astronomer Royal George Airy specified that the time should be "...correct to within one second per day, and furthermore that it should telegraph its performance twice a day to Greenwich Observatory, where a record would be kept." The clock took three years to complete—from 1851, when it was designed by lawyer and horologist Edmund Beckett Denison, to 1854, when it was finished by clockmaker Frederick Dent. Luckily, since the rest of the tower wasn't completed until 1859, Dent gained an extra five years to perfect it.
Of course, in order to chime the hour, the clocktower needed bells. The first hour bell cracked during testing. It was later melted down and recast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry (the same foundry which cast the Liberty Bell). It was the largest ever cast in the United Kingdom, standing over seven feet tall and weighing over 13 tons. When a team of 16 horses pulled the bell through London to the new clocktower, excited crowds lined the streets. The bell was immediately nicknamed Big Ben, due to its enormous size and in honor of London's First Commissioner of Works, Sir Benjamin Hall, who helped oversee the tower's construction.
It took several days to hoist the bell to the top of the 315-foot tower, which was constructed from Yorkshire Anston stone and Cornish granite. On May 31, 1859, Big Ben rang out for the first time. Unfortunately, the enormous hour bell soon cracked, and remained damaged for four years. The hour was struck on the far smaller fourth quarter bell until a new (rigorously-tested) hour bell was installed.
The clocktower was immediately praised as an architectural marvel. Each of the tower's four clock faces sits in a 23-foot-diameter iron frame, and is crafted of 324 pieces of opal glass. Even by today's standards, the clock faces are massive, with hour hands measuring 9 feet and minute hands measuring 14 feet.
In 2012, the clocktower's official name was changed to Elizabeth Tower, in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. However, people around the world, as well as the British themselves, continue to call the tower Big Ben. It goes to show that old habits, and catchy names, die hard!
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1 minFREEPoetry Poem CurioFree1 CQ
Poem of the Day: Tin Woman's Lament. By Yolanda Wisher.
with Poetry FoundationPoem of the Day: Tin Woman's Lament. By Yolanda Wisher.
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1 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree1 CQ
Word of the Day : August 19, 2017
alleviate \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\ verb
Definition
: relieve, lessen such as a : to make (something, such as suffering) more bea...
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alleviate \uh-LEE-vee-ayt\ verb
Definition
: relieve, lessen such as a : to make (something, such as suffering) more bea...
May 30, 2020
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FREEPlay Teaser Curio #239Free1 CQ
This dangerous time is about to become more dangerous. While we are doing our best to remain safe, we're about to unleash creatures known around the world for their efficacy in transmitting disease. For many, the last structures to keep these things contained (be it "teacher story time" or "school group projects" or actually "homework") is ending. What are we going to do with these kids!?!? Can you make a word ladder from FREE to KIDS that satisfies the clue below? FREE Beholds KIDS Remember: a word ladder is a series of words, starting from one word and ending with another, where each subsequent word is a one-letter change from the previous word (without rearranging, adding, or removing letters). And, of course, each step is a common, valid English word. For instance, you can change CAT to DOG like this: CAT => COT => DOT => DOG.
Think you know the answer? Email support@curious.com with the subject "Teaser #239" and let us know, or check back next week to find out!
This dangerous time is about to become more dangerous. While we are doing our best to remain safe, we're about to unleash creatures known around the world for their efficacy in transmitting disease. For many, the last structures to keep these things contained (be it "teacher story time" or "school group projects" or actually "homework") is ending. What are we going to do with these kids!?!? Can you make a word ladder from FREE to KIDS that satisfies the clue below? FREE Beholds KIDS Remember: a word ladder is a series of words, starting from one word and ending with another, where each subsequent word is a one-letter change from the previous word (without rearranging, adding, or removing letters). And, of course, each step is a common, valid English word. For instance, you can change CAT to DOG like this: CAT => COT => DOT => DOG.
Think you know the answer? Email support@curious.com with the subject "Teaser #239" and let us know, or check back next week to find out!
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3 minFREEHumanities Worldly CurioFree2 CQ
It's been nearly a decade since an astronaut was launched into space from American soil. Wednesday, at Cape Canaveral Florida, the company SpaceX and NASA tr...
with PRI's The WorldIt's been nearly a decade since an astronaut was launched into space from American soil. Wednesday, at Cape Canaveral Florida, the company SpaceX and NASA tr...
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7 minFREEWork Business CurioFree4 CQ
Some people are starting to get rehired as states reopen, but, overall, we’re not hiring enough to offset the extraordinary magnitude of job losses. The hist...
Some people are starting to get rehired as states reopen, but, overall, we’re not hiring enough to offset the extraordinary magnitude of job losses. The hist...
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3 minFREESTEM Nerdy CurioFree2 CQ
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 2382 The Invention of the American Paperboy during the Great Depression. Today, ...
Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by Engines of Our Ingenuity. Episode: 2382 The Invention of the American Paperboy during the Great Depression. Today, ...
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2 minFREEHumanities Word CurioFree2 CQ
Word of the Day : August 18, 2017
waif \WAYF\ noun
Definition
1 a : a piece of property found (as washed up by the sea) but unclaimed
b : (plural) stole...
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waif \WAYF\ noun
Definition
1 a : a piece of property found (as washed up by the sea) but unclaimed
b : (plural) stole...
