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Travel: An Aerial Tour Of Lagos, Algarve, Portugal

Drone Snap Films (November 3, 2023) – Lagos is a town in southern Portugal’s Algarve region. It’s known for its walled old town, cliffs and Atlantic beaches. Steep wooden steps lead to the sandy cove of Praia do Camilo.

The nearby cliffs of Ponta de Piedade offer sweeping headland views and a lighthouse. Igreja de Santo António, an ornate 18th-century church, sits across from the Castelo dos Governadores, a castle with a baroque facade and watchtowers.

Research: What Happens To Your Brain As You Age

The Economist (November 2, 2023) – As the most complex organ in your body, your brain changes radically throughout your life. Starting from before birth and continuing even after you’ve died. This is what happens to your brain as you age.

Video timeline: 00:00 – What happens to your brain when you age? 00:32 – In the womb 01:03 – Childhood 03:19 – Teenage years 04:48 – Early adulthood 05:27 – Middle age 07:04 – Later life 07:36 – Death

Art & Music: ‘Boulevard de Clichy’ – Van Gogh Inspires The Pianist Remko Kühne

Van Gogh Museum (November 3, 2023) – What do you hear when you see a painting, ;Boulevard de Clichy’ – A day in Paris, by Van Gogh? What inspired Remko Kühne?

“Van Gogh lived close to this boulevard with his brother Theo. The music takes you on a day in Paris, starting off in the morning. The square is still calm, but a day in Paris is always full of surprises and will give you a lot of little events that trigger your memory for life.”

Boulevard de Clichy is one of the major streets in the Paris district of Montmartre, where many artists lived. Van Gogh painted the junction that he often crossed. Rue Lepic, where he lived with his brother Theo, began on the right, just beyond the edge of the picture.

Art Tours: Michelangelo’s ‘Secret Room’ In Florence

The Florentine (November 2, 2023) – For the first time since its discovery in 1975, Michelangelo’s secret room in Florence, Italy, will be regularly open to the public starting from November 15.

The tiny space accessible via the New Sacristy in the Museum of the Medici Chapels contains charcoal drawings attributed to Buonarroti and will be open on an experimental basis to small groups of visitors until March 30, 2024.

Philippines Travel: A Canoe Ride On Litik Maasin River

Wind Walk Travel Videos ʬ (November 2, 2023) – Relaxing banca (canoe) ride at Litik Maasin Enchanted River in Dapa Siargao Island, Philippines. This scenic ride cruises on a clear, turquoise-colored water surrounded by jungle of coconut trees and lush vegetations.

The ‘bent coconut tree’ used to be a popular attraction at Maasin River until it came to an end in 2023. Back then, visitors can do a tarzan-like swing on a rope attached on the trunk of the tree.

The trip to Maasin River is part of the land tour offered by local operators which includes trips to Sugba Lagoon, Magpupungko Rocks Pools and Mountain View.

Filmed in May 2023

Classical Music: Top New Releases – November 2023

Brilliant Classics (November 1, 2023): New classical music from Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Dvorák, Monteverdi and more….

Interior Design: 3 Artists Remodel A New York Cafe

Architectural Digest (October 31, 2023) – We gave interior designers Laura Hodges, Patrick Mele, and Xavier Donnelly a photo of the same empty NYC cafe—then asked each of them to transform the space in their particular style, however they pleased with no restrictions.

Video timeline: 00:00 Meet the Designers 01:04 The Plan 01:55 Flooring 03:20 Walls 05:50 Ceiling 06:31 Windows 08:21 Furniture & Fixtures 12:27 Lighting 13:59 Decor 15:56 Final Thoughts 16:46 Reveal

Three artists, one canvas, each bringing something different to the space. Which coffee shop do you see yourself cozying up in with a hot drink this fall?

Culture & Technology: Wired Magazine – Nov 2023

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WIRED MAGAZINE (October 31, 2023) – The latest issue features understanding Tik Tok and talent manager Ursus Magana; How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War; Here’s the Truth Behind the Biggest (and Dumbest) Battery Myths, and more…

Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era

Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era

BRENDAN I. KOERNER

The creator economy is fragmented and chaotic. Talent manager Ursus Magana can (almost) make sense of it, with a frenetic formula for gaming the algorithms.

How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War

Hamas posted gruesome images and videos that were designed to go viral. Sources argue that Telegram’s lax moderation ensured they were seen around the world.

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At around 8 am local time the morning of October 7, Haaretz’s cyber and disinformation reporter, Omer Benjakob, was woken by his wife at their home in the historic port city of Jaffa. Something was happening in southern Israel, she said, but Benjakob shrugged it off, presuming “another round of the same shit.” Flare-ups between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and militants in southern Israel are not uncommon. “No, no,” Benjakob’s wife insisted. “It’s more serious.”

Review: Skyview 2 Wellness Table Lamp

Skyview 2 lamp

No sunlight? No problem. This wellness lamp brings dim rooms the next best thing to natural light.

Here’s the Truth Behind the Biggest (and Dumbest) Battery Myths

Heres the Truth Behind the Biggest  Battery Myths

Yes, charging your phone overnight is bad for its battery. And no, you don’t need to turn off your device to give the battery a break. Here’s why.

For an object that barely ever leaves our palms, the smartphone can sometimes feel like an arcane piece of wizardry. And nowhere is this more pronounced than when it comes to the fickle battery, which will drop 20 percent charge quicker than you can toggle Bluetooth off, and give up the ghost entirely after a couple of years of charging.

Classical: Solo Guitarist Laura Lootens In Castilla

Deutsche Grammophon – DG (October 31, 2023) – Laura Lootens, a winner of the Andrés Segovia Competition in Spain, performs here Castilla, from the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Española. This work was originally written for piano, but Laura Lootens has arranged it herself for solo guitar.

This piece is a track from Laura Lootens album of works by Albéniz on CAvi music: Laura Lootens – Albéniz: Suite Española No. 1 Op. 47: No. 7, Castilla (arr. for solo guitar) and Laura Lootens / Albéniz: Suite Española Malagueña and Other Works

As a homage to well-known regions and towns of Albéniz’s home country, Spain, it is written in a Romantic, national style, and features typical dance rhythms of its corresponding localities. Born in 1860, Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz was mainly a pianist and wrote primarily for the piano.

More than any other musician, he succeeded in incorporating the Spanish guitar idiom and folklore into his style. Thus, for instance, his works contain allusions to rasgueado, a guitar technique that strums all six strings percussively in rapid succession, as we often hear in flamenco.

So it is no wonder that many of Albéniz’s piano works have also been performed on the guitar.

Album page: https://dgt.link/lootens-albeniz

Video direction: Jure Knez

New Zealand Design: A South Island ‘Eco-Cabin’

The Local Project (October 31, 2023) – The Cabin by Johnstone Callaghan Architects is a tiny eco home located in Abel Tasman National Park, on the South Island of New Zealand.

Video timeline: 00:00 – Introduction to the Tiny Eco Home 00:34 – The Remote South Island Location 01:38 – The Layout of the Tiny Eco Home 02:41 – The Cabin Structure and Features 03:17 – A Unique Outdoor Shower 03:37 – Bespoke Design Elements 04:48 – A Sensory Experience

Connected to nature and surrounded by wildlife, the tiny eco home is one of four privately held properties that is reachable only by boat or a walking track. As The Cabin is positioned among the trees, the architects limited tree cutting as much as possible so the owners could help regenerate the land. Additionally, due to the remote nature of the property, the owners have been given the rare opportunity to live amid nature itself. When arriving at the site of the tiny eco home, the house tour begins at the bottom of the property.

The house tour then takes you up a winding staircase that bypasses nature, so one is continuously connected to the natural surrounds. In the main living space of the tiny eco home, there is a kitchen with warm timber tones that complements the interior design, which is then contrasted by the dark timber tones found in the main bedroom. The remainder of the home leads out to the deck area, where a concrete bunker houses a sunken outdoor toilet.