Estate agents have seen a huge surge in property searches from those moving from cities to the countryside. Between August and November 2020, Savills registered 40 per cent more new buyers looking a […]
Moving to the countryside: Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Bongorama Singles of the Week
Neu Sierra has released her second single “For the Last Time”, which you can read more about here. Neu Sierra’s debut EP Sulfur & Molasses is out this spring on FIVE FOOT […]
Coming soon: A smartphone Covid test?
A Covid-19 test that is highly accurate, takes just ten minutes and can be done using a smartphone: According to French researchers, such a test could soon be on its way after […]
How Africa Held Off The Worst Of COVID-19
While the U.S. has reported over 23 million cases and more than 385,000 deaths, the entire continent of Africa has just 3% of the world’s COVID-19 cases and only about 4% of […]
Swedish scientists are working on a radical Covid-19 blocker involving alpacas
Tyson the alpaca could hold the key to developing a process to block the coronvirus. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent and James André report from the prestigious Karolinsa Institute in Stockholm.
At number 17, South Korea is up six spots from last year, on the best-country-to-live-in list
A U.S. nonprofit organization has ranked South Korea as the 17th best country to live in. This is based on a survey of one-hundred-sixty-three countries by the group Social Progress Imperative. At […]
Why are leaders slacking on COVID-19?
After a COVID-induced hiatus, Gabbing with Gayle is back, but with a slightly different backdrop. Since coronavirus is still in full swing, our CEO Gayle comes to you from her new dining […]
Oscars sets new diversity rules for movies to qualify for ‘Best Picture’
From 2024, for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar as ‘Best Picture’, it must meet a new set of diversity standards both on camera and behind the scenes. The move […]
Denmark and Sweden responded differently to the pandemic – How did they fare?
Countries around the world have pursued different strategies to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. While many implemented shutdowns, including Denmark, nearby Sweden took a different approach, trusting citizens to follow social-distancing guidelines […]
11-year-old donates over 22,000 diapers to single moms
Cartier Carey noticed a shortage of diapers during the pandemic and decided to set-up a lemonade stand in Hampton, Virginia, to help.
Afghan refugee makes masks for entire French village
Hamidullah, a 23-year-old Afghan refugee, wanted to protect his adopted French village from COVID-19. So he went to work on his sewing machine and made more than 1,000 protective masks, enough for […]
Nile Rodgers – The Story Behind “I’m Coming Out”
The story and inspiration behind ‘I’m Coming Out’ – the song that became an anthem. Listen to Nile Rodgers selection of Pride Classics, including ‘I’m Coming Out’ and more 🎶: https://lnk.to/PrideAnthems
JAPAN CUTS 2020
JULY 17–30, 2020 North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema returns for its unprecedented 14th edition as an entirely virtual experience. Featuring a diverse slate of 30 feature films and 12 […]
“Blacks’ Britannica” (1978 banned film on immigration and racism)
This documentary was produced by Musindo Mwinyipembe and David Koff for the Public Broadcasting (PBS) affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. PBS refused to air the film as the creators intended, and instead broadcast […]
ECHO: The Music of Harold Budd and Brian Eno
A documentary revisiting the seminal works ‘The Plateaux of Mirror’ (1980) and ‘The Pearl’ (1984), by artists Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Rare interviews and anecdotes from the artists accompany a fan-crafted […]
Singles of the Week
The Danish duo FABRÄK has released a new punk single which you can read more about here. North Ship has released the first track from a project of eight songs that will […]
Bongorama Singles of the Week
The Sheffield band Working Men´s Club has a new single out, the debut album was on our of the 50 best album releases in 2020. Multi-instrumentalist L´Rain releases new album Fatigue on […]
Foreigners flock to Serbia for coronavirus jabs
Thousands of #vaccine-seekers from countries neighbouring #Serbia flocked to Belgrade on Saturday after Serbian authorities offered free #coronavirus jabs for foreigners if they show up over the weekend.
Classical Music is Colonialist
Professors consider plans to shift focus away from a classical repertoire to embrace diversity MUSICAL notation has been branded “colonialist” by Oxford professors who are hoping to reform their courses to focus […]
Bongorama Singles of the Week
A great release week with news from Iceage, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Enumclaw, Sons of Raphael, John Grant, Black Midi, Alan Vega and Andy Stott, among others. See all the week’s selected singles […]
Albums of the Week
This week’s five selected new releases are the unpolished, playful debut from Stockholm’s Mia Maria Johansson, DIY lo-fi from Malmö’s She / Beast, Jane Inc’s impressive danceable progrock solo debut, Berlin based […]
Bongorama Singles of the Week
Another new name on the Swedish stage is Mia Maria Johansson who with raw energetic discharges and elegant structures shows the way forward for Swedish music, out via Lazy Octopus. Danish Annsofie […]
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma transforms vaccine waiting area into impromptu concert
World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma transformed a Covid-19 vaccine waiting area for the newly-inoculated into a mini impromptu concert after receiving his second shot of the vaccine at Berkshire Community College in […]
Albums of the Week
This week’s five selected album news are Lydmor’s contrasting, abstract and momentary euphoric release, the Perfume Genius remix album, When Saints Go Machine that proves their unique position on the Danish music […]
