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In the claws of sadness: why do people like sad art?
“I stand amid the roarOf a surf-tormented shore,And I hold within my handGrains of the golden sand —How few! yet how they creepThrough my fingers to the deep,While I weep — while I weep!” — Edgar Allan Poe – Dream within a dream Everybody wants to be happy, right? For many people, the main goal in…
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Historia e Shteteve të Bashkuara përmes syve të Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese lindi në vitin 1942 në Queens, Nju Jork në një familje tradicionale siciliane. Ai është inkuadruar shumë herët në botën e kinemasë për faktin se dy prindërit e tij ishin aktorë. Duke qenë astmatik, ai nuk ka mundur të ushtrojë asnjë sport, ndaj në vend të kësaj, prindërit e tij e dërgonin shumë…
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History of the United States through the eyes of Martin Scorsese
In a traditional Sicilian family, Martin Scorsese was born in 1942 in Queens, New York. He has been in the world of cinema early in his life, given that his two parents were actors. Being asthmatic, he hasn’t been able to practice any sports, so instead of this, his parents take him to the cinema…
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Sixto Rodriguez: America zero, South Africa hero
We are in the late ’60s, the Civil Rights movement is rising, the Vietnam war is raging, and apartheid is dividing, but music, culture, and people’s mind are changing. Amongst this messy context, a lower-class construction worker from Detroit will change the world. Without even knowing it! Let me tell you the story of Sixto…
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Colombia’s reincarnation
The Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, whose story was chronicled in the wildly popular Netflix series “Narcos,” made Colombia synonymous with the cartel, cocaine, and violence. From an almost failed state with countless problems of drug trafficking, violence, and guerrilla warfare, Colombia seems to be opening a new era of change. How did Colombia achieve…
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Toxic Positivity aka Positive Vibes Only
“Toxic positivity is promoting the ideal or goal that, no matter the circumstances, one should always and only maintain a positive, happy or optimistic mindset.” Why are you sad? Your thoughts, problems, sickness, everything is in your head- if you changed your thinking, you could be happy. #PositiveVibesOnly Hiding negative feelings and trying to ignore…
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A Million Reasons to Stop Smoking (or to never start)
Introduction While it’s common knowledge that smoking harms you and your loved ones, only numbers and facts can show in detail the impact smoking has on our surroundings. To highlight the importance of the topic: every second adult smokes in Macedonia – to be exact, 48.4% smoke regularly. Tobacco is an essential factor in poverty…
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Trade is more
Have you ever wished to get something without spending money? Yes, it sounds a little crazy, but it is possible. This is what trade is based on. Get something just by exchanging items without “touch” money. Some people still use this type of economy as a usual way of life, but others have started using…
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Песокот наскоро ќе го снема
“Песокот е основниот материјал од кој се изградени денешните градови. Песокот за градовите е она што е брашното за лебот, што се клетките за нашите тела”, вели новинарот Винс Бајзер во неговата книга “Светот во зрно: Приказната за песокот и начинот на кој ја трансформираше цивилизацијата”. Иако песокот е скриен од нашиот видик, тој е…
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Sands are running out
“Sand is the main material that modern cities are made from. It is to cities what flour is to bread, what cells are to our bodies”, says the journalist Vincent Beiser in his book “The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization.” Even though the sand is hidden from…
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VOICES JULY 2022
Le vent se lève! … Il faut tenter de vivre!* (Le cimetière marin – Paul Valéry, 1920) Sun is shining, temperatures are rising and people are escaping to the sea : welcome to July! It’s now the time to relax, party or enjoy a good sunbath (but remember to stay hydrated!). While everyone is enjoying…
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