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Monday, September 13, 2021
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Random Thoughts
Language is a multifunctional device. We use it to make things happen: to ask questions, to give orders, to beg forgiveness. Whatever it can achieve out there in the social world, it can do just as well when it is only ourselves who are listening. I love self-talk. It's silent form, inner speech, inspires me.
The European Green Capital 2023
The European Commission has chosen the Estonian capital Tallinn as the European Green Capital for 2023. Awarded every year since 2010, the status is designed to raise awareness and share best practice on environmental issues in urban Europe. I think the status is sure to drive investment interest in Estonia's green solutions, putting Tallinn on the radar of eco-conscious travelers looking to support green destinations.
The Venice Film Festival 2021
The 78th Venice Film Festival (the oldest film festival) came to close on September 11, 2021. Take a look at the list of winners.
The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
The 2021 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneva (GPHG) has just published the list of shortlisted watches in the run-up to the anticipated red-carpet event in Geneva on November 4, 2021. Take a look.
The Louis Vuitton Tambour Moon Dual Time
A contemporary expression of the art of travel on the wrist. Stay curious.
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Tracking Ocean Microplastics From Space
The researchers from the University of Michigan using NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (a network of eight microsatellites) have been able to detect and track large quantities of microplastics across the ocean's surface. I hope the research will help responsible cleanup activities and be part of an efficient tracking and managing microplastic pollution.
Heard On The Street
Behind every antiquities trafficking ring preying upon cultural heritage for profit, there is someone reassembling and restoring these looted pieces to lend the criminal enterprise a veneer of legitimacy.
The 2021 Ig Nobel Prize
The science humor magazine, Annals of Improbable Research, says its Ig Nobel awards should first make you laugh but then make you think. Take a look at the full list of 2021 Ig Noble award winners.
The Power Of Jewelry
November 15-21, 2021. The 2021 NYC Jewelry Week's hybrid virtual-physical event includes exhibitions, shopping experiences, retail collaborations, and first look designer discoveries, all under the theme The Power of Jewelry. It's all about storytelling. Whether legendary or everyday, jewelry has the power to unite us all.
Amazing Fantasy No. 15
Amazing Fantasy No.15, the comic book in which the wall crawler and his alter ego, Peter Parker, first appeared, sold for a record-setting US$3.6 million as part of Heritage Auction's Signature Comics & Comic Art sale. Amazing Fantasy originally launched in June 1961 as a science fiction anthology under the title Amazing Adventure. Now it's for collectors.
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