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The Story of Brazilian Samba

Samba tells a story…of the origins and daily lives of a people. It is myth. It is legend. It is a way of life. Samba is beauty, sadness and suffering. Samba is hope. Samba is history… Samba is the sound of African slaves…of their torment on board the great Portuguese…

Samba

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The Story of Brazilian Samba
The Story of Brazilian Samba
Samba

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Apr 21, 2022

Sex — where is it going? 5 years, 50 years, 500 years.

For the last thousand years, changes to human sexuality have become more and more frequent, until it’s hard to keep up from generation to generation. If this keeps going, in a few years from today sex may become unrecognisable! Whenever I talk to people about sex and sexuality, there seems…

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Sex — where is it going? 5 years, 50 years, 500 years.
Sex — where is it going? 5 years, 50 years, 500 years.

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Mar 15, 2022

The NFT Market drops more than 48% as the hype dies down

The value of internet collectibles like cartoon monkeys and arty doodles has gone down as real-world conflict and a wider cryptocurrency slump start to unravel one of the most hyped-up frenzies of the past year. There were a lot of animal collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club and Cool Cats…

Nft

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The NFT Market drops more than 48% as the hype dies down
The NFT Market drops more than 48% as the hype dies down
Nft

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Feb 4, 2022

Google Stadia still beating Nvidia’s Geforce Now on response times

I’ve been a user of Google’s streaming gaming platform Stadia since the day it first became available to the public. I’m a member of the Pro and Founder levels. The fact that we were not getting true native-4k games (instead, we were getting between 1080P-1440P upscaled) and that a lot…

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Google Stadia still beating Nvidia’s Geforce Now on response times
Google Stadia still beating Nvidia’s Geforce Now on response times

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Jan 14, 2022

Novak Djokovic is compared to Jesus Christ. Meanwhile, Australia is engulfed in flames while Nero fiddles (the PCR-test results).

The Australian Open is underway, and Novak Djokovic is attempting to win his 21st Grand Slam championship, which would be a world record. Is he an advocate of human rights, or something else? Do you think anyone will care if he makes history? Novak Djokovic has landed in Australia and…

Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic is compared to Jesus Christ.
Novak Djokovic is compared to Jesus Christ.
Djokovic

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Jan 6, 2022

The Metaverse has already failed

“the toughest technological problem of our time is integrating a supercomputer inside a normal-looking spectacles frame.” — Mark Zuckerberg VC L. John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins once termed the Internet, “the biggest wealth-making phenomenon in capitalism’s history” — and he should know, having financed businesses like Alphabet’s Google. The Metaverse…

Metaverse

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The Metaverse has already failed
The Metaverse has already failed
Metaverse

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Jan 6, 2022

How to create a “Design Language” (and what it really means)

How to create a “Design Language” (and what it really means) Chris Bicourt is a marketing strategist, writer, and designer based in London. RCDCC, where he also studied Interactive Design MA, awarded him a bachelor’s degree in design and communication. He continued his studies at Leeds University. Chris Bicourt’s website…

Design

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How to create a “Design Language” (and what it really means)
How to create a “Design Language” (and what it really means)
Design

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Dec 29, 2021

What if mankind was not meant to live in harmony with nature?

It’s an age old story. A cliché in fact. “Become one with nature”. Buddhists teach it. Philosophers long for it. New age wellbeing proponents aim for it. In this modern age, as we become more environmentally and ethically conscious, it seems obvious that we should be trying to live in…

Metaverse

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What if mankind was not meant to live in harmony with nature?
What if mankind was not meant to live in harmony with nature?
Metaverse

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Dec 26, 2021

Sauron invades the world of The Witcher: a short story

Drawn to the power of the Elder Blood, a Dark Lord from another world invades The Continent Sauron and his army of Uruk-Hai march on Beauclair, in the first days of the Great War, in the year 1333. This short narrative is based on my Quora answer to the question…

Lord Of The Rings

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Sauron invades the world of The Witcher: a short story
Sauron invades the world of The Witcher: a short story
Lord Of The Rings

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Chris Bicourt

Chris Bicourt

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Long walks in the park, swimming, photography, writing stories and spending time with family. https://creativepool.com/chris-bicourt/

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