June 25, 2019 - Five Shouts Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT2XlI8oeh0 This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Trust your struggle ZAIN ASHER was born and raised in London. She graduated from...

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Stop searching for your passion | Terri Trespicio | TEDxKC

FiveJune 25, 2019June 25, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBaFL7sCb8 What are you passionate about? You’re told these five words hold the key to a successful career and life purpose. What if it’s the wrong question altogether? This talk...

Culture

I wrote a haiku every day for a week — here’s what I learned

EditorJune 25, 2019June 25, 2019

[caption id="attachment_67492" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Justin Tran[/caption] Attention fellow word nerds: Daily haiku-ing fired up my creativity, sweetened my days, brought me closer to others, and more, says TED Ideas Editor...

Art

This App Makes It a Lot Easier to Be an Art Collector

EditorJune 25, 2019

Elmgreen & Dragset, “Temptation” (2012) (photo by Daniel A. Gross for Hyperallergic)Truth be told, most of us walk into art galleries never expecting to afford to purchase any of the...

Art

When Tragedy Strikes, Social Media Posts Can Become Invaluable Artifacts

EditorJune 25, 2019

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris engulfed in flames on April 15 (via Wikimedia Commons)A painful byproduct of the livestream age is the drastic expansion of helpless witnesses. This past April,...

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The Breathtaking Images That Won the 2019 National Geographic Travel Contest

EditorJune 25, 2019

1st Place Cities and Grand Prize: “GREENLANDIC WINTER” BY CHU WEIMIN/ 2019 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL PHOTO CONTEST (all images courtesy of National Geographic)An arctic village cloaked in a winter blue hue, a griffon...

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Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Liz Collins Wants to Decorate a Hotel With an Unrestricted Budget

EditorJune 25, 2019

The month of June is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ community and reflect on the advances of queer people to strengthen civil liberties around the world, even in a...

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One Museum’s Complicated Attempt to Repatriate a “Benin Bronze”

EditorJune 25, 2019

Unknown artist, Beninese, “Head of a king (Oba)” (probably 1700s) (images courtesy the RISD Museum)Ever since Nigeria won its struggle for independence from colonial European rule in 1960, demands have...

Day: June 25, 2019

Trust your struggle | Zain Asher | TEDxEuston

Stop searching for your passion | Terri Trespicio | TEDxKC

I wrote a haiku every day for a week — here’s what I learned

This App Makes It a Lot Easier to Be an Art Collector

When Tragedy Strikes, Social Media Posts Can Become Invaluable Artifacts

The Breathtaking Images That Won the 2019 National Geographic Travel Contest

Queer Artists in Their Own Words: Liz Collins Wants to Decorate a Hotel With an Unrestricted Budget

One Museum’s Complicated Attempt to Repatriate a “Benin Bronze”