History

Unknown Surinam Artist and My Hero Strolls around the Earth

Stanley Brouwn [ Paramaribo 1935 - Amsterdam 2017] antonfoek Amsterdam, January 28, 2023-- Perhaps it would have been better if…

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Los Angeles Sunset Blvd living

The Stahl House antonfoek About two months after their dash to Las Vegas, the Stahl family decided to drive up…

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The Zero in our lives

And lifetimes  Anton JieSamFoek// Hannah Fry Amsterdam, 21 January 2023-- Nothing lies at the heart of science, engineering and mathematics. Nothing.…

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Richard Burton speechs to Frank Sinatra 1983

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kPgHywV6iM The man with the greatest speaking voice honoring the man with the greatest singing voice. Frank Sinatra's 1983 letter…

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Far away, yet Suriname is near

antonjiesamfoek© Washington DC / Amsterdam, December 29, 2022— He was born nearly 64 years ago in Dangogo on the Saramacca…

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The Untold Story of Joseph Bologne, the Prodigy known as “Black Mozart”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKjWN73B_I Chevalier de Saint-Georges, born Joseph Bologne, was widely considered to be one of the most accomplished men in Europe…

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Why Did Edward Hopper Paint This Clown?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osJPtHSUniA After Jan Matejko’s Stanczyk, here’s another sad clown, this time painted by Edward Hopper. In this video, we’re looking…

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How Norway Got Insanely Rich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wq2S1b-HCs Norway is one of the Richest Nations on Earth, but its not exactly obvious why. Its large quantities of…

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Mikhail Baryshnikov dancing to Sinatra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2s8wQVAjsE Baryshnikov the acclaimed Ballet dancer dancing to Sinatra, a fascinating clip showing his great talent and emotion.

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Carl Sagan – American Astronomer

Nov. 9, 1934 - Dec. 20, 1996 American astronomer. Very interested in what life on other planets would be like,…

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