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Dior Pre-Fall 2024 Show held at the Brooklyn Museum on Monday (15th April 2024) in New York.
Charlize Theron, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rachel Zegler, Rosamund Pike, Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts, Diane Kruger, Alexandra Shipp, Anna Diop, Karlie Kloss, Alexandra Daddario, Alice Braga, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Antonia Gentry, Haerin, Ioanna Gika, Laetitia Casta, Léna Mahfouf, Maria Frering and Violette d'Urso (all guests wearing Dior).
#Dior Pre-Fall 2024 Show#charlize theron#anya taylor joy#rachel zegler#rosamund pike#michelle williams#naomi watts#diane kruger#alexandra shipp#anna diop#karlie kloss#alexandra daddario#alice braga#alycia debnam carey#antonia gentry#haerin#ioanna gika#loanna gika#laetitia casta#lena mahfouf#maria frering#violette d'urso#appearance#appearances#event#outfit#outfits#dior#christian dior#celebrity style
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"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 18 April
L.E.D. - Triste Alegre
Jack McDuff - The Vibrator
Shirley Horn - Big city
Freda Payne - Mother Misery's Favourite Child
Analog Players Society - Just A Day
Mark Farina & Sean Hayes - Dream Machine
The Paolo Achenza Trio - Fez Bossa
Down To The Bone - Greedy Fingers
The Soul Motivators - Live A Lil
Rosalia De Souza - Maria Moita
Les Freres Smith - La Marche Des Smith
Urban Dance Squad - Routine
Chris Joss - Tune Down
Mister T. - Funk Around The Sun
Les Gammas - All Of Me
If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!
(Angel Lo Verde / Mo Soul)
#mo soul#playlist#music#soul#blues#funk#jazz#lounge#reggae#rock#fusion#house#r&b#afro funk#disco funk#acid jazz#nu jazz
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Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
A woman walks through a cemetery late at night and sings “Frere Jacques” to combat her fear. The score picks that up as someone stalks and kills her. It’s a stylish scene with expressive camera angles and a keen sense of mounting dread. If all of Carlos Aured’s Spanish giallo BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL (1974, Shudder, AMC+, Plex) — aka HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN aka HOUSE OF DOOM aka MYSTERY OF THE BLUE EYES — were that effective it would be considered a good example of the genre. But there’s also another plot that really brings on the stupid, and when they come together, the stupid wins. A drifter (Paul Naschy) who dreams and has flashbacks about strangling a woman gets a job as caretaker on the estate of three sisters. Yvette (Maria Perschy) is confined to a wheelchair, though there’s nothing physically keeping her there, after an auto accident. That accident also left Claude (Diana Lorys) with a surprisingly dexterous prosthetic hand. And Nicole (Eva Leon) can hardly stand straight under the weight of her own sexuality. Leon seduces Naschy, who then falls in love with Lorys because he’s really a good person, despite his attempt to rape Perschy’s nurse, who for no discernible reason doesn’t think to tell anybody about it. There’s lots of blood that looks like watered-down fingernail polish and an unfortunate incident with a pig that’s cut in many prints but lovingly restored by Shudder in the interest of completeness and possibly owning PETA. Naschy wrote the script under his birth name, Jacinto Molina, seemingly as a means of distancing himself from his many werewolf films and selling himself as a sex symbol. The latter is partly defeated by his unfortunate resemblance to Dom DeLuise.
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Brother Love
Well this is a fun little wine. These guys really like doing the South of France right. The LABEL even reeks of Provence, and the olive-oil shorty-capsule gets them an A+ in the presentation department. Light, transparent ruby-pink. A lot of purple hues. Funky green vegetal herbaceous nose, strong and smoky, thick with Herbs de Provence and rubber boot, fresh thyme and summer savory at the…
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#California Red Wine#Camp 4#Carbonic maceration#Carignan#Carignane#Leu dit#Light red wine#Los alamos#Railsback Freres#Red Wine#Santa Barbara Co#Santa Maria#Stephen McConnell Wine Blog#Steve McConnell Wine Blog#wine1percent
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Funky Flute Grooves
Funky Flute Grooves is a collection of 25 of the best funky flute grooves.
Afro Temple - Sabu Martinez (Afro Temple, 1973)
Among The Stars - Les Freres (In My Arms / Among The Stars, 1976)
Caliente “You Got It” - La Kabala (La Kabala, 1972)
Days Are Like People - Zella Jackson Price (My Eyes Have Seen The Glory, 1980)
Eboness - Yusef Lateef (The Diverse Yusef Lateef, 1970)
Fire Dance - Sunbirds (Zagara, 1973)
Get It - Music Corporation (Are You Ready?, 1971)
Gurea Da - William Fischer (Akelarre Sorta, 1972)
Into The Fire - The Vampires (Vampires Underground, 1971)
Kungfusion - Charles Earland (The Dynamite Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording), 1974)
Life's Song - Los Brandis Con Maria Nevada (Life's Song, 1974)
Memphis Underground - The Vampires (Vampires Underground, 1971)
Memphis Underground - The Rising Sons (Resurrection, 1971)
Mr. Buzz - Piet Van Meren & The Flying Dutchmen (Contrasts, 1973)
My Christina - Sabu Martinez (Afro Temple, 1973)
My Dear Groovin' - Sunbirds (Zagara, 1973)
Obeah Woman - Priscilla Rollins (Letter From Miami / Obeah Woman, 1973)
Our Theme - Bobby Franklin's Insanity (Paradise / Our Theme, 1969)
La Patica - Paquito D'Rivera (Instrumental, 1975)
Soul Funk-Tion - The Apollos (What Will Tomorrow Bring / Soul Funk-Tion, 197?)
The Storm - The Care Package (Storm / Ooh Song, 1973)
The Tasman Connection - Don Burrows (The Tasman Connection, 1976)
Tren transoceánico a Bucaramanga - Los Pekenikes (Ss. Ss. Ss. Q. E. S. M. 1971)
Village Sound - Village Sounds (One Less Brother / Village Sound, 197?)
Whole Lotta Your Love - Lee Hurst (Whole Lotta Your Love / Saturday's Wild, 1973)
More Soul Music Songs and flute grooves
Funky Flute Grooves in 25 tracks
Funky Flute Grooves
Funky Flute in 20 tracks
Funky Flute in 20 tracks
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Jolie blonde, tu m'as laisse, moi tout seul.
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CDV Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of Belgium by ?. From Karin's photostream on flickr 1185X1783 @72 1.2Mj.
Marie Henriette of Belgium, née Archduchss of Austria by ?. Posted to the Sex, Vintage & Royals blog on 19 June 2011; removed mono-color tint.
Marie Henriette Belgium when Duchess of Brabant. Posted to Foro Dinastias by Minnie on 5 November 2011; removed spots from background with Photoshop, enlarged by half, and removed mono-color tint.
Maria Hendrika of Austria and Leopod of Belgium by ?. From Wikimedia; removed spots and flaws with Photoshop 68fX1036 @72 219kj.
1863 (10 March) Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians (1836-1902), when The Duchess of Brabant by Ghémar Freres (Royal Collection). From Wikimdia.
M. Henriette. Posted to Foro Dinastias by Katyusha on 3 October 2011; spots removed throughout image with Photoshop.
Marie Henriette in court dress. From eBay; removed mono-color tint 902X1341 @72 541kj.
ca. 1865 Maria Henrietta by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (Belgian Royal Collection). From Wikimedia 1625X2270 @72 1.7Mj.
#Marie Henriette of Austria#Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium#Victorian era fashion#bonnet#hair feathers#high neckline#three-quarter length full sleeves#long under-sleeves#flounces#straight hair#hat#collar#pagoda sleeves#Duchess of Brabant#paletot#full skirt#floral headdress#off-shoulder V neckline#ruffled bertha#crinoline#1863 fashion#1860s fashion#Ghémar Freres#tiara#side curl coiffure#necklace#brooch#order sash#train#Franz Xaver Winterhalter
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• Muse Interview •
1 | What is your name ? “ En Français: Marie Antoinette || Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna
2 | Do you know why you were named that ? “ Oui, I was named after family members et mon nom was ... uh, you know - changed to suit my new homeland. “
3 | Single or taken ? “ I suppose it depends on whom you’d care to ask. “
4 | Stop being a Mary Sue ! “ I am afraid I don’t understand what that is, très cher ... “
5 | What’s your eye color ? “ La couleur de mes yeux est: bleu ! “
6 | How about hair color ? “ La couleur de mes cheveux est: blond miel-soie. “
7 | Have you any family members ? “ Oui ! Ma Mere et ma sœurs et mon freres ... there were 15, can you believe my mother’s stamina ! Mon mari: Louis - Auguste, ma fille et mon fils ! “
8 | Oh, how about pets ? “ I have Mops & a few other dogs --- but, I like all sorts of creatures. Goats, cows, chickens ... each is precious in their own right, oui ? “
9 | Now tell me something you don’t like. “ To be frank & coarse, God forgive me: les putains de règles dans ce palais ! “
10 | Do you have any activities/hobbies that you like to do ? “ Sewing, writing letters, reading, gambling, shopping & having fun with y friends. “
11 | Have you ever hurt anyone in any way before ? “ ... Ah, mais ça tu ne peux pas demander à une reine ! I have only done what was necessary to defend my honor, my family’s honor or the country’s honor. Make of that what you will, d’accord ? “
12 | Ever … killed anyone before ? “ Non. “
13 | What kind of animal are you ? “ C'est une question triviale, ensuite? “
14 | Name your worst weaknesses ? “ My inability to reasonably see into the future - it is all a mystery to me because I like living in the moment. Je sais que ce sera ma mort ... “
15 | Do you look up to anyone at all ? “ My mother & God. That’s probably the answer I should give, but ... I like the courtiers that shrug off the traditions and let loose as well. If only I could be that free too, but I am the queen & therefore can not be injudicious. “
16 | Are you straight, gay or bisexual ? “ - Quelle question mal élevée et impudente à poser à une souveraine ?! ... Vraiment ??? Mon Dieu ! “
17 | Do you go to school ? “ I have lessons still. I am afraid my childhood lessons left something to be desired. “
18 | Ever want to marry and have kids one day ? “ Oui, so I did. “
19 | Do you have fangirls / fanboys ? “ My dearest attendant says these are admirers ... if that is true, then ... I certainly hope so ! I try my best to be the ruler my country deserves. “
20 | What are you most afraid of ? “ ... Letting my mother down. “
21 | What do you usually wear ? “ Please - we don’t have time to talk about all that. “
22 | What’s one food that tempts you ? “ Spicy holiday jellies. “
23 | Am I annoying you ? “ Of course not, I am pleased to answer all I can. “
24 | Well, it’s not over ! “ ... “
25 | What class are you ( low class, middle class, high class ) ? “ Je suis la reine de France. Draw your own conclusions. “
26 | How many friends do you have ? “ I am afraid to know the true number. “
27 | What are your thoughts on pie ? “ A fitting enough dish, if you asked La duchesse Lauraguais. “
28 | Favorite drink ? “ Champagne. “
29 | What’s your favorite place ? “ Le Petit Trianon ... it’s my hide away amongst the daily throng of incoming appointments and favors. “
30 | Are you interested in anyone ? “ This I can not say. “
31 | That was a stupid question… “ ... “
32 | Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean ? “ Neither. Madam l’Etiquette says it’s improper. “
33 | What’s your type ? “ My what ... ?? “
34 | Any fetishes ? “ I don’t know what that means, but it sounds filthy. “
35 | Seme or Uke ? “ These are not real words, speak with sense - I beg you. “
36 | Camping or indoors ? “ Indoors ! “
37 | Who asked me to interview you ? “ I believe it was @diicktective. Give Monsieur my best regards ! “
38 | Who would you like to send me to ? “ ... ah, I will have to see if anyone else would has time to set through this, excuse me ... “ ( If you see this and wanna do it, tag me so I can read about your muse ! )
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Yes. I know it's unusual to see photos of anything else on my Instagram that not are shoes. Don't be scared. I didn't change my job. I just want to share with you my great joy. A client of mine gave me this beautiful pocket watch. Thank you very much Mr. M.P.! I'm really moved. I spend hours and hours listening to the beautiful sound of the mechanism and admiring all the details of this Masterpiece. I used to ask you if you know any information about this watch. Please write in comments. I will be so grateful. #pocketwatch #rarewatch #roskopfpatent #travelgentleman #dandyshoecare #thankyou
Some information about this watch:
Часы Roskopf Patent
Roskopf
Georges Frederic Roskopf родился 15-го марта 1813 года в Niderwiller «Ни-дер-Уиллер», что в состав Великого княжества Баден, Германия. Жорж Фредерик был четвертым из 10 детей в семье своих родителей – мясника и трактирщика Johann Georg Roskopf и матери - Maria Elisabeth Roskopf ( девичья фам. Gmelin). Поскольку не было никакого будущего для всех десяти детей, в 1829 году, в возрасте шестнадцати лет, Джордж отправился в Ла-Шо-де-Фон, Швейцария, где он провел три года учеником в магазине по продаже часовых механизмов, корпусов и всякой часовой мелочи. Позже, в 1834, он стал учеником часовщика Дж. Бибера в том-же Ла-Шо-де-Фон. Так он прожил и проучился один год, после чего бросил чаовое обучение и женился на 37 летней овдовевшей Francoise Lorimier, матерьи двоих детей. Но супруга его была довольно зажиточной женщиной. И вот в 1835 году при финансовой поддержке своей супруги, Роскопф создаёт свою часовую компанию - 18 Leopold-Robert. Он налаживает сотрудничество с компанией "etablisseur", которая занимается тем, что из приобретённых компонентов собирает готовые часы. В этом-же году у Джорджа рождается сын - Fritz Edouard. Но в 1850 году Джордж Роскопф продаёт свою фирму из-за недостаточной, по его мнению, прибыльности. После продажи он становится совместным менеджером филиала B.J.Guttmann Brothers of Warburg в Ла-Шо-де Фон с зарплатой в 5000 швейцарских франков в год. В 1855 году Роскопф снова создает своё предприятие вместе с сыном, Фрицем и Генри Гиндрауксом. Предприятие называется ROSKOPF, GINDRAUX & Со. Роскоп хотел сделать часы хорошего качества и в то-же время по доступной цене, что-бы его изделия могли позволить себе обыкновенные люди из рабочего класса. Через два года совместной деятельности Фриц уходит из компании и создает свой бизнес в Женеве,Гиндраукс так-же покидает компанию и становится директором часовой школы Neuchatel. В 1860 Роскопф начинает проектировать часы, которые могут быть проданы за 20 швейцарских франков и все еще быть ��тличного качества. Он назвал эти часы "Montre proletaire" (часы труженика). Со стороны других часовых производителей Роскопф не получил поддержки, наоборот его заказы на корпуса и некоторые механизмы производители начали отклонять. Но в 1867 году Роскопфу все-же удалось произвести задуманные им часы, и за 1867 год было произведено около 2000 экземпляров 20-франковых часов. Благодаря влиянию знаменитого дома BREGUET в Париже, Roskopf смог представить свои часы на Всемирной выставке в Париже в 1867 году. Это было смелое решение, т.к. на выставке принимали участие 152 швейцарских конкурента представлялвшие свои «шедевры». Однако жюри отметило работу Роскопфа бронзовой медалью выставки. После чего Breguet начал делать ему свои заказы, так-же BOREL & COURVOISIER и много других элитных производителей. В 1869 году часы Roskopf экспонировались в Амстердаме и там завоевали серебряную медаль. В 1870 GF Roskopf ввел часы с новым дизайном механизма и настройки. Эти часы стоят 25 швейцарских франков. В них он сократил количество частей, упростил спусковой механизм и ввел улучшенную систему обмотки. Хотя часы Roskopf были на самом деле предназначены для бедного человека, они не были его первыми клиентами, в отличии от аристократов и офицеров. В феврале 1867 Roskopf нанял молодого человека - Charles Léon Schmid (Леон Чарльз Шмид), для продажи ежемесячной партии в количестве 500-600 часов. У Леона возникла прекрасная идея представить часы различным европейским армиям и железнодорожным компаниям. Вскоре после этого спрос на часы Roskopf невозможно было удовлетворить. После смерти жены Франсуазы, в 1872, Жорж Фредерик продал дом в Ла-Шо-де-Фон, передал свой бизнес Леону Чарльз Шмид и братьям Чарльз и Эжен Wille. Новая компания стала носить название «WILLE FRERES». Общее количество изготовленных часов Roskopf Patent может быть оценено в 20 миллионов долларов.
В 1873 году Роскопф второй раз женился, в 1874 году получил швейцарское гражданство. Позже он переехал в Берн где 14 апреля 1889 года и умер. После смерти Роскопфа, многие часовые фирмы спешили называть себя его приемниками, дабы использовать на своих изделиях торговый знак Роскопфа. Но из всех претендовавших, только «WILLE FRERES» по праву могли использовать торговый знак Роскопф, что и делали в течении многих ��ет.
Сын Роскопфа – Фриц Эдуард Роскопф, вел свой часовой бизнес в Женеве и до смерти отца не производил часы в стиле Roskopf. После смерти отца, в 1897 году, Фриц регистрирует торговую марку «Thistel» специализирующуюся на часах и аксессуарах. В 1899 году Фриц получает патент на использование в своих часах механизма системы Roskopf и создает свои часы Roskopf, подписывая их FE Roskopf & Co. Его часы были изготовлены в Société Horlogere Reconvillier, в 1902 году переименован Reconvilier Watch Co. SA. В 1913 году торговая марка и регистрация была передана Buffat & Со Эта компания продолжала свою деятельность до 1970-х годов. Общее количество часов Roskopf FE может быть оценено в 20 миллионов долларов.
Сын Фрица Эдуарда – Луи Фредерик Роскопф, производством часов не занимался. Он был дилером по продаже тропических птиц. Но спустя какое-то время он понял, что с фамилией Роскопф в часовой индустрии можно зарабатывать хорошие деньги. В 1900 году он возвращается в Ла-Шо-де-Фон и вместе с часовщиком Léon-Henri Reinbold (Леона-Анри Райнбольд), он основал часовую компанию Louis Roskopf & Cie. Торговые марки его часов были следующие: 'Louis Roskopf S.A.', 'Petit Fils Roskopf' и 'Roskopf Nieto'. Около 1923 года компания объединилась с Reconvilier Watch Co SA. Эта компания продолжала свою деятельность до 70-х годов. Общее количество часов Louis Roskopf может быть оценено в 10 миллионов долларов.
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Is there really more than this?
I know there is more out there. I cannot fully imagine how it looks, tastes or sounds like but I know it is out there. I am tempted to follow this burning urge in me to go and find it but there are a lot of backlashes that I am experiencing. Among them is EXPERIENCE. It is not the green-eyed monster that some people imagined under their bed when they were younger, I must just clarify that I am not among those people, nonetheless, EXPERIENCE is a very scary monster.
It is the one that whispers all these fears that I am trying with everything in me to block. It is the reason for the invisible glass ceiling over my head that I intersect whenever I am climbing the ladder of dreams and future plans.
I know that there is more to me than academics. Mam Khoza (my senior pastor) once asked me a question that left me thinking. She asked but did not expect an answer at that time, but she ignited a thought process that is still continuing in me. “Apart from your academics what are you going to do with your life?”
Perhaps the quotation marks are out of place because those were not her exact words, but they are the words that are on replay in my mind. For as long as I can remember, academics have always taken the highest priority in my life. I needed to be the best. Why? I was not always sure but I always knew that I needed to be the best. My whole life turned to a battlefield, with everything I did always ending up being competitive. You were either with me or competition that I needed to eliminate.
In retrospect, was it the best way I could have went about with my childhood? I am not sure. Anyway, we were discussing the need for more and the monster of experience and not my childhood. Still on the topic though…
Back at school, I guess I was competitive because I truly believed that more had to be out there. I am certain that my surrounding was one factor contributing to that. Daily, I travelled into Queenstown for school from Gqebenya (a village in Lady Frere, Eastern Cape in South Africa), where very little was there to inspire me.
That’s of course not taking into account nature. I must admit that I have always had a thing for the mountains and the sky. When the streets around you are dusty, dry and knocked off like those in my neighbourhood, it helps to find beauty elsewhere. The brewing of summer thunderstorms was always the best cloud-display one could get in the hood. I always secured a front-row seat, from the tiled stoep at the front of the house or by placing an abandoned Castle Lager beer case in the backyard.
Summertime is a little something like this in Gqebenya. The picture is taken from my backyard with Ma’Luja’s house being the white one on the right.
At least then, I would have very few eyes on me, not that people would go out of their way to watch what I was doing. After all, finding people just sitting outside was nothing new. More often than I would have wanted I would see people gathered at Ma’Luja’s house for a round of beers and umqombothi (homemade Xhosa beer). Their gatherings rarely ended peacefully, in contrast, statements drenched with vulgarism would put an end to the loud babbling that filled the whole street. Noise pollution like no other…okay maybe I am being a bit dramatic with the latter statement, but you get the point right?
From pre-school, I remember being introduced to a different world. One that was colourful and full of developments. One where, as a four-year-old, I did not have to fear that one day I was going to drown in the pit latrine and die from suffocation. No, when I was at school, I could flush my waste away and never see or smell it again when I went back to the toilet.
No matter how dreamy that world was, when the clock hit 4 pm I was probably back on my way home and would be forced to quickly face that fear from all the liquids I was drinking on the hour-long journey from town to home. I never really understood why we couldn’t have flushing toilets like the rest of the world (or what seemed to be the rest of the world to my four-year-old mind), but it was such questions that made me want to push for more. Before attending Thistledown Pre-school, I never questioned the way of doing things back home, because my home was the only standard I knew.
As I got older and wiser, not much physically changed around me. People continued doing things as they had always done. The roads and water supply were still a joke. Those with jobs continued with them and a vast majority who were unemployed continued to make umqombothi or attend imicibi (ceremonies/rituals to appease their ancestors) at every opportunity they had. It was not a surprise to see young boys/men my age gathered in a circle and passing a 5-litre enamel container filled with umqombothi around. For a number of years, my father seemed to always find a reason to host these but would put up a fight if I asked him for money related to my growth, but hey that’s a story for another day. We did get a DSTV at some point which accelerated my imagination of the bigger world that lay beyond Gqebenya. It was there that I saw kids with their own rooms, cell phones, cars and swimming pools. They were living the ‘posh life’ that I could only dream of, and dreaming I did do. More often than some would like. If I somewhat found myself getting distracted or too comfortable at school, having to use the toilet at home would always be the reminder I needed.
It was no longer the fear of drowning that haunted me, but the indignity I felt when having to walk to the toilet while some of my neighbours were sitting outside. I could not shake the thought that everyone sees you when you are doing your business and how long it takes you to get it done. Oh, the horror of it all! In reality, I was probably the last thought on people’s minds.
Nonetheless, I would always return from the toilet with the thought that I will change my life with any opportunity I get. So maybe that’s why I wanted to be the best. I felt the need to stand out, so that if anyone was going to be selected to go somewhere, that it would be me without a doubt. Maybe that is why I saw it all as a battlefield because some of my classmates did not walk a day in my shoes. Sure they had their own problems with growing up in townships, but at least they had flushing toilets…many of them.
From the first prize-giving at St Theresa’s Primary School in 2006, until my last one in 2011, I strived for the number one position. With my determination to be the best always being kept in line by the bigger picture embedded within, that a world with more was awaiting.
High School at Maria Louw High was no different. At first, I felt out of place because of the bigger pupil numbers, the taller buildings and the bigger schoolyard but quickly found my feet when I saw Elanor, the head prefect in 2012. She mesmerized me with her black school blazer that displayed badges of achievements on either side. My friends and I joked about how heavy the blazer probably was. Without knowing what the badges were for, I immediately resolved within me that I was going to be like her if not better. Giving God the glory, I did exactly that throughout high school.
This was taken on the prize-giving ceremony in 2013 (my grade 9 year). My mother, Kholisa Kasolo, is the beautiful lady in the picture with me.
It was through my endless involvement in whatever I could do that I saw my potential outside of academics. Without neglecting my school work I also made a mark for myself in leadership and public speaking. Yet none of my achievements would have been possible without the unwavering support of the teachers that stood behind me. The highlight of my high school career was being accepted to study at the Australian National University. The dream to go to nations was always there and that acceptance letter reaffirmed that I was not just some crazy kid with pointless dreams. Although I could not go because of the lack of finances I rejoiced in my victory. In January 2017, I prepared myself to go to Stellenbosch University, with the understanding that it was not my final destination, more awaited me. I still had no clue what the more was.
The level of culture shock I had when I got there, was equivalent to being in a different country. From the architecture, landscape, language and people everything seemed a bit foreign. Don’t get me wrong, it was a good yet intimidating thing. I never openly admitted that to anyone, but rather put on a brave face and ran with the pace that everything was being dished out with. And the first task was getting through welcoming week. Maties O-week is a spectacular, fast-paced and eventful week that one either enjoys or dreads. For the most part, I enjoyed it, but in some quiet moments, I heard the voices inside my head speaking.
If you guessed that experience was one of those voices then you are absolutely correct. That deceptive, vile and loud monster not only recited my shortcomings but constantly painted a picture of the disparity of my background with where I was. It honestly does not take a lot for one to see that the wealth disparity in South Africa unfortunately still exists. “Reality check girl, you don’t belong here. Look at them and look at you. This is their world.”
I continually and consciously fought the wall of separation this villain was building. With much effort, I put out the flames of a “them” that experiencing was busy fueling. This was after all my first time being in a white and Afrikaans dominated environment (in terms of numbers). Sure I did Afrikaans at school but was never exposed to the culture. My school only had Black and Coloured pupils. For the most part, my fight back strategy seemed to work and meeting numerous like-minded people made the journey worth a while.
In no time I learnt to wear my best outfit, my smile, wherever I went in Stellies. Photo credit: C-TheSixth
At the end of the day, we are all just people. I adored the diversity that I encountered like never before. You might think it simple, but being at university allowed me to make Afrikaans, English, Chinese, Indian, Sotho, Tswana, Pedi and Zulu friends on a more frequent base than I was ever exposed to. It was here that I noticed and truly appreciated how unique we all are, but that the uniqueness is not appreciated by all. It was in Stellenbosch that I grasped a part of my identity, that hey I’m a young black, Xhosa female, but it was also here that I found part of my identity to be challenging. “What does it mean to be black in the context of where I am?” “Why am I sometimes treated differently from my white counterparts?” “Does coming from a previously underprivileged environment automatically mean I am incompetent as some people seem to think?” “Is my voice loud enough or does my skin determine the attention I will get?”
Amidst all these questions my resolve to be the best kept me going for the most part. Sure, I did not go to any private or model C school, I did not own a car or expensive clothes, but deep down I knew that those were all just superficial things. I was also not ignorant of the fact that they are not representative of everyone in Stellenbosch and so did not define me. So without fail, academically I continued to pursue the more and bigger picture in my head. I am humbled to say that I performed very well academically to the point of being a Golden Key Honours recipient and being on the Dean’s List for a number of my modules.
So far, I would hope that it is clear how academically orientated my life was, but that’s not all I am about. On the contrary from primary school, I learnt to explore my creative side through writing poetry or stories but rarely performed them publicly. I also enjoyed drama, but because people already had this idea that I was a “serious-smart” child, I mainly kept my creativity to myself, after all, I had an image to uphold. This continued to high school and consequently university. However, I was doing pretty okay and so it did not really matter, until 2019. My year started with a bang, an extraordinary experiencing touring Germany, but that also left a painful marker on my life, which I cannot get into details about at the moment.
This is an image I took in Munich Germany in January 2019. Photo cred: Nalin Singh
The journey of recovery from that incident took a toll on my mentality. For the first time I stopped trying to see everything as good even when it’s not, I forced myself to be honest with myself. As if I did not have enough going on already I encountered parts of my degree that I just did not enjoy and struggled with grasping although it seemed everyone around me was having a jolly time with them. For a change, my identity which was strongly based on being an A-student was tested and I found myself going back to Mam Khoza’s question. “Apart from academics what will you do with your life?” It was also in 2019 that I truly experienced academic racial discrimination in my degree, which was my tipping point, adding to all I was going through.
After this, the battle for my mind became more fierce. My therapist called it a fight to overcome internal oppression. More often than not I wondered whether this was it. “No, there must be more. Your life will not end like this. You are all that and more.” The fighter in me would respond. So I made a frightening yet exciting decision to embark on a journey of searching, which meant cutting a lot of ties. I bid farewell to everything contributing to my struggle.
So have you found it now? Is there really more out there? You might want to ask, but I, unfortunately, cannot give you answers now. The journey still continues and daily I am learning to allow myself to BE more than to DO. The greatest battle is in my mind but I am a victor. So I walk with my head held high.
I’ll keep you posted.
I am Nomvo Faith Kasolo, but you can also call me Vee. Thank you for reading my story…
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Here is my delayed but finalized 2018 EP list!
Princess Nokia- For this EP, Princess Nokia switched to an emo rap style popular on Soundcloud. I thought I wouldn’t like or even understand this EP because I don’t listen to Soundcloud rap, I didn’t really have Fueled by Ramen fever in middle school, and I never liked nu metal (which Princess Nokia says this EP is inspired by but I don’t personally hear it). I listened to the songs ironically until they began to grow on me. Those warbly vocals. The repeated Smash my heart to pieces line. How For the Night sounds like Frere Jacques instrumentally. And now I can proudly say it holds my top spot in my 2018 EP list. I’d like to say something about “in a world where we’re always told to look like we’re unbothered and #winning and other people are always pressed, Princess Nokia tells us it’s okay to feel normal human emotions” but that’s not close. 2018 was the year of Princess Nokia for me, so it’s only natural her new EP would be my favorite. I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be with a wink and a nudge but let’s ask all the other Soundcloud rappers first.
Kilo Kish- While Kilo Kish’s sound is the epitome of chill, her lyrics are bizarrely accurate portraits of millennial anxiety and contemplations. This time, she changes her ambient spoken word poems for outsider electronic music that is neither PC music nor generic tropical house. In one interview, she said that her biggest regret was that she didn’t go as experimental as she could’ve on this project, so here’s to wondering what the multi hyphenate will do for her next project.
Ojerimie- I feel like 2018 is the year that alt r&B became oversaturated. Personally, I think as long as there will be sad and lonely late night texters, there will be an audience for musicians who can’t always sing, use electronic production, and claim to be influenced by Sade. Artists like The Weeknd and Beyonce who used to receive more commercial attention (or at least better first week numbers) were unable to meet previously set high expectations; Drake, who set the tone for alt r&b in 2011, turned out to be a secret father, cementing his status as f***boi supreme with several years of worst behavior including streaming schemes, Spotify takeovers, cultural appropriation, mental health misstatements, age gaps, and celebrating human traffickers, showing us that sensitive isn’t always good. Genre gentrifiers like Disclosure, The 1975, Justin Timberlake, Years and Years, and Ryan Hemsworth left to do other sounds; critical darlings like Blood Orange and The Internet have less hype for their albums this time around, newcomer Jorja Smith was completely clowned upon by Twitter for her vocals, and artists like Zayn, Tinashe, and Indiana all had albums all pushed back and compromised (all on Sony), so hearing a newcomer have late night red wine R&B music is a great pleasure. Highlights include drum and bass 2003, 80’s sophisti pop sounding Heat, and camming theme song 4U. Do yourself a favor and check out her great back catalogue as well.
Ravyn Lenae- I listened to Ravyn’s EP back in February, but what made me really remember her now was her performance on the now cancelled Rundown with Robin Thede on BET. Not only was it a good place for politics, but also a good venue for smaller artists. SNL is only decent for white hipster bands so it’s nice for black artists who aren’t that huge yet to have places to perform on television. Ravyn is from the Chicago scene and has put out 2 projects before this. EP highlights include the chill Night Song, the uplifting Sticky, and her stellar collaborations with Steve Lacy. With catchy hooks, sweet vocals, and a short track list that leaves you craving for more, Ravyn Lenae is the real Sweetener of 2018.
Hatchie- I once read that shoegaze and noise pop are popular because the whirring and noises from the guitars make it sound like people are talking, which makes people feel less lonely. I can’t say whether or not that’s true as a fact, but I can admit that Hatchie does make me feel happy. The shoegazer from the South has toured with Kylie Minogue and worked with Robin Guthrie already. Her songs have a joyful warmth to them and remind me of 90’s artists like The Cranberries, Drop Nineteens, and Madder Rose. Don’t incubate- hatch today.
Disclosure- I once read about the 2nd album UK artist curse, where an artist who had a specific UK niche tries to go too general for their sophomore album and end up losing everyone, with Katy B and Duffy being some examples of it. I still loved Caracal by Disclosure, but other people thought it was just a straightforward pop album rather than a forward thinking electronic album. Then another bad EP in 2016 made me lose interest in them until their new EP this year. It’s more sample heavy and very retro inspired but I think anyone would like it, but in a good way and not like Maroon 5.
Kitten- 2 years after their most recent EP, Kitten is back with their first fan funded project. Truth be told, I don’t really see why their had to be an independent label, because it stays in the same 80’s goth synthpop atmosphere as their previous songs. That doesn’t mean it’s derivative, but I’d like to know what happened at the label. Tracks include the Halloweenish Pink Champagne, the Robert Smith sounding I Did It!, and the vulnerable Abigail.
Kaytranada- More straightforward R&B/synth than his albums and remixes but good stuff to chill to.
Childlike Sound- I’ll be honest and say that I don’t know too much about them. I always saw @emoblackthot promote them on Twitter which encouraged me to try them out. Although they’re self produced, they go above and far beyond most bedroom pop acts. Some of their songs sound nu disco while others would fit right in on Solange’s True. Remember, why act grown when you can be Childlike?
St Beauty- A duo of singer songwriters on Janelle Monae’s label, St Beauty released a promising debut EP this year. Maybe this is because I had no expectations, but I preferred this to Dirty Computer because they were more concise and didn’t try too hard with the concept. I enjoyed Stone Mountain, a niece to Cranes in the Sky by Solange. Tides is a nice pseudo trip hop song (well, at least it sounds more trip hop than whatever the hell Morcheeba and Hooverphonic have been putting out for a decade), and Colors is a nice summery dancehall song.
Channel Tres- He joins Princess Nokia’s Versace Hottie as the only non Azealia Banks or Drag Race contestant hip house song that came out after the year 2000 and is actually good. Minimal camp value though, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Shygirl- Bombastic club music perfect for a night out or the last night on earth. A cross between Jlin and Charli XCX, has enough bite in it to keep you going the whole night. Bring your steel toe boots.
Yuno- How someone this catchy flew past me is a complete mystery, but I’m glad I know about him now. If you liked when Tame Impala remixed Miguel, you would enjoy this. It’s perfect enough to soundtrack your summer to, or at least a soundtrack for cruise line commercials and martinis in a can. Some slight unconventional moments like pitched vocals.
The Marias- Lofi, chill, jazzy, summer, outdoorsy music. I’m still waiting for an a ha moment song but for now, I’m enjoying the nice psychedelic vibes that they give me.
Alina Baraz- I was almost finished with this list, but I thought 14 was an ugly number and some Russian collusion lead me to putting Alina Baraz on my EP list! I didn’t listen to this too much yet, but I can always appreciate minimal electronic music with pleasant vocals and decent features, especially now that Sabrina Fraudio has been exposed.
#best of 2018#princess nokia#kilo kish#ojerime#ravyn lenae#hatchie#disclosure#kitten#kaytranada#childlike sound#st beauty#channel tres#shygirl#yuno#the marias#alina baraz
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"Mo Soul" Player Playlist 15 October
1. L.E.D. - Triste Alegre 2. Jack McDuff - The Vibrator 3. Shirley Horn - Big city 4. Freda Payne - Mother Misery's Favourite Child 5. Analog Players Society - Just A Day 6. Mark Farina & Sean Hayes - Dream Machine 7. The Paolo Achenza Trio - Fez Bossa 8. Down To The Bone - Greedy Fingers 9. The Soul Motivators - Live A Lil 10. Rosalia De Souza - Maria Moita 11. Les Freres Smith - La Marche Des Smith 12. Urban Dance Squad - Routine 13. Chris Joss - Tune Down 14. Mister T. - Funk Around The Sun 15. Les Gammas - All Of Me
If you really want to enjoy music and help musicians and bands, buy their lp’s or cd’s and don’t download mp3 formats. There is nothing like good quality sound!!!
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And My Favorite Children's Songs Are ... | Kids Songs Compilation
And My Favorite Children's Songs Are ... | Kids Songs Compilation And My Favorite Children's Songs Are ... | Kids Songs Compilation A list of Kids Songs Compilation including: Ich Bin Dein Gummibär, Eu Sou O Ursinho Gummy, I Am A Gummy Bear, Je Suis Ton Gummy Bear, Yo Soy Tu Gominola, Ilona - Un Monde Parfait, Pigloo - Papa Pinguin Deutsch, Galinha Pintadinha - Meu Pintinho Amarelinho, Gummibär - I'm A Wellerman, Schnuffel - Häschenparty, Xuxa - Cinco Patinhos, Gummibär - In The Summertime, Ilona - Dans Ma Fusée, Galinha Pintadinha - Dona Aranha, Rolf Zuckowski - Wie Schön, Dass Du Geboren Bist, Padre Abraham - La Canción De Los Pitufos, Rolf Zuckowski - In der Weihnachtsbäckerei, Ilona - Noël Que Du Bonheur, Schnuffel - Piep Piep, Galinha Pintadinha - A Baratinha, Gummibär - Fummel Fummel, Gummibär - Go For The Goal, Gummibär - A Jugar!, Learn Japanese Numbers 1 To 20, Bebé Lilly - No País De Ali Babá and many more!!! Subscribe to our channel to see more of our content! Please visit: https://www.facebook.com/hits1000top/ https://twitter.com/Hits10001 Related Searches: family,Best Kids Songs,kids song collection,kids songs,animal songs for kids,Animal Songs,Kids song,goodbye song,Top Kids Songs,education,kids song compiliation,Super Simple Songs,top kids songs,miga19,childrens songs,children songs,cartoons for kids,kindergarten songs,cartoons for children,songs for kids,videos for children Do you have any questions or other stuff you want to know? Feel free to let us know below! Also, if this video is helpful to you, don't hesitate to leave a like, and hit that subscribe button for more high-quality content! 01 Ich Bin Dein Gummibär 02 Eu Sou O Ursinho Gummy 03 I Am A Gummy Bear 04 Je Suis Ton Gummy Bear 05 Yo Soy Tu Gominola 06 Ilona - Un Monde Parfait 07 Pigloo - Papa Pinguin Deutsch 08 Galinha Pintadinha - Meu Pintinho Amarelinho 09 Gummibär - I'm A Wellerman 10 Schnuffel - Häschenparty 11 Xuxa - Cinco Patinhos 12 Gummibär - In The Summertime 13 Ilona - Dans Ma Fusée 14 Galinha Pintadinha - Dona Aranha 15 Rolf Zuckowski - Wie Schön, Dass Du Geboren Bist 16 Padre Abraham - La Canción De Los Pitufos 17 Rolf Zuckowski - In der Weihnachtsbäckerei 18 Ilona - Noël Que Du Bonheur 19 Schnuffel - Piep Piep 20 Galinha Pintadinha - A Baratinha 21 Gummibär - Fummel Fummel 22 Gummibär - Go For The Goal 23 Gummibär - A Jugar! 24 Learn Japanese Numbers 1 To 20 25 Bebé Lilly - No País De Ali Babá 26 Los Pitufos - En Forma 27 Galinha Pintadinha - O Sapo Não Lava O Pé 28 Gummibär - La La Lieb 29 Ilona - Allo Allo 30 Schnuffelienchen - Küss mich, halt mich, lieb mich 31 Galinha Pintadinha - Sapo Cururu 32 Schnuffel - A Festa Dos Coelhinhos 33 Gummibär - I'm A Scatman 34 Galinha Pintadinha - A Loja Do Mestre André 35 Galinha Pintadinha - Meu Lanchinho 36 Frere Jacques Dormez Vous 37 Kinderlieder deutsch - Funkel, funkel, kleiner Stern 38 Schlaflieder Zum Mitsingen - Guten Abend Gute Nacht 39 Avô Cantigas - Fantasminha Brincalhao 40 Pulguinha Na Cueca Do Vovô 41 Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O (French) 42 Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O (German) 43 Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O (English) 44 Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O (Portuguese) 45 Tino Baz • Buscando Unha Estrela 46 Kinderlieder zum Tanzen - Brüderchen komm tanz mit mir 47 Gummibär - I'm Blue 48 J.J. Lionel - La Danse Des Canards 49 Maria Jesús Y Su Acordeón - El Baile De Los Pajaritos 50 Fred Sonnenschein Und Seine Freunde – Ja, Wenn Wir Alle Englein Wären 51 Los Pitufos - Baños de Luna 52 Galinha Pintadinha - Borboletinha 53 Gummibär - Schnulla 54 Los Pitufos - La flauta mágica 55 Los Pitufos - Pinocho 56 Alvin And The Chipmunks - Bad Romance 57 O Tannenbaum - Weihnachtslieder 58 Galinha Pintadinha - Atirei o pau no gato 59 Schnuffel - Snuggle Song 60 Schnuffel - Kuschel 61 Schnuffel - Mi Peluchito 62 Schiffie & Co - Papagaaientwist 63 Bébé Lilly - La Jungle Des Animaux 64 Alif Ba Ta 65 Aleph Bet Song 66 Galinha Pintadinha - Mariana 67 René la Taupe - Mignon Mignon 68 Schlagerkids - Regenbogenfarben 69 Pula Pipoquinha - Bob Zoom 70 Partylieder zum Mitsingen - So ein schöner Tag (Das Fliegerlied) 71 Galinha Pintadinha - Alecrim Dourado 72 Gummibär - Banga Man 73 Bébé Lilly - Les Bétises 74 Gummibär - Cotton Eye Joe 75 Galinha Pintadinha - Formiguinha 76 Gummibär - Seif Dich Ein Blas Doch Mit 77 Los Pitufos - Pitu Pitufemos 78 Otobüsün Tekerleği 79 Gummibär - Jerusalema 80 Ponte... nas Ondas! Related Hashtags: #bestkidssongs #greatestsongsforkids #childrensongs #familysongs #animalsongsforchidren #kidssongs #cartoonsforkids #videosforchildren #kindergartensongs #topkidssongs DISCLAIMER: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage which is incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of reading any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide at your own risk. Do your own research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHgpJrnt5pc
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GEMSTONE CUTTING FOR BEGINNERS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
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So many of us were enthralled by the magical transformation of a rough gemstone into a sparkling, beautifully finished cut jewel that I just had to find out how it was done.
In Rio, I spent some time with a gem cutter or lapidary who has 30 years of experience working for H. Stern and Amsterdam Sauer. Currently, he cuts coloured gemstones for Brazilian independent jewellery designers such as Maria Frering Joias. I watched him cut amethyst and topaz for her upcoming collection.
You can watch a short video on GEMOLOGUE jewellery Instagram about gemstone cutting for beginners.
A gem is cut from a rough that often looks like a pretty pebble before it is cut and polished into a brilliant jewel. Creating a dazzling jewel from a freshly mined gem requires great skill, precision, and mastery, which is why the best lapidaries are highly regarded. Let's see how it's done.
A gem cutter approaches a gemstone differently depending on its value and size. Gems of lesser value are often cut to standard sizes and kept uniformly shaped. With finer gemstones, however, the stone can be cut to reflect its natural shape and beauty. The more intact a gemstone is, the greater its weight and therefore its value.
EXAMINING
A skilled lapidary will examine a rough gemstone first to determine its shape, symmetry and balance. Orienting a gemstone is a very important step. Each cut is important not only for the beauty and brilliance of the finished piece but also for its overall value.
SLICING
Afterward, the gem cutter will clean up the stone by grinding down any rough spots and slicing any blemishes.
PRE-FORMING
The gem cutter will then pre-shape the gem using a grinding machine to determine the shape of the cut. Grinding with water speeds up the process, allowing for a finer cut. The first step in shaping the gemstone is to cut it. You can see how this is done in the gemstone cutting video.
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FACETING
The lapidary cuts symmetrically aligned faces into the gemstone so that it sparkles and dazzles.
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The rough is held in place with a blob of wax at the end of a metal rod called a dop.
Faceting is an art form, an ancient craft yet incredibly difficult to master, even now with the use of machines. Each facet is cut individually and with precise skill and measurement on the crown and pavilion of the gem, using a handheld faceting tool. The lapidary is able to determine the height, angle and index triangle of each facet with this tool. This method gives the gemstone depth from many angles and solidifies the shape of the stone.
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POLISHING
The final stage is polishing each facet with a finer faceting lap to produce sparkle and brilliance. A well-cut gem will reflect the light beautifully for an even, overall glimmer and glitter effect. Each facet when polished to perfection will exhibit a uniform smoothness, free from marks and scratches.
All that is left to do now is to wash away the grit and residue and this beautiful new gem is ready for its big reveal.
This process is the same for diamonds and coloured gemstone jewellery and doesn’t always start with a rough. Often a lapidary will be asked to re-cut a gemstone to re-style and re-fashion it. Another amazing skill in the trade of gem cutting.
I am extremely happy to announce that my new jewelry book – GEMOLOGUE: Street Jewellery Styles & Styling Tips – is now on Amazon. I’m so excited. It’s the first book of its kind solely dedicated to jewellery.
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Jewellery blogger, writer Liza Urla, the founder of GEMOLOGUE, is a London-based and NYC-educated gemologist, who has travelled to and lived in many countries. She is now one of the most influential digital jewellery tastemakers. Her jewellery influence has been acknowledged by Financial Times, The New York Times, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
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AZB @ SIKINOS VOL.3 — Join us this year as we return to Sikinos island for the third time (check 2018 & 2019 past events). During the weekend of the 17th and the 18th of July 2021 (from 19:00 to 22:00), AZB will present at the yard of the old school of Kastro village all the zines that were added to the library since summer of 2019. Also, on Saturday the 17th of July we will hold an open zine workshop (at 19:00) on how to make an one-page zine.
Free entrance. — The event is sponsored by the Municipality of Sikinos and is supported by the SNFPHI (The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative at Columbia University). — List of zines (in alphabetical order) participating at the exhibition "AZB @ Sikinos VOL.3":
• _Brut — Álvaro Fernández • 15. August 2020. A day in the life — Various • 1998-2018: 20 years making zines!/20 anos zinando! — Julie Albuquerque • Abnormal — George Tourlas • Abrasion — Kati Akraio • Airlines on paper — Tefra90 • An illustrated guide to insta-emotions — Kati Akraio • Anartchy — Jens Besser & Shlomo Faber • Another day in the office — Sophia Tolika • Armarolla, issues #1-4 — Stelios Hadjithomas • Around Labor, Art, and the Auratic Condition (This is Not a Love Song) — Various • ArtSexDrugsRevolution.gr — Θείο Τραγί • Atomphysik — Philip Joa • Autobioskat — Georgios Plastok • Berliner Mortis Zine — Livor Mortis Zine & Berliner Mauern • Bernd — Daria Rubisch • Blurry territory, notes for a topography of curiosity — Georgios Plastok & Alfred Fabricius • body / struck, issue 1 — Ifigeneia Ilia-Georgiadou & Angelos Kalogerias • Boys! Männer! — Michalis Pichler • Camila — Julie Albuquerque • Carousel #4 — Various • CcBnC issue[1]: prall — Prall • Cheesyphus — Dennis Muñoz Espadiña • Choose your fighter — Jovana Ćubović & Nataša Mihailović • Claustrophobic Tendencies — Never Brush My Teeth • Cockroach Milk — Never Brush My Teeth • Confused Jack — Inés Ballesteros • Crucial Zine, 2019/20 Winter Holiday Special — Various • Crucial Zine, issues #8-11 — Various • Crucial Zine,The CB1 years/MMVIII-MMXI — Various • Dadatek: a manifesto against techno — filtig • DCIM — Κυκλοθυμία & το σφάλμα • Deadiario — Julie Albuquerque • Desired landscapes, issue #3 — Various • Divine Furies Trilogy: The Oracle, The Rescue & The Wedding Night — Nikos Kachrimanis • Do polaroids dream of instant cameras? — Nikos K. Kantarakias • Doors of Athens — Death Vallée & Tarta Ross • Doors of Kypseli — Eleanor Lines • Dotter — Aimilia Balaska • Enterprise Projects Journal, issues #1-4 — Kostas Stasinopoulos, Evita Tsokanta, Myrto Katsimicha, Panos Giannikopoulos • Faces n' Chases, vol.01 — RTMONE & Nadia Stasinou • Finding New Problems — Andromache Kokkinou • Footnotes, issue C — Various • For the love of God — Sinde Butler • Garm zine — Ιωάννης Καρμανιώλος • Giant-size Holy Shit Comix! — Tasmar • Goodbye Horses — Mass Control Superviolence • Graffiti from an American Refugee — Pockets • Greatest hits — Michalis Pichler • GRIP — Aidan Frere-Smith • Gutzine — Various • Hallow Zine — AUB Zine Society (various) • Haras 2nd class — Sarah Maria Schmidt/Haras (Ananas) • Have some change — Mass Control Superviolence • Help — Andromache Kokkinou • Herbal healing: Making Fire Cider — J Henry Hansen • Hibernation — Fred Afraid • Holy shit comix!, issue #3 — Tasmar • Home Is Where The Heart Is — Aidan Frere-Smith • Hotfoot Terrors — Never Brush My Teeth • How to exist at the beach as a non-conforming body — Asparagus Plumosa • How to make your own one-page zine / Πως να φτιάξεις το δικό σου μονοσέλιδο ζιν — The Athens Zine Bibliotheque • I wonder if they could hear me jerking off and other closet fag tips — Unknown • Imaginary Memories, coloring book — RTMONE • Indie music: From fans to professionals — Athanasia Daskalopoulou, Alexandros Skandalis, Maria Dianellou, Fay Daskalopoulou • İşkembe çorbası - Χαϊκού για γερό στομάχι — Χάρης Αλεξίου • Kavourakia Ta — Queer Ink • Kiefer on dirtbike — Tefra90 • Let's talk about feelings — Unknown • Lethargic Punch — Never Brush My Teeth • Light your future bright, 2nd edition — Barba Dee • Livor Mortis Zine #1 Hype in the Hypogeum — SBF Ruttley • Livor Mortis Zine #13 Mo Honey Mo Problems — SBF Ruttley • Livor Mortis Zine #2 Party Hits Vol.2 — SBF Ruttley • Livor Mortis Zine #6(66) The Number of the Beast — SBF Ruttley • Lord — DED2: APESK, ΗΓΗ • Lost in the city — Inés Ballesteros • Lung-Independent music fanzine, issue #6 — Various • Manual — Leifur Ýmir Eyjólfsson • Map of Santorini, Greece — Lila Ruby King & One Quarter Greek • Mercury Retrograde — Asparagus Plumosa • Moan, issue one — Various • Modern savior — Marianna Papageorgiou • Monsanto Company Earnings Call Transcript — Michalis Pichler • Moth. — Asparagus Plumosa • My first bike touring adventure — J Henry Hansen • My pen won't break, but borders will. — Parwana Amiri • Neo Mythological — The Krah • Neptune Square Neptune or my midlife crisis — J Henry Hansen • Networking with an attitude! — Julia Evans • NEW YORK POST flag profile — Michalis Pichler • Newspaper from the American West — Antonis Theodoridis • Not Dead Yet, vol.1 — Various • Nothingness — Manuel Hernández Ruiz • Official Portrait — Lewis Bush • Parental Leave — Anne-Laure Franchette • Peach + Eggplant — AUB Zine Society (various) • Perzine Prompts, Power to your voice — Andromache Kokkinou • Peza vs. Noir (NAC 1st Year Zine) — Neo-Apollonia Crew • Poor Appetite — Folded City • Pour Une Nouvelle Nouvelle Sculpture Grecque — Stamatis Schizakis • Pro-typos, fiction newspaper, Design Walk 2012 — pi6 • Psychedelic Art — AUB Zine Society (various) • Quasar — Ctin • Queer Ink DIY zine — Queer Ink • Queer βίωμα τραύμα και μνήμη — Mochi & Smar • Quotidien — Georgios Plastok • Room around a page — Chloë van Diepen • Self important — Kati Akraio • Soft cake — Sarah Maria Schmidt/Haras (Ananas) • Solo : A broad, issues: #2 & #3 — J Henry Hansen • Solo Diver — Solo Diver • Some call them balkans, 6 acts/books — The Ground Tour Project • Some fallen umbrellas and something else — Michalis Pichler • Sonic Urbanism — &beyond • Street Crawler, issues #1-2 — Aidan Frere-Smith • Summer Time!!! … And how to survive it! — Asparagus Plumosa • Sunny Days, the A-dash issue — A-dash (various) • Swimming outside the stream (vol.I-IV) — Karan Reshad • Talk to me — Born, Think & Yiakou • The adventures of Betty X — Krista Raisa • The Architect is absent — kyklàda.press • The Athens Zine Bibliotheque People — Nadia Stasinou • The bugbook! — Stefania Patrikiou • The cemetery is a forest — Olga Vereli & Katerina Markoulaki • The dreams of Charlotte — Charlotte & Inés Ballesteros • The Feminine Sublime — Rakel McMahon, Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir & Eva Isleifs • The Gum Issue Magazine, issues #1-3 — Various • The international pop no.1, La Sabotage — Dominik Leitner • The Krah illustra zine (1997-2020) — The Krah • The Krah sketchbook, issue #1 — The Krah • The lioness only swims when she has to — Margarita Athanasiou • The Olive tree and the old woman — Parwana Amiri • The search for what doesn't exist begins — Leifur Ýmir Eyjólfsson • The space in between — Chloë van Diepen • The Ultimate Book Coat, User's Guide—Dah Yee Noh • The urban encounters zine — Various • The Urge — Tairis Dimitris • The worst street journal, issue #4 — Dimitris Mitropoulos • Things we don’t talk about — J Henry Hansen • This is my b. world — b. • Tinted window, issue #1: Hervé Guibert — Various • To make radical poetry from home: zine & catalogue — Various • Tomorrow Land — Jana Jarosova • Torso: The Athens Zine Bibliotheque issue — Andrew Nicholas • Torso: IZM July 2019 issue — Andrew Nicholas • Torso: Wild (16 issues) — Andrew Nicholas • TRAINS (FTBTP) — Livor Mortis Zine • Tunnel Up/Tunnel Down, a zine about virtual private networks — Mara Karagianni • Unlimited Card Zine — Noam Assayag & Nick Splendorr • Until the darkness was gone… — J Henry Hansen • Untitled — Stefania Patrikiou • Untitled — Kunstlerexemplar • Untitled — Michael Oskar Wlaschitz • Untitled, vol.1 — Aidan Frere-Smith • Untouchable!! Unreachable!! — Cara Farman & Cameron Lynch • Versifier — William Lee a.k.a. Shannon Flegel • Vielleicht Schwammerl — Kati Akraio • Von Eisen Und Wind — Klára Zahrádková • We are Stefan Werc — Tiny Hand Collective • What I wore yesterday — Asparagus Plumosa • Why do bunnies need to go to therapy? — Queer Ink • Writing new titles for an unfinished novel — Esther Kempf • You stay at home all day and daydream about shoulder dislocations — Never Brush My Teeth • You were born naked and the rest is drag — Amor de Primas • Zine 02 — Various • Zine of zines: "Pause" — Emily Randall • Zine-Ception! A zine about zines — Asparagus Plumosa • 7 αγαπημένα μέρη στη Σίκινο — These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things • 7 θρεπτικές ουσίες που πρέπει να προσέξεις σε περίπτωση αιφνίδιας χορτοφαγίας — Margarita Athanasiou • 90 ίχνη — Αλέκος Κοάν & Φώντας • Άτιτλο — Liz Papadaki • Εδραιωτικό τετράδιο φιλίας ε#1 — Maria Paneta • Εμβοές, Πεταλούδες της λήθης — Νικόλας Μαλεβίτσης • ένα προς δύο (1:2) — Nikos Staikoglou • Εξομολογήσεις — Various • Η πρώτη τελευταία και παντοτινή Μπιενάλε του Ψηλορείτη, Παναγιώτης Λουκάς & Μαλβίνα Παναγιωτίδη — Stamatis Schizakis • Η πρώτη τελευταία και παντοτινή Μπιενάλε του Ψηλορείτη, Ρένα Παπασπύρου — Stamatis Schizakis • Η πρώτη τελευταία και παντοτινή Μπιενάλε του Ψηλορείτη, Φοίβη Γιαννίση — Stamatis Schizakis • Θα βγαίνω θα πίνω — Asparagus Plumosa • Θέρως — μ² • Καλοκαίρι από απόσταση — Νίκος Καπετάνιος • Λένα Λεπιδόπτερα — Eloish Leigh • Λίπος Άλμπατρος #6 — Joanne Alexopoulou • Μια εποχή στον χαρτοπόλεμο — Αντώνιος Βάθης • Νεωτερισμοί — Χάρης Αλεξίου • Ντελίριο — Μαρία Κωνσταντοπούλου • Οι παγωμάρες μέρες του Πηλίου — Αναστασία Δαφερέρα • Πευκόραμα — Christina Karavida & Louis Bitsikokos • Ποιήματα για Πόκεμον — #TextMe_Lab • Πολι��ικά χοντρέλες — Σοφία Αποστολίδου, Hodan Warsame, Φωτεινή Κάκκαρη & Βασιλική Λαζαρίδου • Πώς να φτιάξεις χαρτί στο σπιτάκι σου και να τυπώσεις διάφορα πράγματα ανάλογα με την όρεξή σου και το budget σου, εγχειρίδιο part 1 — Νέλλη & Χριστίνα • Σαντορίνη: μια σύντομη εισαγωγή — Θάνος Ν. Στασινόπουλος • Σαράντα δύο — Silent • Σεμπρία, τεύχη #1-3 — Κύριος Φλανέριος • Σου 'χω πει ποτέ — Tango with lions • Τα θερινά — Χάρης Αλεξίου • Τι τρώνε οι κότες; — Νικόλας Φαράκλας • Τρυφερά υφαίστεια ως το μεδούδι χωρίς επιστροφή — Αντώνιος Βάθης • Φούιτ, τεύχη ΙΙΙ, ΙV & V — Various • Χαίρομαι που είσαι φίλη μου — Asparagus Plumosa • Χαμένο σαν σταφίδα σε μωσαϊκό — Never Brush My Teeth • Ψηφίδες / Pixels (12 books) — miss dialectic • Ψωμί — Paky Vlassopoulou
List of zines that we forgot in Athens (will be presented in 2022 at "AZB @ Sikinos VOL.4"): • 38°32’S 143°58’E — Mirella & Arur Kokk • Berlin Love Me — Αντώνιος Βάθης • Do I have self esteem? — Alex Schauwecker • freedom machine — Mirella & Arur Kokk • Kerozine, issue #1 — The Shop Lifters Collective • Tabloid, issue #1 — Various • διαχωρισμός — Mirella & Arur Kokk • Η πρώτη μου βαβέλ — Tasmar
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