The Poet Who Died For Your Phone

by | Jun 6, 2015 | Culture Music Art

from TIME The Poet Who Died For Your Phone By Emily Rauhala / Shenzhen and Jieyang Hundreds of thousands of people travel from China’s countryside to its cities to work in factories, building devices for international consumers and trying to assemble better lives for...

Favela Funk

by | Jun 5, 2015 | Culture Music Art

from National Geographic A Photographer Infiltrates the Rio Funk Scene by Edward Benfield Funk carioca, also called baile funk, is a musical style that’s been around for more than 25 years, but in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a new culture of funkeiros has emerged....

How Beer Caused Global Climate Change

by | Jun 4, 2015 | Culture Music Art

from NAUTILUS Beer Domesticated Man Early man chose pints over pastry. Wouldn’t you? By Gloria Dawson /  Illustration by Daniel Fishel The domestication of wild grains has played a major role in human evolution, facilitating the transition from a hunter-gatherer...