“How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it?” — Nina Simone Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina on 21 February 1933, Nina’s talent as a...
Vogue magazine was founded by Arthur Baldwin Turnure for New York’s elite, covering news of the social scene and covered fashion, beauty and culture more than 128 years ago. It was originally a weekly newspaper before becoming a monthly magazine years...
Throughout Muhammad Ali’s 21-year career, he won 56 of his 61 fights, travelled across 12 countries and 4 continents and won 3 heavyweight titles. There has never been, and likely never will be, an athlete like Muhammad Ali. He was a truly great boxer but he was also...
Iris Apfel turned 100 on the 29th of August 2021 is proof that you’re only as old as you feel. Recognisable by her XXL round glasses, her coloured necklaces and colourful wardrobe, she is considered one of the leading figures in fashion and decoration in the United...
Venice has also been known as “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Water”, “City of Masks” and “the Floating City”. The capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. This city of canals...
After Brazil lost the 1950 World Cup final to Uruguay, a 9 or 10-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento, now better known as Pelé, made a promise to his devastated father. “I remember jokingly saying to him: ‘Don’t cry, dad — I’ll win the World Cup for you,” Pelé...
Birds on a Wire
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