Seeing Morris Dancing & Polar Bears for the very first time

BBC2 doc 'Tribes react to ...'

We wear culture

Google creates a digital archive of world fashion which features 30.000 images, covering 3.000 years of fashion history.

Start clicking and browsing fashion lovers.

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West African Carneval

Phyllis Galembo studied for 20 years the culture of masquerade in West Africa. Looks much better than the carneval 'ritual' here in the Netherlands.

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Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

US journalist Esther Honig send a portrait to Photoshoppers in different countries with the question: Make me beautiful. See the results.

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Original:

Chile:

Bangladesh:

India:

USA:

USA:

Philippines:

Indonesia:

Morocco:

Kenya:

UK:

Argentina:

Greece:

Germany:

Don't Try This At Home

Photo's of China's foot binding tradition by Jo Farrell. Kids ... don't try this at home.

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Eric Yahnker Makes Fun Of American Culture

This made me smile. Artist Eric Yahnker making fun of American culture ... with color pencils.

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Garbage Is A Time Capsule

Garbage doesn't lie. You get a lot of information studying garbage cans, garbage piles ... middens.

The Beachcombers Of Texel

Flotsam & Jetsam is a documentary based around the beachcombers of Texel, one of the largest Frisian islands north of Holland.

Due to Texel's geographical position, tidal system and strong winds, an estimated two tons of Flotsam & Jetsam washes up on its beach each day.

The film follows the lives of the beachcombers (or Jutters as they are known), exploring their relationships and history as extraordinary people in extraordinary situations.

Flotsam & Jetsam HD from Flotsam and Jetsam on Vimeo.

Too Young To Wed

This makes me sad.

Every year, throughout the world, millions of young girls are forced into marriage. Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language, religion and caste.

Over an eight-year period, photographer Stephanie Sinclair has investigated the phenomenon of child marriage in India, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal and Ethiopia. Her multimedia presentation, produced in association with National Geographic, synthesizes this body of work into a call to action.

Stephanie Sinclair's images are featured in a story on child marriage in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine.

David Logan 'Tribal Leadership'

A friend has send me this, telling me I'm a tribal leader. Too much honour (thank you Claire) but this TED talk is very interesting.

Ben Huh, CEO - Founder Of The Cheezburger Network At The Web 2.0 Summit

"The overall theme of his talk, titled 'Internet Culture: What Does It Mean?!?!', centered on the growing power and influence of culture propagated on the web."



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Dutch Culture - Take Me Out - Tony Sterretje (Oh Oh Cherso)

Hoe is het mogelijk dat zo'n belachelijk domme gast uit zo'n belachelijk dom programma uitgezonden op een commerciele zender die totaal geen verantwoordelijkheid neemt en alleen aan kaskrakers denkt ... dat vrouwen die jongen leuk vinden? 'Bekende Nederlander', 'camerageil'?

Ik ben nu heel erg treurig. En mijn 12 jarige dochter ook ... gelukkig er is nog hoop.

Generation M(2)

Chris Jordan (photographer)

at TED, talking about western culture.