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The British Caribbean today is defined in the global imagination by Afro-West Indian culture. Reggae, calypso, Rastafarianism, carnival, and the distinctive Creole dialects have become central to how outsiders view the region and how the region views itself. (more…)
Lived with for millennia, first climbed in 1865: the Matterhorn
Lived with for millennia, first climbed in 1865: the Matterhorn
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“I was using the mountain to measure myself. The mountain is the means, the man is the end.” — Walter Bonatti (1930-2011)
People who climb mountains are like people who ride motorbikes or take illegal drugs. They tend to have a lot of friends who die young — or they die young themselves. (more…)
Lorenzo Delleani, Columbus in Chains
Lorenzo Delleani, Columbus in Chains
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In 1492, Columbus sailed west from Spain to find a passage to Asia to bring back spices. On October 12, 1492, Columbus spotted land, which we know now was certainly one of the islands of the Bahamas. He went on to discover Cuba and Hispaniola. (more…)