Consider the origin of the inch. In history, throughout the world, the inch has always referred to a standard of length, even if that standard was different from city to city. The English word inch derives from a Latin word known as uncia, which means one twelfth part, in particular a twelfth of a foot. [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Origin of the Inch: From Rulers to Measuring Tapes
August 27, 2010The Virtual Age and Moving
August 23, 2010It’s said that contemporary culture has entered into a new era. When the internet started to jump past its first, clumsy incarnation, the age of information had arrived. The end of the 19th and beginning of the 20 century was considered to be the machine age , and there are more than a few parallels [...]
Vampire Reggaeton in Phoenix
August 19, 2010A city that’s the fifth largest in the country should have its fair share of interesting cultures, and in Phoenix, it’s sometimes hard to find the spots. It’s not because there’s any kind of lack, but because the layout of the city makes it so difficult for people to meet each other. This results in [...]
Salsa in Miami
August 14, 2010The history of music is always a complex thing, being a reflection of the histories of the people creating the music. If it were possible to create sound outside of culture, then there may be a possibility for a pure music that’s easy to identify, but the circumstances have never allowed for this possibility. Instead, [...]
Sydney’s Record Breaking Biennale
August 10, 2010The 17th Biennale of Sydney , which takes place from May 12th to August 1, 2010 closed with a record visitation from over half a million people. With more than 517,000 visiting the Biennale venues, an estimated 408,000 additional visitors enjoyed the Biennale’s outdoor works located in the Royal Botanic Gardens and an uncountable amount [...]