Showing posts with label CNN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CNN. Show all posts
CNN Roots: Erin Burnett in Scotland, Antony Bourdain in Paraguay
Erin Burnett traces her roots to remote Scottish island.
Antony Bourdain seeks information in Paraguay about his great-great-great grandfather, who emigrated from France in the 1850s.
References:
12 CNN anchors - 12 genealogy journals - Roots: Our Journey Home http://buff.ly/10jA8UG
Turkish food: 'More than just a meal, It's who we are' – 11-min CNN video
Turkish food: 'More than just a meal, It's who we are' – CNN http://bit.ly/17M8W07 -- Chef Arda Turkmen discovers the city's street food in Istanbul.
Morgan Spurlock - CNN interview
The 'Mansome' director talks rejection from USC, being broke, and losing love.
CNN
http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/showbiz/2012/05/16/orig-red-chair-morgan-spurlock.cnn.html
CNN
http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/showbiz/2012/05/16/orig-red-chair-morgan-spurlock.cnn.html
One of history’s most accomplished underachievers? Leonardo da Vinci
From the Economist:
Scientist, engineer, musician and great artist, Leonardo da Vinci is the archetypal Renaissance man. This undisputed genius, who lived to be 67, was also one of history’s most accomplished underachievers. He started many projects he did not finish; he accepted commissions he never began; his many planned treatises remained just notes. Only 18 of his paintings survive.
The artist was born near Florence in 1452 and went to Milan at the age of 30.
Intitally a painter, towards end of life he became a scientist. His works show a questing, never satisfied mind.
References:
Deciphering the da Vinci code. Economist.
Leonardo da Vinci: The man, the myth, the mystery. CNN.
Scientist, engineer, musician and great artist, Leonardo da Vinci is the archetypal Renaissance man. This undisputed genius, who lived to be 67, was also one of history’s most accomplished underachievers. He started many projects he did not finish; he accepted commissions he never began; his many planned treatises remained just notes. Only 18 of his paintings survive.
The artist was born near Florence in 1452 and went to Milan at the age of 30.
Intitally a painter, towards end of life he became a scientist. His works show a questing, never satisfied mind.
References:
Deciphering the da Vinci code. Economist.
Leonardo da Vinci: The man, the myth, the mystery. CNN.
Royal wedding etiquette lesson for CNN's Anderson Cooper
"What about your attire?" -- "I am tired", admits Anderson Cooper...
References:
Etiquette lesson for CNN's Anderson Cooper. CNN.
CNN video: Whooping as an art in the black church
CNN: Whooping is an art form that's divided the black church since slavery. Some say it's a celebratory style of black preaching, while others call it a crass practice.
Mr. Gele - Master of Nigeria's gravity-defying headgear - CNN video
The Houston-based businessman has made an artform out of tying a gele -- the gravity-defying headwraps worn by Nigerian women.
They have been worn by Nigerian women for generations, but in recent years has become the ultimate fashion accessory for important parties and events in the U.S., something that Segun Gele partially credits himself for.
Segun Gele now charges $650 to tie wraps for brides and their party for Houston weddings, and $1,000 plus hotel, rental car and airfare for out-of-town weddings. Knowing brides reserve him a year in advance, well aware of his popularity.
It's the only business he's done since he moved to the U.S., and one that's showing no signs of slowing down.
References:
Segun Gele: Master of Nigeria's gravity-defying headgear. CNN.
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