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A unique visual feast from the depths of Hindu mythology: Holifest

Hazal Solak — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:01:59 +0000

HoliFest, a colorful and vibrant celebration, is observed annually in India during the month of March. Rooted in Hindu mythology, this event is based on two distinct narratives. The array of colors used in the festival symbolizes love, unity, and the arrival of spring. Holifest is commemorated across India and various regions worldwide, with prominent […]

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An Interview with documentarist Ben Fogle on his documentary series and wild life

Gamzegül Kızılcık — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:32:52 +0000

Ben Fogle travels around the world to witness the lives and adventures of the wild. He made his first appearance with the TV programme ‘Castaway’ and currently presents the documentary series ‘Return to the Wild’ which recently released the 3rd Season on BBC Earth. We had a delightful interview with Ben Fogle about wild life […]

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What is Vegan tattoo? Vegan tattoo artist explains

Kronstad — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:53:11 +0000

Nowadays especially vegans hesitate about having tattoos that may contain animal derived products. In that case, there are some confusion about it. Due to explain about that complicated subject, we interviewed with the vegan tattoo artist Ilkim Koc… Hello Ilkim, can you talk about youself and your work please? Hello, I was born and grown […]

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The future of leather is vegan: #vegannotplastic

Zuhal Şengül — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:47:40 +0000

Would you like to wear someone else’s skin? How terrible does it sound when you say that? As people learned about the dark realities behind the leather production industry, more and more people started to prefer ethical leather alternatives. As consumers reject real leather, more well known brands have started to be a part of […]

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Meet Merlijn Wolsink: A Drag Queen from Amsterdam, Catalyzer of Consciousness and More Beyond!

Diren Demir — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 15:00:51 +0000

Photo Credit: @jitskenap Amsterdam is a crazy city! I was there for 1 month thanks to the artist in residence program that i was involved. And every moment has passed with plenty of art and shows. I was inspired by the many streets, museums and many people of the city before presenting my own conceptual/contemporary […]

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We Need To Stop Factory Farming As Well As Wet Markets to avoid future pandemics!

Zuhal Şengül — Tue, 26 May 2020 11:02:25 +0000

Globally, while we are getting through really difficult times, we are also trying to fight with COVID-19 (coronavirus) and with the fear and stress that comes with it. Even though we didn’t take it seriously at the beginning, with the speed of increasing cases, we have started facing the facts and realized the importance of […]

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Living in the Anthropocene Era

Diren Demir — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 07:50:07 +0000

The age of anthropocene is a new era in which we create on our planet because we cannot take the responsibility for our being the dominant species. In examining the problems of atmosphere, pollution, and global warming and this artificial age structured by the human species must be filtered through the mass psychology that determines […]

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An evolutionary reading of the TV series “Humans” – 2

Özlem G. — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:12:51 +0000

Analysis of Striking Incidents and Characters in terms of Evolution “Struggle for Existence” (Continuing) Synths backlash to the aggression of human beings arises in a new character named Anatole. In Season Three, we are introduced to Anatole as the right hand of the leader of the synths Max. At first, he seems very loyal to […]

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When You Believe More You Sleep Less. – 1

Onur KADIOĞLU — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 08:00:20 +0000

WFuturization expert and business strategist Eren Yagmuroglu graduated as a bachelor of Management of Information Systems. The İstanbul born innovator founded Maxfield & Parrish in Los Angeles and Heminngway in Istanbul to futurize artists’ & organizations’ branding and marketing concepts by using his own methods. In the same year, he participated in the HBX CORe program […]

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An evolutionary reading of the tv series “Humans” – 1

Özlem G. — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:07:04 +0000

“Man is just a weak reflection In evolution’s history.”[1] Science fiction as a genre is usually inspired by scientific knowledge and tries to keep reasoning while speculating on the future’s society. Charles Darwin’s (1809-1882) ideas and its domino effect on scientific thought have been dominating the world since “On the Origin of Species” (1859)was first […]

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Secret Book Suggestions From Sense8’s Final Episode

Diren Demir — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:27:23 +0000

Like all the masterpieces of the Watchowskies did, Sense8 also taught beautiful things to each of us and left a deep mark. We have felt that there is a vitality and spirit in each scene that separates it from other series and films. Unfortunately, like many other beautiful things in the world, Sense8 has also […]

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The Role Of Motherhood In Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” – 2

Özlem G. — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 07:17:35 +0000

Esther’s mother struggles with financial difficulties as well. “My own mother wasn’t much help. My mother had taught shorthand and typing to support us ever since my father died, and secretly she hated it and hated him for dying and leaving no money because he didn’t trust life insurance salesmen. She was always on to […]

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The Role Of Motherhood In Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” – 1

Özlem G. — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:05:21 +0000

Literary production’s “conflict” with maternity has always been a part of female writers’ discourse. Every generation had their own argument about the topic due to the struggles of their times. Virginia Woolf embodied the problems that women would be confronted with the metaphor of “Shakespeare’s Sister” and advocated that a woman needs her own room […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; Corbeaux

Müge Olacak — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:30:02 +0000

If women want to sing, they sing. If women want to move, they move. If women want to dance, they dance. If they want to come, go, talk, shout, laugh, run, mock of you, they just do! Only difference among them is the form. Some, dance on the stage, some at home, some in the […]

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MSFAU students are calling: We all need art!

Şua Çavga — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:29:38 +0000

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Istanbul State Conservatory students have made a historical invitation, announcing ‘We All Need Art’ and summoned all art lovers in the country to the conservatory building in Besiktas on June 26 th , Tuesday. “Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is Turkey’s first art school with a long history that dates […]

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Everyday Is a Festival: 18th-21st June, Attaleia Psychedelic Music Festival

Şua Çavga — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:34:11 +0000

I think madness should be accepted as a compliment. Because, anyone who thinks outside of the box is labelled as mad at least once. Besides, it is not only in our age. Think about the people who makes his/her own mark in the history, the people that we are using their inventions, the people that […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; A Third of the Stars

Müge Olacak — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 07:38:35 +0000

Limelight Collective, with a strong and flowing technical and physical movement capability amazed me tonight. Defining themselves as a collective that keeps Christian tradition, it was like being in a fable with costumes, narrative and singing. Apart from what belief it is, religion is a form of spirituality and effects the movement in a more […]

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An interview with the vegan doctor, Murat Kınıkoğlu, on misconceptions of vegan diet and life style

Zuhal Şengül — Thu, 31 May 2018 14:30:01 +0000

The achievements of the Turkish doctors is undoubtedly known all over the world. Although Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has a huge audience with his TV show is the first name that comes to mind, I would like to introduce Dr. Murat Kinikoglu, who has the same lifestyle and diet as the one he recommends to […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; (Un)domesticated Bodies: Live Feed

Müge Olacak — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:31:48 +0000

Full crowd of dancers all around the stage and among audience. 5 horizontal parts of seats. Rosalind Crisp explains each of the groups of audience one by one what this is all about. Everyone gets different views about the story throughout the performance. The common thing about the individual movements, groups, lighting, even the event […]

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Photograph viewer relation: Interpret of the sighted

Fulya Karabacak — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 09:35:51 +0000

A photograph is narrative both of a moment and situated in there. A visible is an image in a picture which arrives to view through the light. Audience exposition in what occurs their viewpoint about a photograph which actualizes relation between audience and image. Light convey things to our point of view which an area […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; The show must go on

Müge Olacak — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:49:51 +0000

If you are looking for the new art movement of today, look at colors. 25 people on stage, of different colors, with different colors, ages, heights, sizes, voices, interests, dresses… Dj plays 19 famous songs from various times of pop history. Performers are staff members and friends of Volksbühne Berlin, reinterpreted the piece ‘The show […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; Corpus Nil: Eingeweide

Müge Olacak — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:48:09 +0000

Black light, a covered something down on the ground hanging from a crane arm. This something is moving under cover. Until it comes out, 1/3 of whole period. 2/3 part, dim light image; a robot looking at audience, looking, moving up and down with its arm. 3/3, a robot arm on the back of the […]

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Dance in Berlin in a nutshell; Sinestesia

Müge Olacak — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:00:10 +0000

Iron Sculls Co (SPA), in Sinestesia, with camouflage costumes and gas masks, show identical image without any gender differentiated or personal roles. They carry a strong physical quality and technic by being both strong and soft at the same time; with full body strength, flexibility, mindful presence and contentment. We could catch some differentiated moves […]

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A hero in the sky: Matt Ayer

Zuhal Şengül — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:19 +0000

Without a doubt, cabin crews are made up of a lot of unnamed heroes. I guess it would not be wrong to say that we entrust our lives to them. Now I would like to tell you about the airline pilot Matt Ayer, who besides his job, dedicates his life to animals welfare. Matt, who […]

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An interview about mercy for animals with the founder Nathan Runckle

Zuhal Şengül — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 11:53:22 +0000

Lately I haven’t been reading as many books as usual. You know that guilty feeling you get, especially if you are a book lover like me? It has been a while since I held a real book for all the e-books available so easily online.There were books I browsed through in bookstores but I always […]

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Müge Olacak, the Founding Director of Atelier Muse, researcher and performance artist, starts a fellowship at HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin!

Gaia Dergi — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:55:51 +0000

In the framework of presenting and supporting contemporary artistic positions that explore the intersection of theatre, dance, and performance beyond Berlin’s international dance and theater scene, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, one of the pioneering performing arts centers in Germany, invited Müge Olacak, the Founding Director of Atelier Muse, as a fellow from Turkey. The program […]

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The Greatest Show on Earth

Onur KADIOĞLU — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:00:47 +0000

“The noblest art is that of making others happy.” P.T. BARNUM P.T. Barnum and The Greatest Showman. The Greatest Showman has hit the cinemas lately, waiting for audience with arms wide open. The musical movie based merely on the biography of P.T. Barnum and Barnum’s American Museum; later to be called Ringling Bros. and Barnum […]

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Do you have the courage to watch the iAnimal 360 VR?

Zuhal Şengül — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:12:55 +0000

In the past few weeks, one of the world’s most successful and prominent animal rights organizations, Animal Equality, has organized a great awards night, titled Inspiring Global Action at Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Animal Equality group, founded by Sharon Nunez, Jose Valle and Javier Moreno in 2006, with the aim of preventing animal exploitation […]

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Do not normalize the dating violence, raise your voice!

Nazlınur Karaağaçlı — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 05:22:28 +0000

Who are we? We are 7 young people, each from a different city, who respect differences, and believe in life-long learning, and embrace the idea “all of us together”. We have been involved in a project called “Youth Exchange” which is one of the ERASMUS + youth programs which is the European Union’s grant program […]

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Rent The Musical: March of the Modern Bohemian

Onur KADIOĞLU — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:55:50 +0000

One Song Glory “One song glory. One song before I go, Glory… One song to leave behind.” “Jonathan Larson at the entrance of New York Theatre Workshop” Jonathan Larson passed away at the age thirty-five, 1996 on the night of previews at Off-Broadway. He didn’t get to see his glory unlike millions and millions of […]

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Animal Abuse in Istanbul/Turkey

Zuhal Şengül — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:26:32 +0000

The reaction of animal lovers to the illegal collection process of innocent harmless dogs that started and which is continued in Istanbul, Eyüp district at the beginning of October is growing avalanche! According to the law, it is forbidden for municipal officers to take dogs which have a cube on their ears and have passed […]

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World Boxing Champion Ünsal Arik is also the champion of hearts with his humility and compassion.

Zuhal Şengül — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:01:57 +0000

He was born and raised in a different country from where is the his country of citizenship. His father was always a hero for him. He stood upright for the sake of his beliefs and he never hesitated to say bravely what his beliefs. He was disciplined and worked hard. This iron-fisted man had another […]

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Meet Joe Monk Coleman: A story of success from dark alleys to the bright lights of stardom

Zuhal Şengül — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:18:21 +0000

In fact, what I wanted to draw attention with this article was to show that it is possible to do bodybuilding without eating meat, but he completely changed the course of the article with his answers. Nowadays, “vegan bodybuilders” is a trending topic and I noticed that I had difficulty in finding the correct words […]

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Interview with Hanne Blank on women and taboos

Mine Metin — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:30:41 +0000

“The taboos are definitely part of an attempt to control sexuality.” You examine taboos with your studies which are Unruly Appetites, Shameless: Women’s Intimate Erotica, Best Transgender Erotica… Taboos which are evolving under the influence of different cultures, religions, science and systems caused the myth of the “witch woman” and the categorization of the “bad […]

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Humanity and justice weep: Nuriye and Semih arrested due to hunger strike

Gaia Dergi — Wed, 24 May 2017 11:28:13 +0000

Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, 2 educators who are victims of Emergency Decrees which unlawfully left them unemployed, and who in return were in the 75th day of their hunger strike were detained this past Sunday, by way of barging into their homes. Following a day in the detention center, they have been arrested today. […]

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Mass Readings 1: Is racism increasing?

Yusufcan Artural — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:43:35 +0000

Definitions made by authority-minded people are always hypocritic. Because every authority wants to justify itself, to throw the blame on someone else. It is a simple defense mechanism, which is called “reflection” in psychology. The person who committed the crime can justify himself/herself much more easily in this way, although the crime will still be […]

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Living Zero Waste: An Interview With Kathryn Kellogg

Yasemin Bahar — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:20:22 +0000

Kathryn Kellogg is a zero waste ambassador that writes about individual action at goingzerowaste.com. It encompasses real food, natural cleaning, DIY beauty, and waste reduction tips. We talked with her about living sustainably through the zero waste movement. Could you tell us about yourself and your journey of transitioning into zero waste living? When I was 20, I discovered 6 lumps in […]

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