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The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony took place on Thursday, September 12th at Sanders Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ten (10) prizes were awarded. The winners have all done something that first makes people LAUGH and then makes them THINK.

Three generations of Amish make a rare decision to tell their stories after months of reflection and debate with their pastors. How can they live between an ancestral ideology and a civilization of consumption pushed to the extreme? This documentary raises questions about the notion of individual freedom, belonging to a minority, economic and social norms, as well as the place of women.

"Max, who has sponged upon a wealthy uncle, is told by that worthy to marry one of the daughters of an old friend of his. Max goes down to the farm. At a family council, it is hastily decided that Max must be induced to marry the elder daughter. The daughter shrewdly foresees that Max is more likely to want to marry her younger sister, and she accordingly insists on the sister being disguised as a servant during his stay. Max does not find farm life very congenial. The appearance of a pretty maid introduces some element of pleasure, and he has an exciting time for a ... continua

Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons

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"Early Modern Women's Patronage in a Global Context" by Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).
This conference is part of the Symposium "Key Women in the Creation of the Prado’s Collections. From Isabella of Bourbon to Maria Anna of Neuburg" which took place on 6 and 7 March 2023.
Two relevant features of the Prado Museum’s make it paradigmatic in our study of the role of women in the field of artistic patronage: we can explore, recover, and discuss and disseminate these women’s contributions to the creation of the Museum by addressing ... continua

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Woody Woodpecker is a fictional animated character anthropomorphic woodpecker who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures during the golden age of American animation

¿Se puede escapar a la pobreza con una buena educación? En tiempos antiguos en China la educación era la única manera de salir de la pobreza - en tiempos recientes ha sido la mayor manera. El 'boom' económico chino El auge económico de China y hablar de los méritos del trabajo duro han creado la expectativa de que estudiar es escapar de la pobreza. Pero en estos días, el sistema de educación superior de China solo genera empleos para unos pocos, educando a una nueva generación en el desempleo y la desesperación.

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In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

Popeye the Sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons