Helena Fernandes23 de mar. de 2021Simone Biles vs Nadia Comaneci: Two gymnastics erasIn the world of artistic gymnastics, a sport known for its elegance and demanding body control, you must have heard of these two names at...
Podcasts: Authors 23 de mar. de 2021Nintendo vs Sega Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27373587 https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/22/16179048/nintendo-vs-sega-the-battle-over-being-c...
Eduardo Gonçalves24 de fev. de 2021The fall of the Berlin wallThe Cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union (east) and the United States and Europe (west) and their...
Podcasts: Authors 24 de fev. de 2021The Vietnam WarSources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Vietnam-War/The-United-States-negotiates-a-withdrawal https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinio...
Ana Salgado24 de fev. de 2021The Tiananmen MassacreWith a name meaning “gate of heavenly peace”, it’s ironic how, in 1989, Beijing’s Tiananmen Square became the place of one of the most...
Helena Fernandes24 de fev. de 2021The Chernobyl DisasterOn April 25 and, 26 1986, the world was shaken by the greatest nuclear disaster ever witnessed. In the northern part of Ukraine, near the...
Podcasts: Authors 23 de jan. de 2021SubculturesSources: https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/arts/culture-report-the-history-center-explores-80s-subcultures/...
Eduardo Gonçalves23 de jan. de 2021Punk rockThis week, I’m going to talk about one of my favourite musical movements that coincidentally happened in the 70’s. Punk rock is not just...
Helena Fernandes23 de jan. de 2021New wave In the late 70s, early 80s, a new music genre called New Wave started to emerge. It’s known as a very broad music category that...
Ana Salgado23 de jan. de 2021Grunge: The movement When did grunge become grunge? How did this five-letter word meaning dirt, grime, filth, trash, came to be associated with a music genre,...