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A library has waived fines of more than $3,600 after an overdue library book was returned - a whopping 76 years late. (Simon Galloway/Zenger)

June 23, 2022 1982kontepeters

That’s Fine: A Library Has Waived Fines After An Overdue Library Book Was Returned – 76 Years Later

“My journey has been long, strenuous and full of ups and downs,” said Mykal Manswell, who overcame a dark period of depression after being removed from the West Virginia football team to become a mental health counselor. (Courtesy of Mykal Manswell)

June 16, 2022 1982kontepeters

Mykal Manswell Manages To Maintain As Mental Health Advocate

“What's Next” is among the paintings Ashley Mudge will display at the June 17-19 Women Of Color Expo (WOCAX). The portrait is of a woman of color living in a country at war, trying to cross the border to freedom,” Mudge said. (Courtesy of Ashley Mudge)

June 15, 2022 1982kontepeters

Ashley Mudge Celebrates Juneteenth, The Women Of Color Expo As Artistic Empowerment

The artist Valeria began creating artworks when she discovered only a small percentage of NFTs come from women artists. (Girlies.art)

June 9, 2022 1982kontepeters

Girlies NFTs Seek To Break Gender Barriers In Art

The TapeHeads are a group of 10,000 music fans who collect cassette tapes. (TapeHeads)

June 3, 2022 1982kontepeters

Reel-To-Reel Lives On: TapeHeads’ NFTs Tap Into Nostalgia For Music Lovers

A silk panel commissioned to hang in Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953 has sold for four times its estimate. (Matthew Newby/Zenger)

June 2, 2022 1982kontepeters

Sold: A Silk Panel Which Hung During The Queen’s Coronation Ceremony Went For $2,500 At Auction

The Honda Civic is celebrating its 50th anniversary – and the manufacturer has teamed up with a DJ to compile the ultimate driving playlist with a track from every year since 1972. (Jon Mills/Zenger)

June 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

50 Years Of Civic Magic: Honda Reveals The Top Driving Music Tracks Of The Last 50 Years

Anim4rt says the objective of the NFT “is to acquire as much of the rainforest as possible, so that it can be preserved in its natural state.” (Anim4rt)

May 30, 2022 1982kontepeters

Anim4rt Utilizes NFTs To Safeguard The Rainforest, Expand Interactions With Nature

Miniature railway figurines were used to create surreal images inspired by dreaming of sunny holidays in these stunning snaps. (David Gilliver/Zenger)

May 27, 2022 1982kontepeters

Sur-rail Art: Artist Uses Miniature Railway Figurines To Create Life-like Images

The 6-foot-2 David Benavidez (left) displayed an amalgam of speed, searing accuracy, double-fisted power and finishing skills against the 5-foot-10 David Lemieux on the way to scoring Saturday's third-round TKO victory for the WBC's vacant 168-pound title. (Esther Lin/Showtime)

May 24, 2022 1982kontepeters

Benavidez’s Bloody TKO Of Lemieux Sends Message To Rivals

The first themed experience fans can expect on Spotify Island is K-Park, a tribute to all things K-Pop. (Spotify)

May 11, 2022 1982kontepeters

Island Connections: Spotify Enters The Metaverse Via Gaming Platform

Epic Games’ hit videogame Fortnite lets gamers experience the Cannes Film Festival through the eyes of three different characters. (Brut. Cannes via MetaNews)

May 11, 2022 1982kontepeters

Cannes Film Festival Enters The Metaverse

Part of Michelangelo's artwork that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Italy. A new public-private partnership between Sensorium and Humanity 2.0 will put images like this on display in a virtual-reality space. (Fotopress/Getty Images)

May 5, 2022 1982kontepeters

Sensorium Partnership To Produce Art Metaverse Initiatives

Ashley Bembry-Kaintuck (left) and her sports-journalist father Jerry Bembry (right), who encouraged her to study film. The duo worked together on the basketball documentary “On & Coppin.” (Jerry Bembry/Zenger)

April 13, 2022 1982kontepeters

‘Summer Of Soul’ Oscar Winner Bembry-Kaintuck’s Star Is On The Rise

CJ Wolfe in his Immortal Vision Studio in Philadelphia with a prized photo from one of his shoots. (Asya Hall)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

CJ Wolfe Traded His Basketball Sneakers For A Camera And Creative Studio

A woman smells a flower in the rose garden at the annual Chelsea flower show on May 25, 2010, in London, England. Researchers are trying to bring back smells from the days of old to uncover new insights about past societies. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

April 1, 2022 1982kontepeters

Scent Back: Süskind’s Perfume Could Come To Life As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past

Makuyo chose the name Siika for her products as an homage to wealth in terms of culture, tradition and rituals. “As a communal people, rituals are what Africans and Indigenous Americans cherished before colonization. It’s what connected us. (Courtesy of Makuyo)

March 29, 2022 1982kontepeters

Makuyo’s SIIKA Herb + Honey Honors Her Matriarchs By Intermingling Taste And Tradition

The Oba of Benin and his subject. (Courtesy of Oba Ewuare Foundation)

March 28, 2022 1982kontepeters

One-Of-A-Kind Red Book Chronicles The Benin Empire In Proper Perspective

Incredible frozen soap bubble art recorded by the photographer Amthel Al-Dayni. (@amthelaldayni/Zenger)

February 21, 2022 1982kontepeters

VIDEO: Influencer Uses Bubbles, Light And IPhone To Create Visual Art

The first page of Vail manuscript MS17817 from the British Library. According to a linguistic expert, “Vai script of Liberia was created from scratch in about 1834 by eight completely illiterate men who wrote in ink made from crushed berries.” (The British Library, CC0/Zenger)

January 17, 2022 1982kontepeters

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That’s Fine: A Library Has Waived Fines After An Overdue Library Book Was Returned – 76 Years Later

Mykal Manswell Manages To Maintain As Mental Health Advocate

Ashley Mudge Celebrates Juneteenth, The Women Of Color Expo As Artistic Empowerment

Girlies NFTs Seek To Break Gender Barriers In Art

Reel-To-Reel Lives On: TapeHeads’ NFTs Tap Into Nostalgia For Music Lovers

Sold: A Silk Panel Which Hung During The Queen’s Coronation Ceremony Went For $2,500 At Auction

50 Years Of Civic Magic: Honda Reveals The Top Driving Music Tracks Of The Last 50 Years

Anim4rt Utilizes NFTs To Safeguard The Rainforest, Expand Interactions With Nature

Sur-rail Art: Artist Uses Miniature Railway Figurines To Create Life-like Images

Benavidez’s Bloody TKO Of Lemieux Sends Message To Rivals

Island Connections: Spotify Enters The Metaverse Via Gaming Platform

Cannes Film Festival Enters The Metaverse

Sensorium Partnership To Produce Art Metaverse Initiatives

‘Summer Of Soul’ Oscar Winner Bembry-Kaintuck’s Star Is On The Rise

CJ Wolfe Traded His Basketball Sneakers For A Camera And Creative Studio

Scent Back: Süskind’s Perfume Could Come To Life As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past

Makuyo’s SIIKA Herb + Honey Honors Her Matriarchs By Intermingling Taste And Tradition

One-Of-A-Kind Red Book Chronicles The Benin Empire In Proper Perspective

VIDEO: Influencer Uses Bubbles, Light And IPhone To Create Visual Art

Experts Study Rare African Parchment In Search Of Clues About The Evolution Of Writing