Origin articles
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The origin of all things: Kyotographie 2024 – a photo essay
The 12th annual Kyotographie photography festival features 13 exhibitions staged in striking locations across the Japanese city of Kyoto. Photographers from around the world submitted pictures on the theme of ‘source’The Kyotographie international photography festival runs until 12 MaySpring in Kyoto ushers in cherry blossom season, but it also marks the return of one of the biggest photo festivals in Asia. Kyotographie, now in its 12th year, fuses the past and present with its striking images...
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'Civil War' – Raw, Original and Utterly Pointless
Alex Garland wasn't kidding. The writer/director of 'Civil War' said his dystopian thriller didn't take political sides. The film bears that out, focusing entirely on journalists scrambling to cover a country at war with itself. The problem? 'Civil War' isn't action-packed in a traditional, rah-rah sense. Nor does it shed new light on what it means to be a war correspondent. What's left? Visceral moments and the sense that almost anything can happen on screen. Like Garland's previous film 'Men,'...
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420 origins traced to San Rafael's 'Waldos'
Marijuana culture's high holiday, 420, falls on Saturday this year, an occasion celebrated by pot enthusiasts around the globe who gather under the haze of cannabis smoke by sharing joints in camaraderie.But why is April 20 the day to light up? The origins stem from a group of five Marin County men, now in their 60s, who coined the slang term in 1971 while students at San Rafael High School. The group called themselves "the Waldos," a term first used by comedian Buddy Hackett to describe odd...