Inspiration Archives - Katerina Simms

Feature Video: The Art of Asking.

June 20, 2015 ♦

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Musician and blogger, Amanda Palmer, gave this TED talk back in 2013, which went on to inspire her best selling book by the same name. I have to say, this one of the best talks I've watched in a very long time, and cuts straight to something many of us…

Interesting Links: April 12, 2015

April 12, 2015 ♦

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Want to kill some time? Well, hopefully my new batch of interesting links will help you with that. First up I have a link about a man who choose happiness (the title doesn't do the story justice!), photos of decades old suitcases belonging to patients of a New York insane…

Interesting Links: March 22, 2015

March 22, 2015 ♦

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It's Interesting Links time again! Yay! Today I'm sharing some super amazing time-wasters and eye-openers. First, we have a photo series that will totally challenge your ideas on aging, then there's 21 pictures that will mess with your mind; followed by 35 cake design fails, and lastly a wonderful account…

Interesting Links (March 29, 2014)

March 29, 2014 ♦

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Ok, it's that time of the week again and I'm sharing my interesting links of the week. Check it out. You'll find a mix of inspiration, beautiful photography and questionable 1940's sex tips for women... 761

You HAVE to Watch this Video: “Birds on a Wire”.

March 6, 2014 ♦

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I just wanted to share this awesome video and musical score. It is the winner of the YouTube Play Guggenheim Biennial Award, by Jarbas Agnelli Below is an explanation of how the piece was composed, and underneath is the actual video: 584

Pavlova and The Woman Behind the Name…

June 7, 2013 ♦

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“To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.” - Anna Povlova [1] My memories of Anna Pavlova revolve around myself as a ten-year-old child sitting at home, flipping through a 1980’s version of Collier’s Encyclopedia (it was a little blue release filled with biographies). At the time I recall stumbling upon…

Wow, This is One Artist You Should Watch!

April 17, 2013 ♦

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Samadov Mushfig is a New York artist making waves around the world from his humble spray painting stand in Times Square. As an untrained artist, he dreams of progressing from street art into art galleries and with videos of him at work going viral, he proves what one person can do with a…

What the Hell is a Gayageum? Hendrix Re-Imagined

March 29, 2013 ♦

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If you don't know the answer or even if you do, I implore you to take a look at this fantastic video! As regular visitors of my site may know I love to feature unique instruments and sounds not often heard in popular culture, so todays weird and wonderful instrument…

Watch This and Be Amazed!

March 19, 2013 ♦

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"The world sends us garbage... We send back music" That is the openning line from today's featured video documenting the accomplishments of Landfill Harmonic, a group of youth from Cateura, Paraguay, who have managed to overcome economic disadvantage through their music- and in a very unique way at that!. Where many…

If You Do Anything Today, You MUST Listen To This!

March 15, 2013 ♦

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Legends should never be forgotten; they raise the bar, inspire and remind us of times gone by. That is why today I have chosen to share this iconic recording of Casta Diva by the irrepressible Maria Callas. Casta Diva is from the two- act opera 'Norma' which was first performed in La Scala…