Uncovering Khonso Em Heb’s Tomb

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Japanese archeologists in Egypt uncovered the tomb of Khonso Em Heb last week. Aside from the fact that he lived 3,200 years ago during the pharaonic period, he was actually one of ancient Egypt’s most famous and respected beer-makers. Even more astounding, perhaps, is that the site was discovered by mistake while the team was doing “a routine cleanup of King Tut’s grandfather’s burial plot.” …

Burning Memories

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Experimental cultural festival Burning Man is a week-long event that encourages creative freedom, self-expression, self-reliance and community building in radical ways—but to achieve this, one must often find peace within oneself. This poignant video short from Already Alive captures the essence of the Temple, one of the community structures that is built (and burned) annually, and is sure to change the minds of those who …

The Culture of Counterfeit

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Shanzhai refers to the massive counterfeit market in China, encompassing everything from imitation smartphones and sneakers to bootleg shampoo and Coca-Cola. With the sustained rise in consumer culture in China, along with the confluence of globalization and the internet, Shanzhai has recently begun to transcend commerce into its own culture—and even a form of art. In Chinese culture, copying is considered a form of endearing …