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Why Music Influences Culture

Music. Arguably the most significant form of artistic expression to grace our world since the dawn of time. It has triggered political movements; inspired generations the whole world over. It has brought many individuals to a state of personal introspection and spiritual revelation. Throughout history it has been a force responsible for the bringing together of people and nations, and the expansion and unification of collective consciousness. Music transcends the intellectual mind ... [more]

What Goes BOOM! And Can Be Heard One Minute Later in New West?

The 9 O'Clock Gun is a cannon located near Brockton Oval in Stanley Park at Vancouver, British Columbia. The Gun is shot every night at 21:00 (9 p.m.) PT. The crests of King George III and Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, Master-General of the Ordnance at the time the cannon was cast, are on the barrel. The gun is a 12-pound[1] muzzle-loaded naval cannon, cast in Woolwich, England in 1816.[2] Seventy-eight years later, in about 1894, it was brought to Stanley Park by the Department of ... [more]

The Lions Gate Toll Bridge, Opened to Traffic in 1938

The Lions Gate Bridge, opened in 1938, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge,[1] is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" refers to The Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver. Northbound traffic on the bridge heads in their general direction. A pair of ... [more]

Will Everything Become a Movie Screen? Artists Can Now Animate Art onto Buildings with Digital Projection Maps

How cool is this? Wouldn't it be great to fly to Copenhagen just to spend a night or two just watching this cube? Count me in... I've always marveled at how they can do these projections by using architectural building maps to let digital artists create graffiti or grand masterpieces on Museums, Opera Houses, or even the Kings' Palaces! When the show is over there's never a drop of paint left behind, the building, object, item is untouched with all images removed. Magic! Obsura is ... [more]