Author: Smooth FM
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With many parts of Greece groaning under the weight of overtourism , one island has the opposite problem: the population is so small it’s now paying people to move there. Antikythera, eight square miles of loveliness between Crete and the Peloponnese, has only 24 residents, but is willing not only to give successful applicants a […]
Sneaker culture might be fun, but it has a dark side. Constant drops, ceaseless production, and quick turnover make for an industry that is exactly the shining star of sustainability. Some brands are taking note. Allbirds makes its sneakers from sustainable wool and eucalyptus trees ; Everlane's Tread sneaker uses responsibly sourced leather; and now, […]
A 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Lagos, in Ogun State, is the most extraordinary sight you’ve seen in a while. Elephants! “They are scared of humans, so they are active at night.” says Olabode, who leads the Forest Elephant Initiative, a conservation group in the Omo Forest; Ogun State. Forest elephants are the shy relations […]
As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I’ve worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to have good charts in order to have their music played the way they want. I define a “good chart” as a piece of written music that effectively tells […]
