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The mysterious mathematics behind the Brazilian butt lift

The mysterious mathematics behind the Brazilian butt lift

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from Culture Latest πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: The Big Story,Science,Science / Health,Science / Physics and Math,Culture,Book Excerpt πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: In history From the strengthening of the glutes, Mexico City stands out. He - she stands out. Here, in 1979, plastic surgeon Mario Gonzalez Ulloa fitted a pair of silicone implants specifically designed for the buttocks. textbook Body sculpting with silicone implants Gonzalez-Ulloa is called the "grandfather of buttock augmentation." The early 2000s saw a new generation of Mexico City butt transformation stars, particularly Ramon Cuenca Guerra. In his 2004 paper titled β€œWhat Makes Buttocks Beautiful?”…
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A proposed federal ban on THC would “erase” cannabis products that get people high

A proposed federal ban on THC would “erase” cannabis products that get people high

πŸ”₯ Explore this trending post from Culture Latest πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Culture,Culture / Culture News,Drugs πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: Ruling on A federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the cannabis extract industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and drinks.The provision, part of a funding bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Monday night, would prohibit β€œthe unregulated sale of hemp-based intoxicating products or hemp-derived products, including Delta 8, from being sold online, at gas stations, and convenience stores,” according to a summary of the legislation provided by the Senate…
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AI relationships are on the rise. The divorce boom could be next

AI relationships are on the rise. The divorce boom could be next

πŸš€ Read this must-read post from Culture Latest πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Culture,Culture / Digital Culture,Cheat Code βœ… Main takeaway: Rebecca Palmer is not Psychologically, but as a divorce attorney she can often see what comes next.For many people today, as artificial intelligence saturates every aspect of life β€” from work to therapy β€” the romantic appeal of AI is tantalizing. Chatbots are reliable, can provide emotional support, and, more often than not, will never fight with you. But for couples navigating a long-term commitment, romance in chatbots also presents a new problem. Love has never been easy, but couples whose…
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The story of Hilary Mantel imagining the assassination of Margaret Thatcher in Liverpool | stage

The story of Hilary Mantel imagining the assassination of Margaret Thatcher in Liverpool | stage

πŸ”₯ Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Hilary Mantel,Margaret Thatcher,Everyman theatre,Liverpool,Books,Politics,UK news,Short stories,Fiction πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: Hilary Mantel's controversial story, which imagines the murder of Margaret Thatcher in the summer of 1983, is set to be shown next year in Liverpool.The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher – 6 August 1983 was published in The Guardian in 2014 and gave the title to Mantel's short story collection that year. In the tale, a woman opens the front door to her apartment in a β€œneat corner” of Windsor waiting for a plumber, but finds…
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Hi-fi Society: How sound system culture took over art and fashion in the UK | Peter Doig

Hi-fi Society: How sound system culture took over art and fashion in the UK | Peter Doig

πŸ’₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Peter Doig,Serpentine Gallery,Art and design,Music,Culture,Fashion βœ… Main takeaway: When visitors make their way into Peter Doig's House of Music show at the Serpentine, they encounter not one sound system but two.The north gallery houses an old Western Electric and Bell Labs system that was used in movie theaters in the 1920s and 1930s, while Doig's own set of Klangfilm Euronor speakers (which he acquired from Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider) also pump music into the space. Doig's Maracas features towering speaker stacks.β€œI was actually quite nervous,” Doig says. β€œWill…
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Jeff Barrow of Portishead: β€œI can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours” | music

Jeff Barrow of Portishead: β€œI can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours” | music

πŸš€ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Music,Portishead,Culture,Electronic music,Experimental music,Film,Thrillers,Sleaford Mods πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: What made you decide to do it? Movie, gameAnd can you tell us a little about it? Zoe2025As I got older, I found myself having more cinematic ideas than musical ones. With an independent label, Invada Records, I wondered if I could actually make a film. I was at school with [co-writer and actor] Mark Besant, I've worked with [director] I met John Minton 20 years ago [co-writer] Rob Williams – screenwriter for Judge Dredd and other things – when…
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Schubert 4 Hands Album Review – Lovingly Searching for Two Pianists’ Accounts of Emotional Synergy | classical music

Schubert 4 Hands Album Review – Lovingly Searching for Two Pianists’ Accounts of Emotional Synergy | classical music

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Classical music,Culture,Music,Franz Schubert βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: SSchubert's late works for piano for four hands have attracted some great duets over the years, from Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Richter to Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia. Achieving them requires an affinity with the composer's distinctively private sound world and a willingness to share a single instrument, which often requires a different way of thinking about the mechanics of making music.Schubert's artwork The Four Hands. Photo: EratoLeif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou are thoughtful musicians, and it is…
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Play for Today review – Channel 5 turns a high-impact TV drama into a run-of-the-mill pantomime | TV and radio

Play for Today review – Channel 5 turns a high-impact TV drama into a run-of-the-mill pantomime | TV and radio

✨ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television & radio,Television,Culture πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: FShocking news! Channel 5 has revived the BBC's hugely moving romantic drama Play for Today. Well, it seemed like great news until it became clear that the broadcaster had merely copied the name and necessarily broad premise – a collection of independent dramas from different, often unestablished, writers and directors – and duly heralded a return to the pioneering television format.Trading this cherished cultural heritage without any connection to the original cultural heritage is a shameless move. Will the…
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Le Poem Harmonic: Hello! Bright Cecilia Album Review – Purcell’s poem shines in a luxurious French recording | classical music

Le Poem Harmonic: Hello! Bright Cecilia Album Review – Purcell’s poem shines in a luxurious French recording | classical music

πŸš€ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Classical music,Culture,Music πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: IIt is encouraging to see European groups exploring the works of Henry Purcell, Britain's Baroque national treasure. This album, written by the French band Le PoΓ¨me Harmonique and conductor Vincent Deumestre, focuses on one of his absolute masterpieces: Hail Mary! Bright Cecilia, a sumptuous celebratory ode to the patron saint of music.Artwork by Purcell: Hello! Bright Cecilia from Le PoΓ¨me Harmonique. Photo: Palace of VersaillesComposed in 1692, it is full of allusions to musical instruments, including the idea that…
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The Wild Geese review – Richard Burton and Roger Moore lead the crew of friends in a preposterous African caper | film

The Wild Geese review – Richard Burton and Roger Moore lead the crew of friends in a preposterous African caper | film

πŸ”₯ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Drama films,War films,Africa,Roger Moore,Richard Burton,Action and adventure films,Culture,World news πŸ“Œ Key idea: TIt's outrageously silly and instinctively reactionary Wild Geese flies with arthritis once again in this remake of the 1978 action adventure from director Andrew McLaglen, featuring then-stars Richard Harris, Richard Burton and Roger Moore in the middle of Bond. All these old gentlemen are wearing military hats, some of them smoking bad cigars - but they look as if they are wearing gentlemen's support belts under their camouflage to keep them upright, and give the…
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