Aman o no

Las personas, simplemente, aman o no aman. Los que aman, lo harán siempre a todas horas, intensa y apasionadamente. Los que no aman, jamás se elevarán ni un centímetro del suelo. Hombres y mujeres grises, sin sangre. 

Chavela Vargas

Surf’s Europe

Surf in Europe is probably better known for the pounding shores of Hossegor, the reefs of he Basque Country, the rugged coast of England’s south west, the towering monster of Nazaré and the heart-racing fold of Supertubos. And I would say the beautiful pointbreaks of Ireland, the stunning reef breaks of Ericeira and the wild Vicentina Coast !

Words by Sasha Baltes in Magicseaweed

Country Names

How countries get their names and the trend behind this is fascinating. Nearly every country on the planet is named after one of four things: a directional description of the country, a feature of the land, a tribe name, or an important person, usually male.

Most of the time, a country will get its name as follows: if settlers or traders arrive at a place there will use the name of the tribe that inhabits the place or use the tribe’s name itself. Sometimes when the settlers want to conquer the place they arrive at, they will usually name the land after their leader or something that resembles their own land.

Of course, not every country will have the same name in different languages. To get the true meaning of a country’s name, you will have to translate it to its original language first. This can be particularly tricky and confusing. Tracing down very distinct and sometimes long-forgotten languages makes it a difficult task to pull off.

Germany is such an anomaly. It doesn’t keep the same meaning when translated into different languages; it translates very differently. Deutschland, Allemagne, Tyskland, Saksa, Németország: All over the world, Germany is known by different names. This is largely due to the tribal history of Germany, as other civilizations and people came to associate certain words with the people who resided in the area.

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Batgirl

Será que vamos sentir falta de mais um filme de super-heróis, sem grande história mas cheios de efeitos especiais e sonoros descartáveis... 

Só é triste que todos estes milhões não sejam investidos em cinema a sério. Com tantas histórias interessantes e fantásticas a serem feitas com parcos recursos e muita boa vontade por quem acredita que um filme com alma e sentimento ainda vale a pena. 

Sobre o filme Batgirl que foi arrumado depois de terminado...