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Motor sports in the motor valley, Italy

May 27, 2016June 20, 2016

The region between Modena and Imola, in northern Italy, is part of?Emilia Romagna, but the nickname “motor valley” is getting more and more popular; it …

Photo Stories, Travel Challenge Winners, World Heritage Sites

How many of UK?s 29 UNESCO WHSs have you been to?

May 26, 2016August 6, 2016

How many times have you obsessed with everything British ? whether it?s rock music, Harry Potter, the Royal Family, tea, soccer, culture, or the not-so-lovely …

Blog, Heritage, Photo Stories, Sports

A Photo Essay: Tracing the Spirit of Yoga

May 25, 2016August 6, 2016

A form that?originated purely for spiritual and bodily fitness purposes, has now evolved into several new forms including?alternative healing, competitive yoga, and to more recently, …

Blog, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, War, WHS movies, WHS research

Children of Glory- The Hungarian Uprising 1956

May 25, 2016August 6, 2016

1956. Remarkable year for those who stood under the rule of Communist Russia in Eastern Europe. Hungary, following Poland tried to challenge the Russian rules, …

Intangible Heritage, Performance, Student Program

Stand-up comedy: The past, present and future

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

The word comedy comes from the Greek word komos, which means “celebration,” ” revel,” or “merrymaking.” As the word suggest, comedy began as a ritual …

Heritage, Sports

Has Michael Phelps Done Our Ancestors Proud?

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Swimming is one of the most popular organized sport in the world today. ?Though swimming featured in the Olympics Games since the very inception of …

Exploring Cinema, Student Program, War

Border: Bollywood’s Homage to The Battle of Longewala, 1971

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

The?Indo-Pakistani War of 1971?was a direct military confrontation between India and Pakistan. The war commenced after Pakistani Forces launched pre-emptive air strikes on 11 Indian …

Blog, Heritage, Sports

Games people play: Five of the world’s oldest known sports

May 19, 2016October 7, 2017

Imagining a world without sports isn’t difficult; it’s next to impossible. Humans have always discovered and rediscovered some of the oldest known sports in the …

Blog, Heritage, Sports, Traditions

The History of Hunting as a Sport

May 17, 2016April 19, 2018

No one knows?about the?pre-historic sports?because of the paucity of the relevant archaeological record, but it is likely that the first athletic events were contests of …