Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A brief history of Nepali Rock, and Arthur Gunn
UPDATED on 5/14/2021: Dibesh Pokharel’s new track ‘Save Me Now’ soars to top 5 on iTunes rock chart Nepal’s first international crossover artist is writing a new chapter in the history of Nepali rock music through American Idol It has been a long time coming for Dibesh Pokharel, and it could not have come at a […]
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500 Free Online Courses From Ivy League Schools That Will Make You Smarter (and Less Stir Crazy)
500 Free Online Courses From Ivy League Schools That Will Make You Smarter (and Less Stir Crazy) Got time to kill? Check out these classes from the likes of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. With coronavirus rampaging around the world, nothing is certain at the moment except that daily life is about to be a whole […]
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Bhutan PM urges all citizens to adopt stray dogs & plant a tree as King’s birthday gift
Bhutan PM urges all citizens to adopt stray dogs & plant a tree as King’s birthday gift To tackle the menace of stray dogs, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering has recently asked people to adopt a stray dog as a gift for his birthday. To tackle the menace of stray dogs, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay […]
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Momo magic: For this Nepalese dumpling pop-up, it’s ‘what’s inside that counts’
Momo magic: For this Nepalese dumpling pop-up, it’s ‘what’s inside that counts’ The immigrant family behind Momo Shack built a new community for themselves around dumplings. Before she was at the center of Momo Shack Himalayan Dumplings, one of North Texas’ hottest pop-up food concepts, Minu Amatya began each workday driving a moped through the […]
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A Neuroscientist Explores the “Sanskrit Effect”
A Neuroscientist Explores the “Sanskrit Effect” MRI scans show that memorizing ancient mantras increases the size of brain regions associated with cognitive function A hundred dhoti-clad young men sat cross-legged on the floor in facing rows, chatting amongst themselves. At a sign from their teacher the hall went quiet. Then they began the recitation. Without […]
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Luke Bryan Asks Arthur Gunn To Open For Him In Detroit – American Idol 2020
Nepal to Kansas, to the American Idol stage, Arthur Gunn’s “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival leaves Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie saying he is “dibesh.” Dibesh Pokharel American Idol audition
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Nepalis returning from Hubei to be quarantined in two NEATC buildings
Himalayan Times Two buildings of Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre, Bhaktapur, have been vacated for … The death toll rose to 722 today in mainland China. Two buildings of Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre, Bhaktapur, have been vacated for quarantining Nepalis returning from Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. “A building of the […]
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Nepal’s Animal-Sacrifice Festival Slays On. But Activists Are Having an Effect.
Nepal’s Animal-Sacrifice Festival Slays On. But Activists Are Having an Effect. With officials cracking down, the number of animals slaughtered during the Gadhimai festival has dropped sharply over the years. …continue reading…
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