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Belem Tower Lisbon

5 Recommended Places To See When You Visit Lisbon

Lisbon is known for many things, including its beautiful weather and delicious food. It is a city with many picturesque places to visit. LWOS Life will introduce you to five recommended places you should visit when visiting Lisbon. Sintra Sintra is around 20 miles northwest of Lisbon – making it a must-visit for anyone on vacation …

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Makoto Shinkai at Weathering With You screening

Love and Fate: The Work of Makoto Shinkai

In late 2021, Japanese animated filmmaker Makoto Shinkai announced his upcoming Suzume No Tojimari. In English, “Suzume Locking Up the Doors” is slated to be released in Japan in Fall 2022. The doors that the title alludes to are magical doors appearing spontaneously throughout the world, which the heroine, Suzume, must close, with the aid of …

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In Search of The Most Romantic Cocktail This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is looming once again. Whether you have a partner or not, you’ll likely be on the sauce, getting the beers in or popping the prosecco (other beverage varieties are available). With that in mind, to enhance the romance of the day, I put on my deerstalker hat to sleuth out the perfect cocktail …

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Pondering Our Fates for Fun: Generation Z’s Neo Preppies

My mother was, and very much is, a preppy. In her Reagan-era adolescence, the United States was in an aspirational mode, but also fascinated with a certain ‘Old Money’ traditionalism. Growing up in rural Virginia, she was captivated by an idealized vision of the Upper East Coast: an aged Katharine Hepburn in a pair of …

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The Magic of Music

Top 11 Reasons Why Music Is So Important

Top 11 Reasons Why Music Is So Important Ever since humanity existed, so did the music. The relationship between humans and music goes way back. One can not function without another. People have always sung their tales, danced, and used musical instruments to express their feelings and culture. After millions of years of existence, music …

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How to Cook Rice the RIGHT Way

Rice, the staple ingredient of many cultures worldwide. From galinhada to risotto to nasi lemak, there are hundreds of thousands of ways to utilize this grain. Although, in more recent years, it’s found its way into the pantries of many Western households. But did you know that you might be cooking rice the wrong way? Don’t worry, we’re here …

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Covid Work From Home Mental Health

COVID-19 – Working From Home and Its Impact On Mental Health

From Corporate Office to Living-Room Office Many people in the working class have become accustomed to waking up, taking a shower, catching the 6 am bus, and scurrying to their cubicle heaven. The outbreak of COVID-19 changed all of that almost in the blink of an eye. Many professionals had to stop commuting to office …

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: The Male Role

Today, November 25th, is recognized by the United Nations as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The fact that this topic need be made into a day should suggest one thing: there is so much work to be done to eradicate a pandemic of violence which has existed for almost as …

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