Thursday 30 November 2017

This hospital is strictly for dolls

"Preservation is an innocent desire." 11/30/17

Mending Memories at the Doll Hospital

Instead of fixing flesh and bones, Hospital de Bonecas lovingly repairs and restores dolls and toys. Head doctor Manuela Cutileiro has got a pretty sweet operation, complete with a reception area, a plastic surgery room and a morgue. And no matter what your ailment is—broken leg, missing eye, cracked skull—Cutileiro has got you covered.

A Photographer's Mission to Capture a New Image of Africa

Kenyan photographer Mutua Matheka was tired of depictions of Africa as a continent plagued by war, disease and famine. Now, through his work, he's changing perceptions of Africa and exploring the land and its people through a different lens.
 
This Great Big Story was made in partnership with Huawei.

'My Black Is Beautiful': Teaching Self Confidence Through Music

Lovely Hoffman, an educator and musician, has found a way to blend her passions and teach her students lessons that go well beyond the classroom. In addition to leading an after-school group that facilitates positive discussion among her students, Hoffman recorded a song, "My Black Is Beautiful," to help her students feel beautiful in their own skin.

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