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New Year’s Eve: Google doodle celebrates last day of 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The resurgence of COVID-19 has somewhat dampened the enthusiasm with which the world will bid farewell to 2022 and prepare for 2023. On the web, the omnipresent web search tool Google is denoting the finish of 2022 by drawing out…

PlayStation Plus Essential will offer free games for January 2023

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The free games for January 2023 on PlayStation Plus Essential have been announced. You can play games online and add three or more games to your library for free with the Essential tier of three Plus subscriptions. You can access…

Fanny ‘Bobbie’ Rosenfeld: Google doodle celebrates the 118th birthday of Canadian sports star

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle celebrates the 118th birthday of Canadian sports star Fanny Rosenfeld, famously nick-named Bobbie Rosenfeld for her bobbed hair. Rosenfeld ran in the first Olympics in which women were allowed to compete in track and field, dedicating her heart…

Google doodle celebrates the 140th birthday of Lili Elbe, a former Danish painter

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The former Danish painter Lili Elbe’s 140th birthday is celebrated in today’s Doodle. As one of the first people to have gender-affirming surgery, she is regarded as one of the most important artists of her time and an influential figure…

Gonzalo Rojas: Google doodle celebrates the 106th birthday of Chilean poet, diplomat

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The 106th birthday of Chilean poet, diplomat, and educator Gonzalo Rojas, who won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1992, is celebrates in today’s Doodle. Over the course of his career, he composed and published more than forty collections…

What is Cobra Pose? and 6 Health Benefits of this Pose

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

For those who practice it regularly, cobra pose, a backbending yoga asana for beginners, can be quite transformative. This asana is popular across a wide range of yoga styles and levels and is known for keeping the spine flexible and…

Judith Leyster: Google doodle honors Dutch Golden Age painter

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

One could say that Judith Leyster, a master painter from the 17th century who was a key figure in the Dutch Golden Age, brought painting to the easel. However, for decades, art dealers incorrectly attributed her paintings to male artists…

Google doodle honors celebrates ‘Ana Mercedes Hoyos’ an distinguished Colombian artist

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The prominent Colombian artist Ana Mercedes Hoyos is honored in today’s Doodle. She won over seventeen national and international awards as a painter and sculptor. Hoyos was a pioneer of contemporary art who emphasized the complexity of Colombian culture in…

Google doodle celebrates Bahrain National Day

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Bahrain National Day is celebrated in today’s Doodle. After centuries of foreign rule, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa came to power on this date in 1971. The traditional Khaleeji music of violins and rebabs fills the air during the two-day…

Google doodle celebrates Kazakhstan’s Independence Day

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The present Doodle celebrates Kazakhstan’s Freedom Day. The Supreme Soviet (or supreme council) of Kazakhstan declared its independence from the Soviet Union on this date in 1991. Kazakhstan was the last Soviet republic to gain independence, and for a brief…