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/ARTS WEEKLY/ARGENTINA: Doctors Band Provides Remedy for Hearts and Souls
The popular conception that music is therapeutic is especially true in the case of the Argentine rock band Diga 33./ARTS WEEKLY/JAMAICA: Columbus ‘Discovery’ Sinks Further in Xmas Pantomime
History books record that Christopher Columbus discovered this country in 1494. But to many Jamaicans, the explorer was nothing more than a mercenary who pillaged the land and directed the termination of the indigenous Arawak tribe./ARTS WEEKLY/CULTURE-MALAWI: A Potter’s Paradise
Ngumbe Trading Centre, located about three kilometres from the main airport, could pass for any ordinary market place in Malawi./ARTS WEEKLY/INDIA: As Tourism Comes, Homes Turn into Guesthouses
"At first they thought I was crazy to try to get tourists to come to Pedong," explains Sebastian Pradhan,a guide. "But now that they are coming, now everyone wants to turn their homes into guesthouses."/ARTS WEEKLY/ THEATRE-CHILE: Paedophilia and the Church Take the Stage
Chilean playwright Jorge Díaz lashes out against the Roman Catholic Church's corporative defence and headline-grabbing cases of paedophilia among its ranks with his play "Oficio de tinieblas" (Shadowy Vocation), to premiere here in January./ARTS WEEKLY/ARGENTINA: Doctors and Patients Become TV Heroes
Without a doubt, it was the first episode of Argentina's E-24 reality show, set in a Buenos Aires public hospital, that had the greatest impact, with its close-up images of the birth of María Carla Schmieloz's baby./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-U.S.: ‘Seventh Generation’ of Native Americans Rides Again
Chief Sitting Bull, probably the most famous Native American leader, did not die in battle. He was shot dead by U.S. government authorities in December 1890 while resisting arrest. The crime: promoting a type of religion called the Ghost Dance./ARTS WEEKLY/TELEVISION: Oprah’s Visit Haunts Zambia
She came, she saw, she conquered? Well not quite. Zambians have not bought into American Talk Show host, Oprah Winfrey's whirlwind tour to Zambia to assess the country's HIV/AIDS situation and see how her organisation, the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, could help./ARTS WEEKLY/THAILAND: Photos Show ‘Mob’ for Democracy
Bangkok's middle classes derisively call them the 'mob'. But on closer observation, these weekly protestors outside Government House, where the Thai cabinet has its regular meetings, may well be the heart and soul of Thailand's nascent democracy./ARTS WEEKLY/AFRICA: Kora Awards Attract Leading Musicians
From its humble beginnings when it attracted a mere 135 entries, this year 308 artists entered the 8th Annual Kora All-Africa Music Awards./ARTS WEEKLY/CULTURE: Singapore Aims to be Asia’s Publishing Hub
Imagine caustic writer and Nobel laureate V S Naipaul flying to this city state to sign copies of his latest book that has just been published here./ARTS WEEKLY/ CULTURE-VENEZUELA: Statue of Iconic Goddess Needs New Home
María Lionza, goddess of the second leading religion in Venezuela, has emerged from the depths of the forests and waters that she has protected since the era of the Spanish Conquest, according to her followers, to end up smack in the middle of a bitter cultural debate./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM: Every Day Must Be World AIDS Day
A wrenching new documentary about HIV/AIDS seeks to firmly connect the numbing statistics with the faces and names of people suffering from the disease, and the men and women fighting to get them treatment with few or no resources./ARTS WEEKLY/ FILM-CHILE: Heroes Fed Up with Fighting
The son of the legendary leader of the Chilean Revolutionary Leftist Movement (MIR) has sparked a firestorm of political debate with his new documentary, "Chile: Los héroes están fatigados" (Chile: The Heroes Are Tired)./ARTS WEEKLY/CULTURE-VIETNAM: Heritage Buildings Crumbling
Many centuries-old buildings that constitute Vietnam's major cultural assets are crumbling under their load of time, but lack of funds and red tape make it difficult to find a way to preserve them./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC: Haitian Big Band Fires Up U.S. East Coast
"People are heating up. Festival season is here!"CULTURE: Haiti’s First Language Still Running Second
"All Haitians are united by a common language: Creole."ARTS-UGANDA: Kampala Takes Its Place in the Fashion Stakes
Fashion capitals of the world: New York, London, Paris...Kampala? Well, if Santa Anzo has anything to do with this, it'll only be a matter of time./ARTS WEEKLY/INDIA: Interest Rises in 17th-century Gothic Palace
To the tourists who visit the riotously gaudy temple pagodas that this southern Indian city is famous for, the unmistakable European Gothic style of the 17th century Tirumala Nayak Palace must come as both relief and surprise./ARTS WEEKLY/CULTURE: Arts Project Goes Beyond Boundaries
''When I explained to O my wish to present this (shopping) bag at Womanifesto as an item that stands for the ex-political prisoners' struggle to manage their daily life. and also the lives of their families, he agreed.''/ARTS WEEKLY/ CUBA: Biennial a Showcase for Critical Eye on Society
Flags from some 20 nations painted black, grey and white flutter in the wind over the colonial fort La Cabaña, where a critical vision of today's world abounds at the central exhibition of the 8th Havana Arts Biennial, underway until Dec. 15.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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