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LITERATURE: Nobel Accolade for Portuguese Writer
Portugese-speaking Brazil joined the applause over the awarding of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature to Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago , the self-proclaimed communist critic of Roman Catholicsm.BOOKS-INDIA: New Book Traces Murder of Rajiv Gandhi
The 1991 assassination of charismatic Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister and a member of India's leading political family, still raises more questions than answers.MUSIC-NIGERIA: Afrobeat King’s Legacy Lives On
Nigeria pays homage Saturday (Oct 17) to the King of Afrobeat Fela Anikulapo-Kuti - who would have turned 60 that day but for his untimely death from an AIDS-releated disease more than a year ago.MUSIC-JAMAICA: Jamaican Influence on UB40
The British band UB40 never has kept secret its love for reggae music and the Caribbean sound has helped the multi-racial group sell millions of records and made them one of the successful live acts in contemporary music.ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT – 6. MEDIA-USA: The Changing Face of Journalism
There has been little praise for the U.S. media in recent years with the public scorning journalists for sins ranging from the failure to report simple facts to the tawdry focus on topics such as the Monica Lewinsky scandal.MUSIC-USA: Swing Era is Back
Years after the Lambada fizzled and died, and the Macarena dropped out of sight, young Americans have returned to the past for the latest hip dance number - the 1940s- era Lindy Hop.MUSIC-JAMAICA: Luciano Reviving His Career
After a year of stagnation, roots reggae singer Luciano has made a bold move to reclaim the reputation he earned as the genre's most exciting prospect since the legendary Bob Marley.ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT – 3.
It was meant to showcase Thailand as a budding venue for international art and culture, but the Bangkok Film Festival brought out the uglier aspects of the "Land of Smiles"movie censorship.CINEMA-PANAMA: Young People Save Cinemas from Extinction
Going to the movies, once a regular occurrence for the youth of Panama before the days of television and video games, once again is a favorite form of entertainment.CULTURE-ITALY: Recreating the World of the “Great Seducer”
Venice is commemorating the bicentenary of the death of Casanova with an exhibition portraying the romantic adventures, travels and travails of the famed lover and also his cultural and philosophical ambitions.MUSIC-SIERRA LEONE: Taming Rastafarians
Five months ago, an irate lynch mob rampaged through Freetown forcing Rastafarians to cut off their dreadlocks, as punishment for alleged collaboration with the ousted military junta.ART: Photographic Images of Sudan
Only four of Mariantonietta Peru's 27 stunning photographs of Sudan, being displayed in a Nairobi gallery, bear the image of a people afflicted by 15-years of civil strife.THEATRE: Jackie Onassis’ Flying Circus
One of the century's most glamorous women, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is the subject of a wild and irreverent comedy show, opening in the West End next week (Oct 12).MUSIC-CHILE: Remembering Victor Jara
Victor Jara, the popular Chilean singer and dramatist murdered by the military during the 1973 coup, is now remembered not only as an emblematic victim of dictatorial repression but also for his impressive artistic achievements.CINEMA-US: ‘Rush Hour’ Makes Jackie Chan a U.S. Star
With his success in the new action-comedy film 'Rush Hour', Jackie Chan has reached the heights of Hollywood - the first actor speaking almost no English to reach movie stardom since the hey day of Arnold Schwarzenegger.ART-BENIN: Some Like it Nude
If you cross the bridge between the centre of Cotonou and the district of Akpakpa in this city, you probably will encounter a crowd staring in the window of an art gallery unlike any other in the capital of Benin.THEATRE-CHINA: Finally, Curtain May Rise on National Theatre
Two mammoth projects symbolise the upsurge of national pride and ambitions of a new, modern China: the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam and China's Grand National Theatre.ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT -1.
The cover of singer-rapper Lauryn Hill's new album is a revealing hint of symbolism: Hill's dreadlocked hair and somber face are etched on a school desk, in homage to the cover of an old album by Bob Marley and the Wailers.CULTURE-KENYA: Shanty Town Goes Internet
The marvels of the Internet have spread to the children of this sprawling shanty town on the outskirts of Nairobi - from where they exchange images and share ideas and experiences with other children around the world.ENTERTAINMENT-BRAZIL: National Movies Expand to Cable TV
Brazilian-made films now have the chance of reaching a broader audience, and of boosting their development, through being shown on its own cable TV channel.CINEMA-COLOMBIA: Poetry that Stings in ‘The Rose Vendor’
It's like being "slapped in the face with poetry," said one young woman as she left the cinema where she had just seen 'The Rose Vendor,' a film depicting the lives of children in the poor areas of the city of Medellin.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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