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Arts & Culture · January, 2010
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Stories about Arts & Culture from January, 2010

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30 January 2010

Russia: Vladimir Vysotsky

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

29 January 2010

Iran: Green Tune to Support Protest Movement

Written by Fred Petrossian · Middle East & North Africa

A ring tone for a song which motivated young Iranians to go to the front and fight during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s is making the rounds again in...

Syria: A Short Story

Written by Anas Qtiesh · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Malawi's President to formally declare new love on Valentine's Day

Written by Victor Kaonga · Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawians are digesting news that the country's president Dr Bingu wa Mutharika will engage his former tourism minister Callister Chimombo on Valenetine's Day 14 February. A couple of bloggers have...

Japan: Micro-gardens

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

South Korea: Why do Koreans like cute things?

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Haiti, Poland: “Lost Polish Tribe on Haiti”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Russia: How To Dress In Yakutia In Winter

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Hungary, Slovakia: Open Borders, Assimilation, Nationalism

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Russia: Book Written Using Collective Efforts Online

Written by Vadim Isakov · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

28 January 2010

MENA: Breaking the veils

Written by Katharine Ganly · Quick Reads · East Asia

South Asia: The Dream Of Visa-less, Peaceful Coexistence

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Korea: Translating The Tweets Of Novelist Lee Oisoo

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · East Asia

Lee Oisoo is a Korean novelist and artist who has been described as "an eccentric, a genius and a lunatic". When he set up a Twitter account last year he...

27 January 2010

Russia: Lyudmila Alexeyeva; “Zhivago's Children”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Peru: The Loss of Local Rock Radio Stations

Written by Juan Arellano · Latin America

Peruvian radio stations catering to fans of rock music are being taken off the air, with business reasons often cited as the reason. However, many bloggers say there is still...