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Arts & Culture · September, 2011
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Stories about Arts & Culture from September, 2011

30 September 2011

Incredible Photos of North Korean Mass Game

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

29 September 2011

Taiwan: Polyglot teaches you Taiwanese indigenous languages

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · East Asia

28 September 2011

Mali: Senegal and Mali Final Expected in Afrobasket Women 2011

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Recreating China Map into Maga

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

27 September 2011

Black Scholars Who Make a Specialty of Asian Studies

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · East Asia

26 September 2011

Brazil: The Real Value of Half Price Tickets

Written by Fernando Sapelli · Latin America

Even though there is a federal law in Brazil for half price tickets to cultural shows - as the greatest portion of the public can only afford half of the...

North Korea: Kim Jong-Il's Surprise Appearance On the Simpsons

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

North Korea: Kim Jong-il Plans to Solve Famine by Breeding Giant Rabbits

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Book Review: ‘Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea’

Written by Lee Yoo Eun · Quick Reads · East Asia

Philippines: Anti-Planking Bill Draws More Planks

Written by Karlo Mongaya · East Asia

A proposal in the Philippines to ban planking has drawn much criticism online and offline. Planking has been used by student activists as a creative form of protest, especially in...

24 September 2011

Video: Water Bottle Lights and Other Eco-Friendly Inventions

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Caribbean

Solar lights and hot water heaters from plastic water bottles, houses made from trash and a way to do without plastic bags are some of the projects making reducing, reusing...

23 September 2011

Puerto Rico: Santurce is Law

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

Puerto Rico: Photos of Hello Seahorse!

Written by Firuzeh Shokooh Valle · Quick Reads · Latin America

22 September 2011

Russia: Jokes and Xenophobia

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

China: A water calligraphy dot matrix printer

Written by Andy Yee · Quick Reads · China

Peru: ‘Mistura 2011′ Ends Amid Praise and Criticism

Written by Isabel Guerra · Latin America

In Lima the 'Mistura' festival of gastronomy just came to an end. It attracted a total of 400,000 visitors, and 9 famous chefs lead by Ferrán Adriá signed the 'Declaration...

21 September 2011

Cuba: Milanes’ Miami Concert Stirs Controversy Among Cubans

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Latin America

On August 27th, Cuban music legend Pablo Milanés performed in Miami, marking his first concert in South Florida since the 1970s. On Cuba-focused blogs and news sites, bitter disagreement over...

Russia: Indie Band Uses ‘Office Violence’ Viral Video For Promotion

Written by Alexey Sidorenko · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

China: California Hotel adapted by a cook

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

20 September 2011

Ukraine: Short Films by Youth for Gender Equality

Written by Tetyana Bohdanova · Eastern & Central Europe

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Young film makers in Ukraine have participated in a short film competition that challenges stereotypes of women and defend gender equality. These films touch on issues that can be understood...