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· September, 2013
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Stories about Arts & Culture from September, 2013

Phuket-themed Stamps in Thailand

· 30 September 2013

VIDEO: Filmpoem “Prayer of Fear” Stuns Egypt

· 30 September 2013

Foreign Domestic Migrants’ Flashmob Dance in Hong Kong

· 30 September 2013

Russia’s Hunger Games

RuNet Echo27 September 2013

There are two hunger strikes in Russia today, one by a famous Pussy Riot member and another by a mothers' group. What do the different receptions online say about Russia?

“An e-Book is a Book” – Nigerian Poet and Linguist

27 September 2013

"An e-Book is a Book" - Sticklers for traditional modes of publishing will lament this as retrogression, but they will be wrong, says Nigerian writer Kola Tubosun.

What We Watch: YouTube Video Popularity Comparison

· 25 September 2013

South Korea: ‘The Man Must Buy the House’

· 25 September 2013

Potraits in Black: Africans in Italy

· 23 September 2013

Trinidad & Tobago: Death Knell for Professional Photography?

· 20 September 2013

Jamaica: Art to Spark Discussion

· 19 September 2013

Is a Monument to Chechen Women an Affront to Russia?

RuNet Echo18 September 2013

Ramzan Kadyrov caused an outcry in the blogosphere when he dedicated a monument to a group of Chechen women who died during the Caucasus Wars in the 19th century.

North Korea Gets 3D Movies

· 18 September 2013

Mixing Politics at Live Concert in Cuba Gets Musician Banned

17 September 2013

What did pianist Robertico Carcassés say at the concert for "Los Cinco" in Havana? And what happened afterwards? Elaine Díaz tells us.

Film Screening of East Timor's First Feature in Dili

· 17 September 2013

Brazilian Artists Unite to Save Lions in Kenya

· 17 September 2013

Where Parody Ends and Politics Begin: Comedians Running for Office

14 September 2013

One of the members of Portugal's well-known parody group Homens da Luta is running for mayor. In Portugal and Brazil, celebrities running for office is nothing new.

South Korean Film Questioning Warship Sinking Pulled from Theaters

11 September 2013

A major cinema chain pulled a documentary film challenging the government's explanation of the Cheonan warship incident. Their move appears to have backfired.

Hackathon Mozambique Offers Design Contest

· 11 September 2013

Day Before “Election Silence,” Russian Candidates Rock Out

RuNet Echo6 September 2013

Yekaterinburg mayoral race frontrunner Evgeny Roizman welcomed Russian rock music legend Andrei Makarevich in a concert that encountered yet another act of intimidation by local police.

Russia's True Symbol: A Chechen Mosque?

RuNet Echo6 September 2013

The second round of a contest to choose ten lesser-known Russian tourist attractions turned violent on Saturday, August 31, 2013, when a crowd in Grozny began egging select telecoms offices.


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