Stories about Arts & Culture from November, 2007
Slovenia: Last Combat's Dormant Battles
On Last Combat, Slovenia is, so far, a rather obscure place, writes The Glory of Carniola. Russia is a pretty busy battlefield, though.
Bahrain: Losing its identity?
This week in Bahrain we have opinions on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit, a blogger's dilemma about whether to have a female friend, another getting stuck between his wife-to-be and her family, a call for more Islamic bloggers, and a fear that Bahrain won't stay Bahraini for much longer...
Bahamas: Dancing with the Stars?
Ringplay Productions was impressed with the National Dance Company of the Bahamas’ recent performance with the Alvin Ailey Company.
D. R. of Congo: Interview with ‘Best Francophone Blogger’ Cédric Kalonji
It's always heartening to see a good blog make the leap from a niche audience to wider recognition. Global Voices interviews the Kinshasa-based author of this year's 'Best Blog in French' (as chosen by the Best of Blogs jury).
Ukraine: Maidan is 3
Ukrainiana posts photos and video from the third anniversary of the Orange Revolution in Kyiv and criticizes president Yushchenko for not being self-critical enough: “What about our purchasing power? What...
Ukraine: Holodomor Song
Nash Holos posts a YouTube video of a Ukrainian song dedicated to the Holodomor victims.
Brazil: Interview with a thought provoking filmmaker
Moviola Digital [pt] publishes an interview with a thought provoking Brazilian filmmaker, Claudio Assis, director of Mango Yellow. “Although he is still working on his second feature film, he has...
Caribbean: Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving may be a traditionally North American holiday - but more and more, the Caribbean seems to be taking notice - so much so that many regional bloggers have been paying a warm West Indian tribute to Thanksgiving…
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica: Art in the Everyday
Thebookmann attends the launch of Jamaica-based artist Roberta Stoddart's exhibition, which “shows a body of work that deals with the subject of discomfort and unseen social obligations.”
Grenada: Walking Trees
Ever heard of trees that can walk? Free Spirit explains.
Hong Kong: Street Market Festival
The last open space wet market in Central Hong Kong is about to vanish because of urban development. Citizen reporter gumpz reports on the recent street market festival for saving...
Kazakhstan: Gangster Movie Hits Box Office
The first Kazakh fully commercial movie – shot, cut and promoted without state support with the purpose to extract money from the box-office – has produced a big debate in...
Iran:Nocturnal hallucination
Kosoof, a leading photo blogger whose photos have been published in international media, has showed nocturnal hallucination in two photos.
Iran: Ahmad Morshedloo's images of people
Thanks to View from Iran,we get information on Ahmad Morshedloo's art and his images of people.
Iraq: Honour and Pride
Iraqi blogger Konfused Kid discusses the concepts of honour and pride in a translation of an Iraqi song.
Kuwait: Book Fair Visit
Kuwaiti blogger Forza visits the bookfair and posts some pictures here.
Russia: Playing Monopoly
A short note on playing Monopoly in the former Soviet Union and Russia, at Robert Amsterdam's blog.
Uzbekistan: Amir Temur's Cult Cultivated
Michael Hancock reviews the book “Amir Temur in World History”, published in Uzbekistan in 1996. Mistifications substitute the real historical facts in this book, he says, and does not recommend...
Japan: Panties Pulling Game
Lee from Tokyo Times blogs about the panties pulling game.
China: Loong not Dragon
Lanzhou city urged to standardize the translation of Chinese dragon into “Loong” as the two words convey very different imagine. Zishuo suggests to translate the word into “Yoooooog” as the...
Ukraine: Verka Serdyuchka; MTV Ukraine
Ukrainian Musical Matters reports on Verka Serdyuchka and the recently launched MTV Ukraine – and explains what makes Ukrainian music special.
