Stories about Arts & Culture from December, 2007
Argentina: What the Media Didn't Say About Personal Fest
Personal Fest is a two-day concert held in Buenos Aires and sponsored by a major telecommunications company. During the concert, an incident involving the stabbing of a concertgoer caused a stampede and resulted in many injured. The traditional media failed to cover the incident, and many bloggers picked up the story of the events, as well as the failure to cover the event and the organizers to properly explain what had happened.
Russia: “The Neva Horror”
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about St. Petersburg's new tourist attraction: “The Neva horror. The cyberspace of fear.”
Ukraine, U.S.: Carol of the Bells
Ukrainian Musical Matters writes about a 1916 Ukrainian song that became a Christmas hit in the United States.
Ukraine: Lavra and Castle Paintings
Olechko posts two of her recent paintings of Ukrainian architectural landmarks.
Colombia: Santa Fe de Antioquia Film Festival
Juliana Rincón of Medea Material [es] writes about her recent experience at the Santa Fe de Antioquia Film Festival in Colombia.
Indonesia: Shamanism in Indonesia
Indonesia Matters looks at the practice of Shamanism in modern Indonesia.
Cambodia: Comic Launched
Andy Brouver writes about a graphic comic book that was released recently in Cambodia. The printing was held up for 17 years because of market conditions.
Brasil: Magazine made by bloggers is live
After 10 months’ work, Rafael Reinehr [pt] announces OPS – the e-magazine written by bloggers – is now live: “The fun has just begun. In the coming weeks, sections will...
Japan: Welcome, we'll collect your fingerprints and mugshot
tokyodo-2005[jp] has reposted a cartoon by Hashimoto Masaru. “People are not concerned even when the government violates human rights. This probably means that people who live in Japan in fact...
Serbia: Dusan Saponja & Dusan Cavic
Belgrade 2.0 posts a wonderful selection of the wonderful video stories by Dusan Saponja and Dusan Cavic: “For short episodes such as these you just saw, it’s not really necessary...
Russia: Nashi's Vova Panties
Scraps of Moscow writes about “a Nashi-sponsored fashion-show-cum-rally,” Russian politics and feminism: “The young lady – or at least part of her – is proclaiming, ‘VOVA! I am with you!'”
Trinidad & Tobago: Lion House
Thebookmann features a wall painting of Lion House in Trinidad, made famous by V.S. Naipaul's A House for Mr. Biswas.
Uzbekistan: Clothing Culture
Bordersca tells about fabric culture/business which has been flourishing since collapse of the Soviet Union in Samarkand, an ancient city and main tourist destination in Uzbekistan.
Ukraine: Bryan Adams, Enrique Iglesias, Michael Jackson
Ukraine Musical Matters reports on the recent Kyiv concerts of Enrique Iglesias and Bryan Adams and Michael Jackson's upcoming visit.
Russia: Review of David Foglesong's Book
Sean's Russia Blog posts a lengthy review of David S. Foglesong's “The American Mission and the “Evil Empire”: The Crusade for a “Free Russia” since 1881.”
Argentina: What Happened at PersonalFest?
Fabio.com.ar [es] and Jorge Gobbi of Vida Vacia 4.1 [es] write about the occurrences at PersonalFest, the two-day music festival in Buenos Aires. According to some witnesses, there were reports...
Guatemala: La Quema del Diablo
A tradition in Guatemala called “la Quema del Diablo” (or Burning the Devil) involves taking out one's trash to be burned and which symbolizes the burning of evil spirits as...
Colombia: Bloggers Fight for Creative Commons Rights
Colombian Flickr users and bloggers united against a regional newspaper that violated a Creative Commons license that a user placed on her photographs, a license which has full legal standing in Colombia. The campaign spread to dozens of blogs and into a Facebook group. However, this was not the first case of media that paid no attention to these licenses.
Barbados, Jamaica: Day of Rest
Living in Barbados offers a glimpse into a typical Sunday afternoon in rural Jamaica.
Kazakhstan: Interview with Jantemir Baimukhamedov
Jantemir Baimukhamedov, a.k.a. Jantik, is a popular Kazakhstan's musician, a prankster and an entertainer. He gives live shows with his band (gigs are booked several months ahead), hilariously re-scores blockbuster...
China: Liberal Generation
Li Yihe expresses a wish that her generation can take the lead in setting the liberal tradition in Chinese politics (zh).