Stories about Arts & Culture from December, 2010
Trinidad & Tobago: The Savannah Stage
Trinidad Carnival Diary “think[s] it is time for The Savannah Stage 101, a series of tips and advice to those of you who may not have yet been introduced to the ‘Big Yard’.”
Russia: Omsk Forum Users Publish Erotic Socio-Political Calendar
Users of forum.omsk.ru decided to continue [RUS] a popular format of erotic calendars dedicated to the hot political topics. This time the calendar is dedicated to local issues: traffic jams, high gas prices, environmental issues (scans of the calendar available here [RUS]).
Brazil: The only black woman in a beauty pageant
Cris Rodrigues, from blog Somos Andando [We Are Walking, pt], writes about racial prejudice in a beauty pageant in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where only one black woman competed among 29 other “white, tall, skinny and straight haired” contestants. She considers that the sample is not...
Nicaragua: Is Nicaraguan Literature Dead?
Erick Aguirre begins his post [es] asking if Nicaraguan literature is dead. He responds to his own question in an extensive post which ends with a list of 29 new Nicaraguan authors who have recently published their work.
Trinidad & Tobago: Carnival 2011
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2011 has officially been launched – and Trinidad Carnival Diary is thrilled that masqueraders will once again be getting a stage on which to “play themselves”.
D.R of Congo/Belgium: Gal draws Congo and Belgium
Africa is a country posts drawings about the relationship between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Belgium from the Belgian cartoonist GAL who turned 70 this year.
South Korea:The ‘350 Concert’ by Green Foundation Held in Seoul
The ‘350 Concert’, in line with the ‘350 campaign’ that works to reduce the carbon concentration level in the air from current 380-390 parts per million to 350ppm, was held in Seoul today. Numerous artists and celebrities have made appearances at the event and many Twitterers, such as @BKHomin have shared photos of the event.
Japan: Cartoon Blog
The Tokyo Reporter just launched a new section called Cartoon Blog [en], in collaboration with cartoonist Roberto De Vido (also author of Politicomix [en]).
India: Umbrella And Mobile Phone Etiquette
Sindhu Subramaniam thinks that some citizens of the Indian mega city Mumbai need umbrella and mobile phone etiquette.
Ethiopia: Addis Photo Fest
Africa is a Country writes about Addis Photo Fest: “(The festival is curated by the young, photographer Aida Muluneh). One of the highlights is a retrospective of the work of London-based Shemelis Desta, who was official photographer to the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, from the early 1960s until Selassie...
Qatar: Jeers, Cheers as Country is Awarded 2022 World Cup
Qatar celebrates after FIFA awards the country World Cup 2022 bid - Internet responds with cheers and jeers for the tiny desert country's win over the US, Australia, South Korea and Japan. And Arab netizens join the celebration in a series of congratulatory tweets.
Africa: What is your African theme song?
What is your African theme song?: “While I love all types of music from classic soul hits to Latin jazz, at my core I’m an African hip hop baby. This ranges from songs I heard my parents play to some more modern classics making waves today. It was diifucult narrowing...
Cuba: The Great Movie Escape
“The common people, who go without milk in their coffee every day, count the coins in their pockets; during the ten days of the Festival they can put aside the burdens and sink quietly into that dark magic is the big screen”: Iván's File Cabinet blogs about the Havana Film...
China: The Shenzhen Bay Fringe Festival
Maryannodonnell from Shenzhen Noted has translated an article, In the name of Shenzhen Bay, about the upcoming Shenzhen bay Fringe Festival.
Venezuela: Comics Find Their Place on the Web 2.0
The comic in Venezuela is one of the genres that is generally underrated and ironically, treasured within the country's culture. In response to this, artists have formed groups to create their own space on the Web 2.0 that gathers and publishes their work.
Trinidad & Tobago: Homeless in T&T
FreePaper examines the issue of homelessness, saying: “If yuh lookin to go homeless, don't do it in Trinidad. Yuh gets no love.”
Elie Rajaonarison, Malagasy artist, has died
Elie Rajaonarison, a Malagasy poet, has died on November 27, 2010, at the age of 59. An accomplished artist, Elie Rajaonarison tried his hand successfully at photography and film. He held degrees in anthropology and was a professor at the University of Antananarivo. He published a poetry book, Ranitra, and...
