Stories from 18 October 2007
Trinidad & Tobago: Cultural Legacies
Cultural Literacy features an excerpt of an interview with Dr. Eric Doumerc in which he talks about West Indian legacies that ought to be cherished.
Guyana, Brazil: Building a Bridge
Living Guyana posts photos of the progress that has been made on the construction of the bridge that will link Guyana and Brazil.
Jamaica: Art & Emancipation
Geoffrey Philp focuses on Jewish, Jamaican-born artist Isaac Mendes Belisario, whose lithographic series is part of an exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of the British slave trade.
Puerto Rico, Dominica: Indigenous Unity
The Voice of the Taino People Online reports that the indigenous Kallinagos of Dominica and the United Confederation of Taino People have ratified an historic “Declaration of Unity”.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Robber Talk
Blogging from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni is still chuckling over the tale of the “not-too-bright robber”.
Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana: Cricket Highs and Lows
West Indies Cricket Blog marks a high and a low in the world of cricket: the bestowing of “the major honour of the Order of Jamaica” on international cricket umpire Steve Bucknor; and the “disgraceful” treatment of the Trinidad and Tobago cricket team in Guyana.
China: Deconstructing the White Rabbit Wrapper
Imagethief studied the design of White Rabbit wrapper in details. The description of “rows of zombie rabbits facing each other in mirror image” is particularly vivid. (P.S. White Rabbit is also my favorite candy)
China: Buzzwords at the 17th Party Congress
Democracy, the scientific development, harmony, and what else in the 17th Party Congress? Take a look at Joel Martinsen's post in DANWEI.
China: 23 Years Chronology of Taihu
Taihu pollution has caught international attention. Taodax from V360 has composed a chronology of government's attempt in fighting against pollution (zh). However, the effort seems to have little effect in the past 23 years: there are more than a dozen cancer villages nearby the districts.
Hong Kong: Want My Privacy Back
Big sister explained how and why she canceled her facebook account: I want my privacy back!
Hong Kong: Foreign Intervention
Legislator and the founding member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Tsang Yok-sing, comments on the China President Hu Jintao's report on the 17 party congress regarding foreign intervention in Hong Kong (zh). And he specifically points out the Hong Kong office of National Democratic...
Japan: Language and Culture
Is it possible to learn a language while remain clueless in its culture? Ampontan has some interesting discussion.
China: Youtube Blocked
Several sources seem to confirm that youtube has been blocked in China. Ken Wong noticed that the blocking happened soon (one day) after youtube launched its traditional Chinese version (zh). Transpacifica has also confirmed the blocking of youtube.
