Marc Ribot - “Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)” (feat. Tom Waits)
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Category: ART & CULTURE
Jamaica’s Cultural Icon “Miss Lou”
OnJamaica finds new appreciation for beloved cultural icon and language activist, ‘Miss Lou’ Posted 10 September 2018 19:47 GMT A screengrab of an official photo from Jamaica’s Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, capturing the unveiling of the statue honouring poet Louise Bennett-Coverley, posted…
Camden International Film Festival Kicks Off Next Week
OnCamden International Film Festival Kicks Off Next Week Films, Pitches, Parties and Putin! by Andy O’Brien Thursday, September 6, 2022 6:51 AM The Strand Theatre in Rockland. < 1 2 3 > Points North Institute will present the 14th annual Camden International…
The artist ‘Headache Stencil’ uses graffiti to criticize military rule in Thailand
OnThe artist ‘Headache Stencil’ uses graffiti to criticize military rule in Thailand Posted 23 August 2018 2:26 GMT Headache Stencil posing in front of a portrait of Thailand’s prime minister shaped in a maneki-neko cat. Source: Headache Stencil, used with permission. Through street graffiti and…
His world was what it was: the enigma of V.S. Naipaul
OnHis world was what it was: the enigma of V.S. Naipaul First Posted 12 August 2018 18:14 GMT Courtesy: Global Voices V. S. Naipaul reads at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad in April 2007. (PHOTO: Georgia Popplewell (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) He was…
World’s cartoonists on this week’s events
OnWorld’s cartoonists on this week’s events Drawing the top stories around the globe. By IVO OLIVEIRA 8/11/18, 3:00 AM CET Courtesy: Politico First published in The Economist, U.K., August 11, 2022 | By Kal First published on POLITICO.eu, Belgium, August 11,…
What’s the story behind the samurai walking a cat, anyway?
OnWhat’s the story behind the samurai walking a cat, anyway? July 16, 2022 First Posted on 14 July 2018 18:56 GMT Courtesy: Global Voices ‘Warrior takes an armored cat for a walk’ (着甲武人猫散歩逍遥図) by Noguchi Tetsuya, 2014. Image widely shared on…
The Return of ‘Yellow Submarine’
OnThe Return of ‘Yellow Submarine’: Why Even People Who Aren’t Beatles Mega-Fans Love It The 1968 animation classic will screen again in theaters this year. Its secret weapon? Its refusal to play happy By Colin Fleming / Salon July 8, 2018, 4:49…
Serbia Reopens National Museum After 25 Years
OnPublished on Jun 27, 2022 Serbia is to reopen its National Museum on July 28, after renovations which began in 2003. We got a sneak peak inside the day before… Originally published at - https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-nation…