Picture Postcards: Street art in Switzerland Music, Art & CinemaSwitzerlandTopics of the World September 12, 2011 3 Today’s Picture Postcard is from Nyon, in Switzerland and was sent by keepps. The tripod is painted, [...]
Picture Postcards: Bishops art district in Dallas Music, Art & CinemaTopics of the WorldUSA September 5, 2011 It’s September, so we have a new Picture Postcards theme – graffiti / street art. Today’s photo [...]
Vancouver’s Celebration of Light (and Safety) CanadaCelebrationsMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World August 24, 2011 5 Every summer in Vancouver, we have the Celebration of Light. This is an international firework competition spread [...]
Poetry and music: a Portuguese liaison HistoryLanguagesMusic, Art & CinemaPortugalTopics of the World August 10, 2011 2 Portuguese, also called A Língua de Camões in honour of our greatest poet Luiz Vaz de Camões [...]
An Effervescent Summer in Bucharest Music, Art & CinemaPeopleRomaniaSportTopics of the World July 29, 2011 1 No time to be bored in Bucharest this summer! The only problem is to have enough time [...]
A long long way: Irish history in popular media BooksHistoryIrelandMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World July 19, 2011 2 Working on a project aimed at German tourists for the Irish Tourism Board this May, I realised [...]
Can dancing unite the world? Music, Art & CinemaPeopleTopics of the World July 8, 2011 2 Do you know Dancing Matt? His real name is Matt Harding and he became an Internet celebrity [...]
Argentina through film ArgentinaMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World July 6, 2011 2 Argentina is probably better known for her sporting feats, tango or beef than for her films. This roundup of films, while by no means comprehensive, is an attempt to reverse that and, hopefully, to provide a small glimpse into Argentinean culture.
Retracing the Journey of Refugees and Asylum Seekers AustraliaEconomyMusic, Art & CinemaPeopleTopics of the World July 1, 2011 “Deprived of their wallets, phones and passports, they board a leaky refugee boat, are rescued mid-ocean, experience [...]
Burning Art in Valencia CelebrationsFoodMusic, Art & CinemaSpainTopics of the World March 30, 2011 8 Las Fallas is a festival in Valencia, Spain, that I strongly recommend to anyone who enjoys art, [...]
Portugal’s Young Fado Generation Music, Art & CinemaPeoplePortugalTopics of the World March 25, 2011 16 “Fado… só quando a saudade vem”… “Fado, only when the saudade comes…” …with these words and her [...]
“Long Distance love” – a film about love and more EconomyKyrgyzstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World March 23, 2011 4 The Kyrgyz documentary film “Long Distance love” was filmed by Swedish team Magnus Gerttenom and Ellen Jonsson. [...]