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Culture Works leader focused on community

Martine Meredith Collier will bring a national arts funding perspective to her role as the new president and chief executive of Culture Works, the Dayton area’s united arts fund. As director of development and membership the p [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Marine FET's Bridge Gap Between Western, Afghan Culture

In today's fighting military, and especially in the Marines, women serve a greater role than just another body on the front lines. In Afghanistan for instance, a special team of women whose mission is community outreach, especially b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

In MTV O Awards Nominations, a Nod to Internet Culture

MTV is attempting to distract from its increasingly tenuous relationship with music by focusing instead on internet culture, memes and all, in the company’s O___ Music Awards, which yesterday announced the categories and nominees. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

The gospel on celebrity and pop culture‎

Miley Cyrus is back ... on Twitter, that is, crediting her return to none other than Charlie Sheen. Oh, and her fans too. The teen star returned to the micro-blogging site on the heels of her favorite movie actress win at the Kids' C [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Culture of idleness plagues Quebec’s environment ministry

Culture of idleness plagues Quebec’s environment ministry: The Quebec government’s laissez-faire approach toward shale-gas operations – which are mostly confined to rural areas – is getting a lot of attention. But [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Respect Local Cultures When on Holiday

Wherever you go on holiday chances are that things are going to be different. There may be a different language or how people dress or how they act and react to different situations. This is known as culture and is an important part of e [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Culture glorifies abusive men, disregards women

Another season of MTV's "Jersey Shore" has come and gone, and what do we have to show for it? For me: indigestion and a bit of shame from watching a dozen hour-long episodes chronicling an abusive relationship all in the na [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Culture, Risk and the Atom

There are many worthwhile discussions underway exploring whether it’s possible to avoid a culture of complacency and transparency around nuclear power generation. They echo discussions following the losses of two space shuttl [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Crothers: FSU’s Culture Change

During a conversation I had with Leonard Hamilton at the end of January, the Florida State coach spent a few minutes telling me about how he was trying to “change the culture” of his team, and I must admit there were times wh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

The pop culture alliance of Lady Gaga, Google, Twitter — and...

Lady Gaga visited both Google and Twitter today and I’ve been wondering what that means for how celebrities are feeding off of Silicon Valley and vice versa. While Lady Gaga is a pop music star, people find out about her t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Najaf unprepared to be 2012's Islamic Capital of Culture

A half-billion-dollar effort to showcase Iraq’s holiest Shiite city to the world is coming down to the wire as many contracts remain unsigned and funds are being hastily re-allocated. Preparations for Najaf to become the Arab world [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

UK reggae star Smiley Culture dies during police raid

The singer/DJ, who had hits with Police Officer and Cockney Translation in the 1980s, passed away after suffering a stab wound after cops swooped on his home in Surrey, England on Tuesday. Last year, the 48-year-old, real name David Emma [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

SA has 'nuclear safety culture': Eskom

"Clearly we would be looking at what actually happened in Japan... but South Africa has a nuclear safety culture because of Koeberg station," Eskom spokesman for nuclear power Tony Stott told Sapa. "Nuclear power is certai [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Global in spread, rooted in culture that's Kannada

RohitIf one looks at what the three-day World Kannada Meet in Belgaum has yielded to Kannada and Karnataka, there is a positive sign and some lessons to be learnt. First, the mega meet served as a morale booster to the people of thi [...]