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The business of culture

You can tell a new decade has truly arrived when experts and insiders from every field are busy making plans and ambitious predictions for the bright future of their industries. Indeed, in such a rapidly developing country as China, ever [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Cultures festival scrapped

One of the country's top summer festivals has been scrapped this year as a victim of its own success, organisers have said. The Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures has been running for 10 years in the south Dublin suburb but cam [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Turku, Finland: European Capital of Culture 2011

Doctors in the Finnish city of Turku will this year be dispensing a new form of medicine to those feeling a bit down - a visit to a one of the thousands of cultural events taking place during the next 12 months. Alongside Tallinn, Turku [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Culture

The most successful Bulgarian sitcom entitled "Third-Floor Clinic" made a comeback 10 years after its first season was shown in 2000. Even though it did not manage to become one of the final nominated movies, Bulgaria's &qu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Miniature village teaches culture, faith

A raccoon tries to sneak in an attic. Below, pirogues float in the murky brown bayou, and an alligator crawls through the grass on his belly.It's a scene many parishioners at Annunziata Catholic Church in Houma have experienced thems [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Zenger brings Kansas culture

Once the new athletic director at Kansas was comfortably in place, I was going to issue a dare. Travel west of 6th and Wakarusa and come see the rest of the state your university supposedly flagships. Now, I can comfortably wit [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Cannabis Culture News LIVE: VOTE DANA! - Watch Today at 4pm ...

Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest on pot politics and the cannabis community. Today on the show: VOTE DANA! Founding editor of Cannabis Culture Dana Larsen joins the show to discuss his bid for leadership of the British Col [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Kwanzaa celebrates African-American culture

As 2010 draws to an end, for many it’s a time to reflect on the year, take stock and look forward to ways to improve life in the next. That’s one of the basics of Kwanzaa, a secular holiday established in 1966 that celebrates [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Redlands showed off arts, culture

Redlands' cultural year began in January with the announcement of "The Music Man" returning to the Redlands Bowl and wrapped up in December with the 25th anniversary production of LifeHouse Theater's "Scrooge." [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

China praises Saudi culture

A Chinese government official has praised the culture of Saudi Arabia and said more needs to be done to strengthen ties between the two countries. This took place during a visit by a Chinese delegation to a branch of the Ministry of Cult [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Kwanzaa: Culture and History

For some, Dec. 26 usually brings shoppers flocking to retail outlets to return gifts or misfit toys. For others, it marks the African cultural celebration of Kwanzaa. From Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 African Americans of many different religions l [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Pop culture hits: Fallon, White and Conan's revival

Was 2010 a blur to you, too? One minute, we were saying hello to the Super Bowl, the most-watched TV show in U.S. history, and marveling at the iPad. The next, we were saying good-bye to "Lost" and wondering what was up with La [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Ageing Gracefully In Indian Culture

Could there be anyone who does not care about aging gracefully? An ancient module in the Indian culture called the Vanaprasth, took care of old age problems.Total solution of all the problems of old age was sought in Indian culture in th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

NSUI chief Khatra laments goonda culture

Fresh from his victory in the recently-concluded National Students Union of India (NSUI) elections, its president Gobind Khatra, s not deterred by ghosts from the past. “I have no criminal history. Just one case of stabbing has ben [...]