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Pop Culture, Wealth Spur Medical Tourism in Asia

Medical tourism is one of Asia's fastest growing industries and shows no signs of losing steam even as the global economy wobbles. SEOUL (Reuters) - It is one of Asia's fastest growing industries and shows no signs of losing steam [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

No end to Knox as pop culture obsession

Those are the sensational words that have captured mainstream headlines in the United States, Great Britain and Italy during the Amanda Knox saga. On Monday, the buzz phrase was "judgment day." Would the flaxen-haired, photogeni [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Tourism an important force to reduce poverty and foster glob...

Top United Nations officials stressed the importance of tourism in reducing poverty and linking countries through tolerance and solidarity as they marked World Tourism Day today. “At a time of profound global economic uncertainty, t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Pow Wow opens eyes to Native American culture

The crisp fall air and changing landscape was the perfect backdrop this weekend for the two-day Harvest Pow Wow event held at the Naper Settlement. The 17th annual event was presented by the Midwest SOARRING Foundation, a not-for-profit g [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

POP CULTURE'S MOST MEMORABLE WRESTLERS

What do you get Hulk Hogan on his birthday? I mean, aside from a new shirt? The guy's big day was Aug. 11, so we're celebrating with a look back at some of pop-culture's hardest-working performers: pro wrestlers. Hulk Hog [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Sexualized portrayals of females are norm in pop culture

Examining how men and women have been presented in popular media, University at Buffalo sociologists looked at more than 1,000 images of males and females on the Rolling Stone magazine covers over the course of 43 years. Their conclusion: [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop culture Q&A: 'Savannah Smiles' child star dies young

Q: What happened to the little girl who starred in the heartwarming movie "Savannah Smiles?" Who played the bumbling, unsuspecting kidnappers? Is the movie available on DVD? A: Bridgette Andersen, who played Savannah, worked [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pongal -- the colourful festival of tamil nadu

Pongal, the popular and the colourful festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated in the second week of January every year. It comprises three festivals combined into one named Bhogi, Pongal and Mattu Pongal. Pongal literally means overf [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

CTC helping cultural tourism realize its potential.

Culture is an increasingly noticeable buzzword in the travel industry. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) assisted in maintaining that momentum at the recent Cultural Tourism Conference in Trinity, Bonavista Peninsula, NL. The ton [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: A nonroyal wedding f...

Sarah Palin's Army reservist son Track, 22, has married his high school sweetheart, Britta Hanson, 21, in a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, and it seems to have been a much more low-key event than the recent royal wedding acro [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop Culture Odds: What’s Oprah Going to Do Now?

So apparently Oprah Winfrey isn’t doing her show anymore. This was news to me, until it was suggested we put together some betting lines about what she’d do next. These props, I was told, would create a lot of buzz. A littl [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Welts' revelation won't change pro sports culture

Here's hoping that, by revealing he is gay, Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer Rick Welts has brought more happiness to his life. But if he thinks he's made some culture-changing announcement, he hasn't. &qu [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

British sport's boom and bust culture

There were two major events in London's Battersea Park on Wednesday night: the first was the Sport Industry Awards and the second was Sky Sports News presenter Charlotte Jackson's dress. Enjoyed by hundreds of party-goers and talk [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: A Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet

Love her or hate her, you've got to admit that Lady Gaga knows how to make a music video. Her clips always have been a mixture of high-art posturing and knowing nods to pop-culture ephemera, and "Judas" is no different. Whil [...]