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Imposing ‘culture’

The liberal and secular values of Europe are deeply rooted in its long history and socio-political culture and cannot easily be rooted out. But, over the past few months, a very interesting situation has unfolded in France, where the mai [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 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

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

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

'Parents must expose kids to Indian culture'

In this age when computers and playstations lure kids more than learning music and dance, parents must take the onus of motivating the conventional activities to expose children to Indian culture, says violin maestro L. Subramanian. &quo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | 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

Italian Culture Minister Faces No-Confidence Vote Over Pompe...

Italy's opposition says it plans to force the culture minister to resign because of Saturday's collapse of an ancient house in the ruins of Pompeii. The opposition says it will hold a no-confidence vote in parliament to get Sandr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Nigerian Cultures and Traditions: Full of policies but lack ...

It has become a culture and tradition that every October 1st Nigeria will celebrate her Independence Day from the grip of the gluttonous British colonialists who invaded this West African coast known as Nigeria today, over One Hundred ye [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Singapore Celebrates Summer with a Host of Cultural and Spor...

Singapore is cementing its title as the events capital of the world this summer with a wide range of events, which will see Singapore celebrate its unique food, fauna and cultural heritage, as well as play host to the world’s first [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Rolex and its Association with Popular Cultural Events

Rolex is a brand which is popular not only for its watches, but also for its endeavor in nurturing different art forms. Over the years, it has associated itself with some major cultural events, which provide a platform for the aspira [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Cultural event without Potohari culture

Water scarcity, unhygienic food, dusty atmosphere, lack of seating arrangements and dissatisfactory security arrangements marred the ‘Jashn-e-Baharan’ as hundreds of the visitors left the Art and Craft Village, the venue of t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Event celebrates city’s cosmopolitanism

THAI, Scottish, Turkish and Bollywood dancing along with Chinese harp playing and African drumming were among cultural events marking a celebration of Aberdeen’s international community.The event hosted at the Lemon Tree in West No [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts '09

A unique feast of music set on a huge site offering a grand scale of entertainment unlike any other festival in the world. For five days the Pilton farm plays host to a tented city in Somerset. As well as music from nearly every genre imagi [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Singapore Food Festival 2009 highlights Straits-Chinese cuis...

The 16th outing of Singapore's famous food festival will run only nine days this year--instead of the normal three or four weeks. What's the reason? Swine flu epidemic? Global recession? I can't say I've done meticulous investigati [...]