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Culture, religion and poverty dangerous mix for girls?

Betty Makoni is an activist who set up Girl Child Network Worldwide to help girls who have been abused in Zimbabwe and other African countries. She experienced hardship and abuse in her own life, but rather than give up she fought even ha [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

China strikes at West through pop culture wars

BEIJING – When Chinese leader Hu Jintao recently warned his nation's ruling Communist Party of an imminent risk from the West, he wasn't talking about the United States boosting its military capabilities in East Asia. He was [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

How Important is Internet Dating Etiquette?

Just because you don't meet your potential dates in person initially, this does not mean that there are not rules for online dating. Internet dating etiquette matters just as much in the online world as it does offline. If you obse [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Insular culture at PSU, passed responsibility mark case

The warning signs were there for more than a decade, disturbing indicators that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was breaching boundaries with young boys - or maybe worse. Yet the university's top administrators k [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker: triumphant, transformative pow...

Some people’s Christmases are measured by carols and cooking. Mine are shaped by The Nutcracker. This season, if I choose, I can see at least seven versions of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, in big productions by the Royal Balle [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Out of Africa: African Diaspora International Film Festival ...

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (A.D.I.F.F.) is growing up. Now in its 19th year, the 2011 festival features more than 60 movies, produced in 37 countries. Some of the highlights include The First Rasta, a documentary abo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop-culture convention this weekend

By this weekend you should be coming out of your turkey-and-pie-induced torpor enough to stagger down to Erie's first Paper Asylum Vintage Paper & Pop Culture Convention at the Bayfront Convention Center. You might want to step liv [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Despite its lack of international reputation, the Portuguese...

Paris has the Louvre, Madrid has the Prado and Florence has the Uffizi. And Guimarães? Well, Guimarães has a corridor made of cardboard boxes in a room above the city’s police station. I walk slowly between the boxes. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop culture, trial starsset to dominate costume selection th...

The annual ritual of scouring the costume stores and niche boutiques for a dazzling or spooky ensemble is here, and the top contenders for hottest options are once again inspired by pop culture. Pirate attire is flying off the shelves at [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cultural entities: Potohar folk music and poetry reading pul...

“The festival aims at promoting the rich musical heritage of Potohar,” said Lok Virsa Executive Director Khalid Javaid. Talking to mediapersons, he said that Lok Virsa was in a unique position to highlight the culture, art and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

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 [...]