Africa: a big source for film-making
More and more often American and European film makers move to Africa to shoot movies.
According to Gadalla Gubara, an 88-year-old Sudanese film director, Africa has a lot of potential for film stories, though most countries have still not prioritised the industry. Read more
Filed Under Art, Events, Media & Society
International day for story tellers
Do you like to tell or to listen to stories? Then you can’t miss Listen! - International Day for Sharing Life Stories tomorrow, on May 16th 2008, all around the world.
People will gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges and virtual environments to hear each other’s stories. Read more
Filed Under Events, History & traditions, Media & Society
More black than white, and yet so much difference
Most Brazilian newspapers today are talking about a study from IPEA (the Research Institute of Applicable Economy, in Brazil) that says that by the end of this year the black population will be bigger than the white one (bare in mind that, according to convention adopted in the country, a black person is anyone who claims to be black or brown, and the black population is the sum of all blacks and mulattos).
Reading that, made me think of an episode that happened back in 1996 to a friend. Read more
Filed Under History & traditions, Human Rights, Media & Society, Modern Life, Sport
Sweet activism
I personally love all forms of activism. I find Banksy work pure genius. The AAA stickers are fun and straight to the point. And even the controversial street graffiti - when done the right way - is something I love.
But there is something about what I’m calling today “sweet activism” that is even more irresistible to me. Like Guerrilha Gardening. Or the recent work of Swedish artist Urika Erdes. Instead of a slap on the face, this kind of activism works as a smile. And I think they are the most efficient way to remind us that public space is our space (and not commercial space as most companies seem to think…).
Filed Under Art, Diversity, Media & Society, Modern Life
A childhood stolen (?)
Hmm! It is hard to tell by just looking at this picture… are these children just playing make-believe?You know, little games that little girls like to engage in. “Look mom, this is me ten years from now. A little too desperate for some attention, don’t you think? Maybe even trashy!” Or, is it actually that some A-list celebrity family, who paraded these innocent children, have fashionably decided that this is how children between the ages of 5 and 9 should dress? Read more
Filed Under Media & Society, Modern Life
Britain’s delinquents for reality tv
OMG, these reality shows are totally killing me! Enough with the spoiled brats screaming “I hate you dad!”.
It’s about time we had a real show- if we are going to have to watch these sort of things - with real torturous teenagers, and make sure it is only for a good cause: to harass, shame and blame Britain’s ‘young and uncontrollable’.
Filed Under Media & Society, Modern Life, Politics
Muslim Black Metal fans
A book worth a read, Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam explains that Black Metal - theoretically known as having satanic lyrics, being anti-religious and anti-Christian - is popular amongst young people in the Middle East.
Interestingly, conservative Muslims also believe that any music beside spiritual chanting is un-Islamic.
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