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Culture Homepage – October 2012

 History by Gail Sullivan Nomadic Direction 'Nomads and Networks' TracesSophisticated Unsettled Society Read More ART Subversive Mosaic Moroccan-Born Essaydi ShattersGender Stereotypes Read More by Suzanne Kurtz   FILM REVIEWS Gastronomic Succession

Culture Homepage – October 2012

 History by Gail Sullivan Nomadic Direction 'Nomads and Networks' TracesSophisticated Unsettled Society Read More ART Subversive Mosaic Moroccan-Born Essaydi ShattersGender Stereotypes Read More by Suzanne Kurtz   FILM REVIEWS Gastronomic Succession

South Sudan’s Birthday

It is not often that the world gets to witness the development of a new nation from scratch, but that is exactly what’s happened over the past year with South

September 2012 Homepage

Cover Story Haiti's New Envoy Wants Investment Dollars, Not Pity Paul Altidor takes on his first public sector job as Haiti's new envoy, but he's looking to the private sector

Events – September 2012

EVENT CATEGORIES Art Dance Discussions Festivals Theater Galas Music   ART Sept. 1 to Feb. 24Enlightened Beings: Buddhism in Chinese PaintingBuddhism arrived in China during the first century and quickly

Films – September 2012

Languages Czech Italian Thai English Malayalam French Russian German Silent   Czech Black Peter
(Cerný Petr)Directed by Milos Forman
(Czechoslovakia, 1963, 85 min.)Inspired by the vérité approach of Italian neorealism, "Black Peter"

Culture Homepage – September 2012

 Photography by Gail Sullivan Complex Creatures Dutch Artist CapturesInner Lives of Animals Read More MUSIC Working in Concert The Diplomats Band AlwaysLooking for Few Good Members Read More by Kaitie Kovach  

September 2012

Latvia Andris Razans became ambassador of Latvia to the United States on July 30, 2012. Ambassador Razans previously served as political director/undersecretary of state at the Latvian Ministry of Foreign

September 2012

AFGHANISTANSept. 9: Assassination of Cmdr. Ahmad Shah Masood ANDORRASept. 8: Patron Saint, National Holiday (Mare de Deu de Meritxell) ANGOLASept. 17: Nation's Founder and National Heroes' Day ARMENIASept. 21: Independence