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art and culture | by Henry Schroy | May 11, 2004 at 10:13 AM | comments (0) | trackback (0)
Chip Thomas in Salvador da Bahia, Carnaval 2004 my friend Chip Thomas, who I met this year in Salvador, is a great photographer and just sent me a CD full of amazing high-quality images he took there... i put a few of them up, sorry I had to reduce...
art and culture | by Amras | March 17, 2004 at 10:13 AM | comments (1) | trackback (0)
Si se sale por la noche de juerga se corren ciertos riesgos. Riesgos peligrosos. Aquella noche hacía frío, salí con guantes y me arriesgué a perderlos. Perdí un guante, nada menos que el guante de mi mano izquierda. A la mañana siguiente, tenía dos manos y un solo guante. La... " more
art and culture | by Amras | March 03, 2004 at 09:50 AM | comments (2) | trackback (0)
Salí ileso de un accidente de tren. Ni un solo rasguño de un aparatoso accidente de tren y sin embargo, el otro día, pisé una caca de perro y me descalabré la pierna derecha. Al llegar a casa con la pierna escayolada y muletas, mi mujer, que aparcó la circunspección el mismo día que nos casamos y desde entonces no ha vuelto a hacer uso de ella para conmigo, me dijo -- ¡ Lo sabía, mira que te lo he dicho mil veces, nunca miras al suelo, hay que mirar al suelo cuando se anda ¡ " more
art and culture | by josephine | February 16, 2004 at 10:07 PM | comments (0) | trackback (0)
Así describen a Arkiv sus creadores: "Después de una reunión de amigos y largas charlas llena de recuerdos y nostalgia nos pusimos de acuerdo en empezar algo que teníamos planeado hace buen tiempo: recopilar material del recuerdo: fotos, películas, artículos, música, etc. sobre lo que fue en varios aspectos nuestro... " more
art and culture | by Mike Derham | January 28, 2004 at 03:03 PM | comments (29) | trackback (2)
Unsurprisingly, Cidade de Deus ("City of God") was announced as a nominee for the Academy Awards yesterday morning (it's a great movie, if you haven't seen it, go. I'll wait till you get back).... " more
art and culture | by Amras | January 27, 2004 at 06:03 AM | comments (24) | trackback (0)
Por fin se acerca el día del gran evento que con tanto esmero ha organizado la alcaldía de la ciudad y otras instituciones políticas: “EL PRIMER CERTAMEN MUNDIAL DE PELADORES DE CEBOLLA”. Un encuentro que reunirá a peladores de cebolla de todo el mundo, así como conferencias y debates entre... " more
art and culture | by Miguel Centellas | January 25, 2004 at 05:15 AM | comments (0) | trackback (0)
The annual La Paz tradition of Alasitas (24 January) involves buying tiny replicas of the things you want the coming year, and offering them to the Ekeko, who carries them (literally, the things are supposed to be sown or somehow attached to him) during the year. Plaza Roosevelt was filled... " more
art and culture | by Miguel Centellas | January 24, 2004 at 05:18 AM | comments (0) | trackback (0)
Today's the close of the festival of Alasitas, a paceño New Year tradition. It's a festival dedicated to the god of good fortune. El Ekeko is a little figurine that carries all your wants & wishes for the coming year. So. The tradition revolves around buying little miniature replicas of...
art and culture | by josephine | January 19, 2004 at 08:18 PM | comments (26) | trackback (0)
Mi querido amigo Alejandro Neyra, estuvo recientemente en el museo Guggenheim de Bilbao y se dio con la grata sorpresa de encontrarse con unos 800 peruanos, a los que ya había tenido el gusto de conocer durante la Bienal Iberoamericana 2002 en Lima. Así es cómo él mismo lo cuenta... " more
art and culture | by Henry Schroy | January 18, 2004 at 04:22 PM | comments (26) | trackback (0)
Jongo is considered the parent of Samba Jongo was brought to Brasil by African slaves of Bantu origin. It established itself in the region of Paraiba Valley, as a way for the slaves to have an escape from their condition. Since it was not totally of religious nature, the rhythm... " more
art and culture | by Stephen George | January 13, 2004 at 05:38 AM | comments (21) | trackback (0)
I thought that page 16 in today's O Globo was a fine slice of daily life here in Rio de Janeiro. Every article moved me in some way. " more
art and culture | by Miguel Centellas | January 13, 2004 at 05:20 AM | comments (3) | trackback (0)
I thought it necessary to define the words camba, kolla, and chapaco for those unfamiliar w/ the terms. I'm hesitant to do so, since the terms are cultural ones that have multiple meanings (positive & negative) depending on context. Also, I want to point out that while I'm a camba... " more
art and culture | by josephine | January 05, 2004 at 11:35 PM | comments (28) | trackback (0)
La revista electrónica peruana El Hablador, que actualiza cada tres meses, acaba de sacar su segunda edición. Además de señalar la promulgación de la Ley del Libro como el acontecimiento cultural más importante del año pasado en el Perú, incluye nuevos artículos sobre la huella de Borges en Ginebra, el... " more
art and culture | by Mike Derham | January 05, 2004 at 11:28 AM | comments (35) | trackback (0)
In keeping with Miguel C. 's highlighting of New Year's traditions, and to start my blogging here on a light note, I thought I'd throw down a quick post on my favorite New Year tradition: Réveillon no Rio, na praia de Copacabana.... " more
art and culture | by Miguel Centellas | January 04, 2004 at 05:25 AM | comments (3) | trackback (0)
Although it's a few days late, I thought you might like to read about some interesting Bolivian traditions for New Years. Mostly, they involve symbolic things or activities intended to bring good fortune (of various kinds) during the coming year.... " more
art and culture | by Michael Darragh | December 20, 2003 at 08:35 PM | comments (41) | trackback (0)
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