Archive forMay 11, 2005

Exhibition boosts friendship, cultural ties (@Metro KL)

Twenty contemporary Malaysian and Vietnamese artists have come together to exhibit 66 oil, lacquer and watercolour paintings in a show themed Malaysia-Vietnam Contemporary Exchange of Artistic Sensation.

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Musical ‘Corridos’ covers many cultures with broad brush (North County Times)

Don't expect soldaderas (women soldiers in the Mexican Revolution) in Luis Valdez's new musical, "Corridos Remix," which opened last weekend at San Diego Repertory Theatre. Look for Mulan.

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Crash : Sub-Cultures Collide in California Car “Crash” (Princeton Town Topics)

If this country is as dysfunctional, divided, and demented as suggested by Crash , then Heaven help us all. Paul Haggis sheds some light on how sub-cultures inter-relate across class and color lines in present-day America.

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S Korean Minister Calls for Cultural Exchanges With Japan (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)

SEOUL, May 11 Asia Pulse - South Korea will continue to promote cultural and tourism exchanges with Japan, undeterred by Japan's claim to the South Korean islets of Dokdo and distortion of historical facts, South Korea's Culture and Tourism Minister Chung Dong-chae said Wednesday.

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Jewish Students Participate in Cultural Shopping Excursion (KYW News Radio 1060)

Jewish students spent Tuesday evening looking for Israeli food items at the Shop-Rite on Roosevelt Boulevard. The kosher scavenger hunt was a way to prepare them for Philadelphia's Israeli Independence Day celebration this Sunday along the Ben Franklin Parkway.

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Igor Skoglund: “Britney Spears Belongs To The Cultural Elite.” (Culver City News)

Igor Skoglund: "Britney Spears Belongs To The Cultural Elite." Igor Skoglund said that Britney Spears belonged to the world's cultural elite. "Britney Spears and I belong to the world's cultural elite.

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Indian minister set to inaugurate cultural fest (Gulf Times)

INDIAN federal human resource minister and senior leader of the Indian National Congress Arjun Singh is visiting Doha on May 16. Singh is coming to Qatar on an invitation from the Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC).

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Queens’ Rich Cultural Tapestry: Something To Fit Every Taste (Queens Chronicle)

The Queens Theatre in the Park is the crown jewel of the borough’s performance spaces. Cultural life in Queens is nearly as diverse and varied as the results of the 2000 Census. The borough is home to dozens of performing groups, theatre, performance spaces and cultural centers.

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Executive Planet Palm OS Edition Version 1.1 Further Breaks Down Cultural Barriers for Business Travelers (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) May 11, 2005 -- International business deals often fail not so much because of external factors (economics, politics, etc.) but because of a lack of understanding between the two sides about their cultural differences. To help bridge this divide, Executive Planet Inc. (Web site: http://www.executiveplanet.com ) is delighted to announce the release of Executive Planet for

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Highlights from the Swiss cultural scene (Swissinfo)

From May 1 until August 21, the Museum of Art in Basel mounts the first major presentation of the relationship between art and press pictures.

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