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Tweet Trove 4 (6-12 December, 2009)
ink scrawl | December 13th 2009 by ink scrawl
Apologies for the delay in posting this one - No connectivity for most of yesterday and when finally I could access the Internet, data seemed to be percolating through thick molasses.Arts, Culture, LiteratureClassic Twitterature - University of Chica read more
Steven Seagal's Television Crime
The Big & Small Screen | December 12th 2009 by Guy
You may or may not have heard that king of C movie brawn, Steven 'Nice Ponytail dude' Seagal has popped up on your small screens recently in A&E's 'reality' cop show Lawman (it's original title Numbnuts was dropped for some reason). Well after su read more
Serious Games Take Bigger Role In Education
SERIOUS GAMES MARKET | December 12th 2009 by Eliane Alhadeff
Serious Games challenging us to play a better education Via: Reuters - Video Games Take Bigger Role In Education Via: GameDibs - NASA sets release date for MMO Demo Excerpts As more children grow up playing video games, educators are partnerin read more
Best Books from Salon
Bookbroads | December 12th 2009
It's time for another approaching-the-end-of-year-best-books list, and this one I'm particularly excited about. It's from Salon, the online arts and culture magazine, and the articles are written by Laura Miller. The lists stand out for me for two re read more
NPR | National Public Radio Programming
CPB | Website Information Provider | December 12th 2009
NPR.org is the official website of National Public Radio, a news programming organization. Website Outlook Price: $1.95 million NPR gathers news and analysis about the world, US national issues, music, arts, sports, business, politics, health, s read more
Has South African jazz lost its edge?
thejazzbreakfast | December 12th 2009 by Peter Bacon
There was an interesting piece by Ivan Hewett on the Telegraph website earlier this month prompted by the imminent arrival in London of South African jazz trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela. And thanks to Sebastian Scotney of LondonJazz for pointing read more
Free Download: Aunty Cookie bookplates
Indie Icing | December 12th 2009 by Jessica B.
Like to get something free every now and then? Check out these fun AuntyCookie bookplates, courtesy mixtapezine. With a sheet of sticker paper and a printer, you can start marking your book territory today! So go on... download you read more
Milan gets slowed by an invasion of fuchsia snails
nevertheless | December 12th 2009 by pcd2k
Anyone walking around an inner plaza of Milan, where the buildings are variously grey and the pavement shades of brown to black may suddenly gasp at the sight of some 2 by 3 meter bright pink fuchsia snails. The sculptures are made of recyclable pla read more
American Royal arts
Hot Trends | December 12th 2009 by Junald Pascua
American Royal artsRead an article from signedrock.com:During it's 20 years in business, American Royal Arts has been proud to secure some of the most sought after licenses in the animation industry.Our relationships with animation artists and studio read more
Winners of Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition
Dance Pinoy Magazine | December 11th 2009 by Nash
Neoclassical - Ballet Manila Ballroom/ Dancesport - Dollar 88 Dance Troupe Contemporary - VMA Global College of Bacolod City Hip-Hop - Next to Innocence (N2I) Complete List of Winners: Neoclassical Category 1st Place - read more
Winners of Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition
Dance Pinoy Magazine | December 11th 2009 by Nash
Neoclassical - Ballet Manila Ballroom/ Dancesport - Dollar 88 Dance Troupe Contemporary - VMA Global College of Bacolod City Hip-Hop - Next to Innocence (N2I) Complete List of Winners: Neoclassical Category 1st Place - read more
Chinese Music Classics of 20th Century – IV/VI: Instrumental So…
ChinaBlog.cc | The China Blog | December 11th 2009
(Continues from Chinese Music Classics of 20th Century – III/VI: Choir & Opera) A Night at West Lake | by {link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3371420687/}Stuck in Customs{/link} Organizers “Chinese Culture Promotion Associ read more
Recoding Jackson Pollock
Artwank | December 11th 2009 by Arthur Wankle
Art Historian, Henry Adams and his wife have recently discovered a hidden message in Jackson Pollock’s painting, Mural, 1943.“I sat puzzling over a reproduction of Mural after breakfast one morning with Marianne, herself an art historian. She su read more
Aegis Apparel
Uber Apparatus | Product Guide for Men | December 11th 2009 by Oasys Mobile
Aegis apparel is a Los Angeles based clothing line twice distilled. The word Aegis stands for protection and that’s what they intend to do, protect your style. They are committed to arts and culture and blog often about the art and music scene read more
Sudan – Lost Arts?
Learn To Bead...At Land of Odds | December 10th 2009 by Warren Feld
Sudan – Lost Arts? Before the ethnic, religious and racial wars, and before the damming of the Nile by Egypt, there were many ethnic groups in the Sudan. The culture and society of these ethnic groups evolved as a very tight ecology. read more
Logo for Culture Capital
Katowice the City - The Capital of Silesian Agglomeration | December 10th 2009
The City Hall of Katowice has formally presented a logo of the Katowice’s candidature for the European Capital of Culture in 2016. The logo was designed by Wojciech Janicki from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań and was chosen from among 35 propo read more
Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition Is Today
Dance Pinoy Magazine | December 10th 2009 by Nash
SAYAW PINOY: The NCCA National Dance Competition The National Committee on Dance of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts organized the Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition as part of its efforts to prom read more
Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition Is Today
Dance Pinoy Magazine | December 10th 2009 by Nash
SAYAW PINOY: The NCCA National Dance Competition The National Committee on Dance of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts organized the Sayaw Pinoy: The NCCA National Dance Competition as part of its efforts to prom read more
Digging Deeper Into Artwork: 7 Classic Latin Jazz Album Covers
The Latin Jazz Corner | December 10th 2009 by Chip
After wrapping my head around album artwork for yesterday’s post about the importance of album covers in today’s digital world, I’ve decided that there’s quite a bit more than meets the eye to this topic. Artwork contains mes read more
Leroy Garcia elected
BRG Blog | December 10th 2009
Blue Rain Gallery is proud to announce that owner, Leroy Garcia, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Museum of New Mexico Foundation. In addition to his responsibilities for serving on the board, Garcia has also been selected to se read more
Shogun Iemitsu: War and Romance in 17th Century Tokugawa Japan
Reader Views | December 10th 2009 by Reader Views - Book Reviews, Author Publicity...and more
Michael R. Zomber’s “Shogun Iemitsu” is a truly surprising book. When I first read the introduction to it, which spoke of “war and romance in 17th century Japan,” I had no preconceived, detailed notions of what to expect, just a vague assum read more
Short Story News (4)
LitScribbler | December 9th 2009 by Scott Doyle
It’s that time for year-end Best Of lists, and on The Short Review Blog, Tania Hershman includes a number of links, and notes that seven short story collections made the LA Times list. She also includes a link to a 10 Best Short Story Collect read more
Help the ATC Win a Grant from Chase Bank
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | December 9th 2009 by Jeff
Chase Community Giving is giving away $25,000 to 100 charities. With your help, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) will have a chance to win one of these grants from Chase Community Giving and possibly one million dollars if they make it to the read more
Mom Culture
Watchman Arts | December 9th 2009 by Daniele Difalco
a culture fix for your inner grown up...from high to pop culture, a chance for parents to keep up with and be grounded by the arts world. read more
Aiani & Upper Macedonia Exhibit at The Little Greek Museum”…
History of Macedonia Blog | December 9th 2009
Aiani & Upper Macedonia Exhibit at The Little Greek Museum” in Bristol, CT opened on December 6, 2009 and is housed within the Bristol Center for the Arts and Culture at 95 Riverside Ave, Bristol, CT 06010. From the Youtube channel of th read more
The Meanings Behind The Chinese Symbols
Beautiful Inspirational Motivational Life | December 9th 2009 by Amit Bhagria
By James ChungThere are about eighty thousand Chinese symbols or even more. These symbols include every characters, alphabets and signs that have been in use in China for over thousands of years. Only now the use of these symbols has become restricte read more
The 3rd Vanuatu Arts Festival
SamsungImaging Official Blog | December 9th 2009 by SamsungImaging
This year marks the third year of the festival. Something I feel all the time, but there is something undescribable about Vanuatu’s traditional culture. Some say that it is evil. But the festival chief says it is not. Well, whether it is evil or n read more
Interview: Mr.Yu In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports & Touri…
Seoul Buffoon | December 9th 2009 by Seoul Buffoon
Early last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism set three main goals ― give people hope through culture; enhance the economic vitality through cultural contents; and build future-oriented, global Korea ― and suggested 10 tasks to a read more
Fae – The Iron Deficiency Anemia Rollercoaster
The Soccer Moms' Guide to Wicca | December 8th 2009 by wiccamoms
The last few days have been crazy…or not crazy enough. I haven’t decided which yet. We had plans this weekend to go into New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to see the Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156–1868. read more
Queenstown, New Zealand is an Excellent January Escape
The Kiwi Collection Jetsetter | December 8th 2009 by Kiwi Joe
The Hills Golf Course, New Zealand If you’re thinking about visiting Queenstown, New Zealand, January 2010 is the time to be there. Why? There’s a million things to do in this gorgeous place during the summer, no matter what you’re in to. Aside read more
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