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Doug D
Doug D posted a blog entry
Puerto Viejo Visitors for Regatta Greeted by Arts
Puerto Viejo made the front page of yesterday’s La Nación. With the Caribbean coast receiving lots of attention and...
7 hours ago Puerto Viejo Satellite | Topics: Arts &..., Sports
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening listening – choral
Francis Cabrel’s famous number. There were so many youtubes of kids up and down France singing this – it was an...
8 hours ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
markmywords
markmywords posted a blog entry
Mon Voyage (For Elvis & Edith) – a poem
Mon Voyage (For Elvis, Edith Piaf, and All Whom Paris and New York Have Swallowed Whole)   11-23-09            ...
10 hours ago Marking Time | Topics: Aging, American..., Arts &..., Drama
 
razarumi
razarumi posted a blog entry
Reclaiming Pakistan’s soul
Courtesy Bluechip magazineIn a dream Sain Zahoor saw a hand beckoning him to a shrine. He could not shake off the dream and...
 
<em>clintviebrock</em>
clintviebrock posted a blog entry
Telluride Gallery of Fine Art season opener: Michelle Curry Wright
Help the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art kick off the holiday season with the 2009 Locals Show, featuring artist/author, Michelle...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
These suds are not duds!
The nest in my selection of eco friendly gifts for the holidays is a company called Sarva Soaps. These soaps are beautiful and...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Macedonia: Singing Skopjans
An ad hoc choir "Singing Skopjans" performs civic activism through songs, using social media to spread their message.
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Give thanks and Feed a Friend…
As we prepare for the biggest feasting day of the year in America, it is easy to forgot about those who are less fortunate than...
 
Lisa Paul
Lisa Paul posted a blog entry
And the Pilgrims are Rolling Over in Their Graves
Related Posts Ye Jolly Olde Dickensian Thanksgiving Miscellaneous Christmas Wrapping More Musings on Weird Crap Brits...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening listening – fragmented music
How narrow are our musical tastes and they may be getting even narrower.  Even when two people agree, for example, Dearieme...
1 day ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
markmywords
markmywords posted a blog entry
Falling Behind – A Soul Searcher’s Confession
Those who know me, or have followed the Marking Time blog , are most likely aware I’ve been posting very few entries...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Speak tlhIngan Hol – your passport to promotion
Speak Klingon – the most popular non-national language after Latin.  Or teach your baby son to speak it.  Learn at the...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Colombia: The Tradition of Arepas in the Afternoon
In Colombia, the time between 3 and 6 pm is usually reserved for coffee or hot chocolate along with the typical arepa or other...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Make your holiday greener with Second Time Designs
The holidays are almost here! Where did the year go, anyway? While the music, decorations, lights and gatherings can all be...
 
<em>clintviebrock</em>
clintviebrock posted a blog entry
Wright on: Michelle featured at Telluride Gallery of Fine Art
The Telluride Gallery of Fine Art opens for the winter season with its traditional Thanksgiving locals show. The featured...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Video: Open Video Contest for Trip to SXSW Interactive Festival
The Open Video Alliance is putting out a call out for one minute videos that make a case for Open Video for an opportunity to...
 
Girlfriend
Girlfriend posted a blog entry
Art Hotels in Toronto - The Gladstone
Steal away in style to Toronto's Queen West art sceneNovember doesn't give Canadians much to celebrate, but The Gladstone...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Quiz at Nine – what’s in a name?
Film and music:1. What was Citizen Kane’s first name?2. What’s another name for Annie Mae Bullock?3. By which...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Art and giving back collide…
I love glass art. I am working on some of my own designs right now! But there is one company who is doing great designs from...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Art and giving back collide…
I love glass art. I am working on some of my own designs right now! But there is one company who is doing great designs from...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening listening – just a bit of fun
Satchmo and friend:Quick excerpt from Fats:Just a bit of Chris Barber fun:
2 days ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Anyone on drugs? Stare at this …
For best effect, click on pic and then click on the resultant pic again and again until it zooms.  Then enjoy the rest of the...
 
BrainTeaser
BrainTeaser posted a blog entry
Kurditan Samtoy: The Literature of A Manly Race
THE ILOKANO, the native of Ilokandia, or Ilocos region, calls his literature Kurditan Samtoy (from the words...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Zimbabwe: Oliver Mtukudzi honoured
Zimbabwe's biggest music stars Oliver Mtukudzi was last week honoured with a 2009 Cultural Ambassador Award in San Diego in...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Zimbabwe: Oliver Mtukudzi honoured
Zimbabwe's biggest music stars Oliver Mtukudzi was last week honoured with a 2009 Cultural Ambassador Award in San Diego in...
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Azerbaijan: New Year
Azerbaijan might still be a predominantly Muslim country, but Scary Azeri in Suburbs says that many of the trappings of...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Russia: Social Network Graffiti Gains Popularity
English Russia writes about the phenomenon of “social network graffiti” [ENG]  that became very popular among the...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening poetry reading – seven selected pieces
Let’s begin this evening’s readings in outer space:Jams O’Donnell presents Marzials [1874]:And scudding...
3 days ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
razarumi
razarumi posted a blog entry
Sub-Continent’s Berlin Wall
I am posting Shivani Mohan’s article where I have been quoted with reference to the recent folklore festival held under...
3 days ago Jahane Rumi | Topics: Arts &..., Guest Writer, SAARC, folk
 
<em>clintviebrock</em>
clintviebrock posted a blog entry
TIO remembers: Telluride Bluegrass 2009
The snow has started here in Telluride. Winter is upon us with snow sports, music, theatre, dinners out with friends. Before...
 
razarumi
razarumi posted a blog entry
SOUTH ASIA: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace
By Irfan AhmedCHANDIGARH, India, Nov 18 (IPS) – Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
A bridge too far
This will be the last post for the evening. Do you like any of these bridges? Which do you like best? Call them 1, 2, 3, 4,...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Morocco: Marrakesh Film Festival to Focus on Korea
The View from Fez reports that the Marrakesh Film Festival plans to screen a record 44 films from South Korea this year.
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening listening – pictures of Lily
And then one day things weren’t quite so fineI fell in love with LilyI asked my dad where Lily I could findHe said,...
4 days ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
F**K Cancer! December 5th
Sometimes the people we know do really cool things. My friend, and I am proud to call her my friend, Rebecca Strong is one of...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
F**K Cancer! December 5th
Sometimes the people we know do really cool things. My friend, and I am proud to call her my friend, Rebecca Strong is one of...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Why we are fat.
There is almost nothing more American than going to the movies and eating a tub of buttery popcorn and washing it down with a...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
Why we are fat.
There is almost nothing more American than going to the movies and eating a tub of buttery popcorn and washing it down with a...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
To Market to market
There is still time to get in on your local Farmer’s Markets. This Saturday (Nov. 21st) the Gordon Square Farmer’s...
 
<em>robertstockham</em>
robertstockham posted a blog entry
To Market to market
There is still time to get in on your local Farmer’s Markets. This Saturday (Nov. 21st) the Gordon Square Farmer’s...
 
Rebecca M
Rebecca M posted a blog entry
Sri Lanka: Learning To Let Go
Roshanthi Lucas at Random Thoughts tells why it is important to learn “to let go of things that are not necessary”.
 
VHPEditor
VHPEditor posted a blog entry
Indonesia: Youth, Art, and Nationalism
Many young Indonesians are expressing their nationalism through art.
 
blogb
blogb posted a blog entry
Bali In Film
Between 1926 and 1958, the island of Bali was featured in several movies shot by Dutch, German and American film-makers. From...
 
I Gede Sanat Kumara
I Gede Sanat Kumara posted a blog entry
Bali In Film
Between 1926 and 1958, the island of Bali was featured in several movies shot by Dutch, German and American film-makers. From...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
What to wear to that job interview
According to the French:Some maintain you should dress demurely, in muted greys or dark blues.  Not a bit of it.  Leave the...
 
james h
james h posted a blog entry
Late evening listening – her leading man
Just switch off the sound and ignore the write-up:And in the talkies:And the leading man:
5 days ago nourishing obscurity | Topics: Arts &...
 
<em>clintviebrock</em>
clintviebrock posted a blog entry
Poet/teacher offers workshop & reading at Telluride library 11/20
[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Sandra Dorr] Friday, November 20, Telluride welcomes acclaimed poet/ teacher...
 
<em>clintviebrock</em>
clintviebrock posted a blog entry
Poet/teacher offers workshop & reading at Telluride library 11/20
[click "Play" to hear Susan's conversation with Sandra Dorr] Friday, November 20, Telluride welcomes acclaimed poet/ teacher...
 
Blokeish
Blokeish posted a blog entry
The 2010 Vancouver winter Olympic and Paralympic medal designs
The official medals for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic game were unveiled on Thursday morning in Vancouver, featuring...
6 days ago Blokeish.com | Topics: Arts &..., Sports &..., Art, design
 
Girlfriend
Girlfriend posted a blog entry
Sexy Tourism in Toronto
Everything to do with sex!Need a November pick me up? If you’re in or traveling to Toronto, pay attention. It’s time to...