Film
Art against AIDS
Since it first came to public attention some 25 years ago, the deadly realities of the AIDS virus have become…
Costing culture
In October last year UNESCO member states agreed to adopt a convention on cultural diversity, titled 'The Convention on the…
Next generation - science, technology and the arts
In the 21st century we rely heavily on complex technologies such as the Internet in just about every sphere of…
Bowling for laughs
Comedy duo All Wear Bowlers are coming to Australia for this year's Sydney Festival. Who are they? They are two…
Art transforming the culture of living and dying
The staff of Rosetta Requiem are in the midst of a cultural revolution. Not only are they in the vanguard…
Snow Business
The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) forecasts that 1.6 billion people will travel as tourists by the year 2020 - a…
Everyone's shouting about the Google library
It is almost a year to the day since Google announced its plans to digitize the collections of five of…
The arts at night
The UK recently called time on its antiquated drinking laws and pubs can now apply for a licence to stay…
Pompidou about nothing
Next month will mark the 29th anniversary of the construction of the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. What, if anything,…
Hip-hop you don't stop
Hip-hop artists dominate the charts. In Detroit, America’s first ‘hip-hop’ mayor has just celebrated winning a second term. Hip-hop historian…