Consumerism creates a new society
Region: BangladeshConsumerism creates a new society Modern consumption is mediated by market relations and takes the form of the consumption of commodities. The consumer’s access to consumption is largely structured by the distributi... more
Views: 1336MTV: Take Splitsvilla Off the Air
Region: Bangladesh
A child dancing atop a table may not be an unusual scene, but MTV, a popular satellite entertainment channel, will begin broadcasting the reality TV show Splitsvilla, where twen... more
Views: 2493PangeaDay: an event lived worldwide
Region: United States
by Juliana Rincón Parra On May 10th 2008 at 18:00 GMT, 24 films will be broadcast during a 4 hour event. What makes this different is that this event, PangeaDay will be broadcast from six locations worldwide in sev... more
Views: 1586Romanian Agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos: Romania loses 300 million euro if authorities do not ma
Region: RomaniaRomania's Agricultural Payments Agency (APIA) postponed payments to farmers due to the deficient management at county level and problems with IT software, Romanian Agriculture minister Dacian Ciolos said in a HotNews.ro - ... more
Views: 2114Malawi: Blogging About Marriage, Language, Lifestyle and Health
Region: Malawi
by Victor Kaonga The Malawian blogging community is gradually growing in terms of size and topics. In this roundup, I introduce four blogs dedicated to marriage and children issues, Tumbuka language, health and lifestyle ... more
Views: 2415Burkina Faso: Home of Black Bags, Baobabs and Cute Kids?
Region: Burkina Faso
by John Liebhardt Let’s begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist of books under 150 pages. (For some review... more
Views: 1103Nepali Students Drench Innocent Passersby in Prank
Region: NepalGroups of students at Tri-Chandra College have been pouring down gallons of water on to the street passers-by in Kathmandu. They have been doing this for a couple of days. “They go to the roofs of the college buildin... more
Views: 1460Stavanger 2008 - The other European City of Culture
Region: NorwayEuropean City of Culture The European City of Culture was launched in June 1985 by the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community on the initiative of then Greek Culture Minister Melina Mercouri. The ... more
Views: 1943Liverpool 2008 - European City of Culture - February to April
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is being celebrated on 10th February at the Chinese Arch in the city centre. Shakespeare and Tavener A Shakespeare Youth Festival is playing between 25th February and 19th ... more
Views: 1435Kababs with Nawabs
Region: India
It is the most ethical and homely place to be !!! The greatest thing bout it is that even if a person abuses u he will say " aap bewakoof hai!!!".... Hence lucknow is a place of fun and culture at the same time.Lucknow... more
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