On March 1, Kofi Bazzell-Smith, a self-taught artist and the president of the Japanese Culture Club at Parkland, led a workshop on Yonkoma Manga. Bazzell-Smith taught students from a PowerPoint and the Japanese Culture Club handed out sushi. The workshop was held in D105 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.. To begin, the Japanese Culture […]

Roseann Lake, author of ‘Leftover in China’, discusses how women who aren’t married by 25 are reshaping China’s traditional culture. Roseann Lake: Leftover women in China are a strange byproduct or aftershock of the one-child policy. In 1979, China enacted a once child per family policy to reduce the growth rate of its enormous population. Roseann […]

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) is celebrating the eight edition of its ‘Live Our Heritage Festival’, running from March 1 to April 7 at Global Village. Held under the theme of ‘An Eye on Emirati Cultural Heritage’, the festival will focus on educating the public about UAE traditional handicrafts and heritage. Until Thursday, […]

I’m up just a bit early. I have surveyed the news on the internet (as I always do when rising). The national news is full of articles on the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting. There are details about the shooter, Trump is expressing the opinion that teachers should be armed, students at that high school […]

Five of the best … films A Fanastic Woman (15) (Sebastián Lelio, 2017, Chi/Ger/Spa/US) 104 mins An empathic study of transphobia and a restrained modern-day melodrama, with a magnificent heroine in the form of Daniela Vega. A Santiago trans woman, her grief following the death of her male partner is compounded by her treatment at […]

This month, explore fitness-related comedy shows, wellness talks, and more. BY RATHA TEP STYLE March 1st, 2018 Being up to date on all things health and wellness is social and cultural currency these days, which is why we started the Furthermore book club. Now, we’re introducing an events calendar to help high performers stay on top of the best new lecture […]

Sigma Lambda Beta and the Indian Student Association are celebrating Holi on campus to promote cultural awareness Organizations on campus are working to promote cultural awareness by bringing all of the color and festivities of the traditional Indian holiday of Holi to ASU. Also known as the festival of colors, Holi traditionally honors the beginning […]

Everyone wants to feel connected—it’s part of human nature. Whether it’s building relationships at home, in the community, or with friends, people like to feel bonded to each other. But perhaps it’s nowhere more important than at work. A connection culture in the workplace can impact customer experience and create a place where employees are […]

Boroughs will each receive £1.35m in project inspired by European capitals of culture Waltham Forest and Brent have been named as the first London boroughs of culture, each receiving at least £1.35m of funding. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, announced the two winners on Tuesday morning. They were chosen from the 22 London boroughs that submitted a bid. […]

Berlin’s wealth of museums, galleries, and nightlife is what expats love most about the German capital. A new survey from HSBC found 70% of expats rated Berlin as having a great cultural scene, putting it at the top of the culture rankings out of 52 cities surveyed, ahead of Buenos Aires in second place and […]