The “Girl from Ipanema” allowed one of the smoothest and most influential styles of Latin-American music to go global: the bossa nova. It is the 50 year anniversary of the creation of the song.– – Miriam Valero – It was the summer of 1962 in Río de Janeiro. At the […]
Ludotheque
Cockney culture or ‘would you adam an eve it?’
This is one of the oldest cultures in the capital city. Is it dying, has it migrated, been pushed out by outside influences or is it evolving?
Permission to speak freely
My friend just gave birth. Which is, if you think about it, pretty amazing. I’ve never even given blood. It got me thinking about all the lessons you’re obliged to teach a new human, and later, conflicting lessons. Erica Buist You teach a child to always tell the […]
Rise of the Nerds
The first decade of the 21st century has seen something of a vindication of geek culture, which has now been fully embraced by contemporary consumer media. James Bray A predisposition to the internet and video games no longer denotes social incompetence, pop culture fandom is something to be […]