“We live in a culture that barely acknowledges and rarely celebrates the arts or artists.”Dana Gioia, Chair for the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.How many writers, artists, scientists can the average American name? In a speech delivered to the graduating class of Stanford University , Dana Gioia decried the lack of interest in cultural [...]
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Is our Culture Failing Us?
Posted by Admin on December 30th, 2009
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No Comments »A Maasai Wedding Soon: the Most Spectacular Event of African Culture
Posted by Admin on December 28th, 2009
The Masai are among the forty-two tribes of Kenya. Unique about the Masai community is that while the majority of the other tribes of Kenya have embraced the western culture in terms of religion, clothing and their way of living, the Masai have stuck to there culture. Another unique factor about the Masai is that [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: African Culture, Exchange Bureaus, Forehead, Foreign Currency, Game Parks, Grabs, Illiteracy, Machetes, Masai People, National Reserves, Religion Clothing, Rungu, Shillings, Spectacular Event, Tourism Industry, Tourist Attraction, Tribes Of Kenya, Two Tribes, Warrior Tribes, Western Culture No Comments »Fly Fishing In Popular Culture
Posted by Admin on December 15th, 2009
Fly fishing is an ancient style of fishing that has become an important part of popular culture. Images of it gear often evoke powerful emotions in the viewer.It was practiced at least as early as the 2nd century by Macedonian anglers; however, some argue that fly fishing may have originated even earlier with the Chinese.Little [...]
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