Tunku Varadarajan of The Daily Beast muses over the love-fest between India and Facebook. This quote sums up the article rather well:
Facebook “allows [Indians] to do two things they love: Tell everyone what they are doing; and stick their noses into other people’s business,” says Sree Sreenivasan.
A tool for nosy Brahmans. Paradise.
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Defanged
The vampire, once considered an obscure, creepy, sexually charged being, is now so cliché that any charm they once had has turned into cheese thanks to movies like ‘Twilight’. John J. Miller, a correspondent for National Review, comments on the demise of a world icon at his own blog. Cross-posted at Steinblóm.
The Thracian Tomb of Alexandrovo, UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
By Rossitza Ohridska-Olson
For the Spanish version, please click here.
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Kitov, the dicoverer of the tomb, and great friend.
One of the most striking examples of Thracian art and architecture is the Alexandrovo Tomb in Bulgaria, in Haskovo region. It was discovered in December 2000 by Dr. Georgi Kitov (Георги Китов), one [...]
Tags: Alexandrovo, Archaeology, Art, Balkans, Bulgaria, copy, EU, Europa, Europe, frescoes, Haskovo, History, museum, «arte de los thracios», «Comunidad Europea», «Europa del Este», «Le Tombeau Thrace de Alexandrovo», «Rhodopes», «tourisme culturel», «turismo cultural», «viaje cultural», «voyage culturel», «Александровска гробница», «Европейска Общност», «Източна Европа», «Източни Родопи», «културен туризъм», «Тракийска гробница», «Тракийска Цивилизация», «Тракийско Изкувство», Александрово, археология, Балкани, България, Европа, история, копие, Родопи, Хасково, “cultural tourism”, “cultural tour”, “Eastern Europe”, “Eastern Rhodopes”, “European community”, “Rhodopes Mountain”, “Thracian Arts”, “Thracian civilization”, “Thracian Tomb”
La Tumba Tracia de Alexandrovo
by Rossitza Ohridska-Olson
Dedico este texto a la memoria del Dr. Kitov, el descubridor de la Tumba Tracia de Alexandrovo y unos de los arqueólogos mas importantes de Bulgaria.
El 15 de Mayo 2009 han inaugurado la copia de la tumba de Alexandrovo, cerca de Haskovo, Bulgaria. La tumba original es del siglo 4 A.C. y representa [...]
Tags: Alexandrovo, Archaeology, Art, Balkans, Bulgaria, copy, EU, Europa, Europe, frescoes, Haskovo, History, museum, «arte de los thracios», «Comunidad Europea», «Europa del Este», «Le Tombeau Thrace de Alexandrovo», «Rhodopes», «tourisme culturel», «turismo cultural», «viaje cultural», «voyage culturel», «Александровска гробница», «Европейска Общност», «Източна Европа», «Източни Родопи», «културен туризъм», «Тракийска гробница», «Тракийска Цивилизация», «Тракийско Изкувство», Александрово, археология, Балкани, България, Европа, история, копие, Родопи, Хасково, “cultural tourism”, “cultural tour”, “Eastern Europe”, “Eastern Rhodopes”, “European community”, “Rhodopes Mountain”, “Thracian Arts”, “Thracian civilization”, “Thracian Tomb”
Jon Schmidt's "Love Story" and "Viva La Vida" – touching rendition but copyright violation?
I have heard about this rendition that Jon Schmidt did with Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” from the movie “Romeo + Juliet” (well starring Clare Danes and Leonardo di Caprio) and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. It was a superb rendition! It relaxes you – sort of calming. I remembered attending my nephew’s piano recital last [...]
