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Real culture is native
The emergence of Native American theater in recent decades represents an acceptance of modernity and could be one of the…
Bright Young Things
Pick up any lifestyle magazine from any corner of the globe and odds are you'll come across one of the…
Going once...
Critics claim art auction houses are the epitome of elitist sophistication, snobbery and skulduggery. And there is more intrigue in…
The art of being queer
Throughout history, the forum of what can be loosely termed 'the arts' has been used as a driving force behind…
Flying high - the revival of circus arts
The days of lions and elephants parading around every Big Top are gone, but the circus arts are flourishing with…
Slave to the rhythm
When Negro slaves arrived in America from the early 1600s, they brought their culture - its rhythms, music and movement…
Culture is Capital
Tourists are said by some to be nothing more than cultural parasites. Indeed like moths to light, they swarm to…
Tainted Art
Art theft has always been with us and recovered pieces hold a particular fascination once they go back on display.…
Willing and Disabled
"The secret is that the disability movement offers a fierce critique of the nature of power in this country, a…
Podcast away!
Podcasting is the latest techno innovation to go mainstream and, just as camera-enabled mobile phones have allowed anyone and everyone…