Culture and Media
What Christmas Once Meant—and What It Could Mean Again for a Divided America
From ancient solstice rituals to shared Abrahamic ethics, the season offers a forgotten civic language of compassion, duty, and renewal. When we think of Christmas today, what comes first to mind? Twinkling lights along Main Street, the ceaseless hum of…
Christmases Past: A Bittersweet Walk Down Memory Lane
When I woke that morning, I craved Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a chain I had not visited for many years in Japan. As a graduate student living close to the campus, I had choices: “Shokudo” diner, train station food stall,…
How the Kamko app, created by a journalist in rural Nepal, is helping Nepalis gain digital literacy
In many villages of Nepal, young people now use smartphones for important work. They apply for jobs, check documents, and search for information online. But many still do not know which websites are official and which ones are not. This…
PEC Condemns Murder of a Scribe, Attacks on Bangladesh Newspapers
Geneva, 22 December: Expressing serious concern over the current volatile situation in Bangladesh, which erupted after the murder of a young leader, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) urges the caretaker government in Dhaka to…
QUILL AND THE FLAME: Handing Down the Torch of Journalism
by Ruther Ray C. Ruado “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel,” the philosopher Socrates famously believed. On December 6 and 13, 2025, at San Vicente Elementary School (SVES) in Baguio City, Philippines, that…
2025: Another Deadliest Year for Journalists
Geneva, 18 December 2025: The year 2025 emerged as the deadliest year for journalists since the beginning of the century, after 2024. According to the tally of the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), 161 media professionals were killed in 31 countries…
An Extraordinary Celebration of Joy on Victory Day
Bangladesh celebrated its Great Victory Day this year through extraordinary festivities and joy . On the 54th anniversary of victory, the key highlights included the addition of the Bengali language to the global news service of the international press agency-…
Moscow University Museum Presents Insights into African Artistic Culture
(Moscow Bureau) The Museum of African Art, at the Moscow University of Finance and Law, is dedicated to a self-sufficient civilization with a rich cultural heritage. The exhibition, spread across two halls, is dedicated to the distinctive culture of the…
EcoWaste Coalition Campaigns for “Iwas Paputoxic” to Prevent Injuries, Fires, Smoke, and Garbage Ahead of the New Year’s Eve Revelry
Students encouraged to avoid firecrackers and choose safe, eco-friendly noisemakers 15 December 2025, Quezon City – The EcoWaste Coalition, together with health professionals, government agencies, and environmental advocates, led this year’s “Iwas Paputoxic” campaign at Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon…
Sorry Lobster, You Happen to Be on the Luxe Menu
“Freeloader.” A colleague called me that after discovering that my cousins in Los Angeles fed me for a year, free of charge. But there is more. This new immigrant also got to tag along with them to Las Vegas for…
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