Culture and Media

The hunt for the political ideology driving each murder that makes the news obscures some key points. One is that the shooter is almost always a man, even though women are equally capable of shooting, meaning that the ideology is…

The “spied upon” headline from El Pais is unequivocal. The story, in the newspaper’s English-language edition, says that Nicaraguans live in “a climate of permanent surveillance” in which they distrust even their neighbors. Further, apparently harmless community meetings are really…

Sorsogon City, Philippines – The Kurit-Lagting Art Collective, in partnership with Delta Beta Omega (DBO), and the Concerned Artists of the Philippines Bicol Chapter (CAP Bicol), will spearhead the Sorsogon City leg of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk on Saturday, October 4, 2025,…

MANILA, Philippines – Triadico opens on September 20, 2025 at Imahica Art Gallery, Lee Gardens, Wack Wack, Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City. This compelling exhibition brings together three women artists: Jinky Rayo, Millet Sacerdoti, and Butchie Peña, whose works create a…

by George Banez Lunch for me these days at home in Florida simply retells the previous night’s dinner.  A quick reimagining of leftovers often suffices.  Occasionally, I make soup, sometimes Filipino Sinigang, sometimes Japanese Miso. Or I fry me some…

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) opens the season of the “BER” months with Balhin, a solo exhibition by Bulacan-born artist Edmond Rivera. Drawing from his own childhood experience of losing his home and the ongoing displacement…

At BCR we’re sharing conversations with positive-thinking people talking about respectful ways of living with our neighbors. Anecdotes to Trumpist hate/fear-mongering.   “Surviving Trump” is a new BCR series: One program a week that features hope and growth — realizing…

As the Supreme Court of India recently agreed to hear a petition asking for a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) updated in Assam during 2014-2019, the people of Assam may expect a correct list…

If you are living in a major city, as I do in Lahore, and you do not have a few minutes to think alone, to gaze out the window, and to focus your consciousness inward upon your very self—then you…

Over the past few years, Russia has raised its public diplomacy across Africa, ultimately aiming at strengthening multifaceted relations. As noticeable in practical terms, Russia has taken various tailored steps toward influencing public opinions and policy perceptions across the continent.…