Czech literature certainly has plenty of exquisite classic authors to offer. Nevertheless, even the young generation is active within this specific field and bring a plethora of fantastic works to the market. In this article, I would like to help you approach Czech modern poetry through an interview with two fantastic contemporary poets: Šimon Leitgeb […]Read More
A White Woman’s perspective on Ruby Hamad’s, ‘White Tears Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Colour’ Preface: A) I use the term “women of colour” despite using British English throughout, in order to best reflect the language used by Ruby Hamad herself. B) In order not to remove myself from a sense of […]Read More
Most of us want to be stylish and follow fashion, but what if it is forbidden? What if you can be humiliated in the local newspaper just because you are wearing fitted pants or gaudy shirts? Nowadays this situation is unimaginable. However, from the 1940s to 1960s, it was quite usual in the Soviet Union. […]Read More
Erik Satie is acclaimed to be the world’s weirdest, most eccentric composer. He followed a strict routine and rigidly stuck to the specific bizarre time cues for a daily activity. For example, Satie would awake at 7:18am exactly, he would be inspired from 10:23 until 10:47, took to horse back from 1:19pm until 2:53 etcetera. […]Read More
One of the best known crafts in Mexico is the ‘alebrijes’, fantasy creations combined with the bodies of other animals in a mystical and colorful way. Some clear examples of these crafts can be seen in the Pixar film “Coco”. But who invented the alebrijes? They were created amidst a very peculiar history. Its creator, […]Read More
In 1994, Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid established the Armed Islamic Group, most of whose members were religious school students, and the movement is known today as the “Taliban”. Mullah Mohammed Omar, Taliban’s spiritual leader During a student’s study, his academic rank progresses from one stage to another. He is called “Talib,” which in the Pashto […]Read More
In this article, we will exchange cultural recipes between Brazil and the U.S, then we will review each other’s recipes, garnished with the history of each dessert and its interesting origins. Prior to this collaboration, we haven’t tried each other’s recipes, so this will be a new experience for us both. Feel free to try […]Read More
Chinese-Indonesian people are descended from both their Chinese and Indonesian ancestors. China had been trading with kingdoms in this archipelago for a long time. This meant that Chinese who wanted to trade their commodities came and assimilated for many years. As a result, a new race of Chinese-Indonesians were born in Indonesia. Even though they […]Read More
It can be tiring to sit in front of your desk poring over hundreds of books trying to find some interesting information about a country you are interested in. Most people are eager to learn shocking or extraordinary facts that are quite difficult to seek out in books. To make the process of learning more […]Read More
The term BAME stands for Black, Asian and minority ethnic, but represents the wider problem of terminology in racial and ethnic discourse. Used almost exclusively in the United Kingdom, the term BAME has its roots in ‘BME’ (Black and Minority Ethnic), which was popularised in the 1970s anti-racism movement. Since its inception, the term has […]Read More
