Tag: culture
French entrepreneurs propose Napoleon-themed amusement park
There's a movement afoot in France to build a themepark to rival Walt Disney's Euro-Disney -- and it would feature as its main character Napoleon Bonaparte. The proposed site is about an hour south of Paris in the city of Montreau....
4 tips to help deal with the digital hoarding in your life
If you've recently filled up the hard-drive on your computer, you may be a digital hoarder. If you've got a collection of thousands of photos or tens of thousands of emails, all on your computer, you may be a digital hoarder. It's becoming increasingly common -- but there are things you can do to help....
In Vietnam, people clamor to learn English
Some 37 years after the United States pulled the last of its forces from Vietnam, ending the Vietnam War, the people of Vietnam are clamoring for closer ties to American culture. To do that, though, they need to know English. So in Vietnam, English is king....
Hillary Clinton makes social media waves by sending her own Text From Hillary
Hillary Clinton's gone viral. Or her text messages have gone viral. Or her imaginary text messages have gone viral. A Tumblr blog imagining what Clinton's text message conversations would be like sprouted up recently and became popular on the web but got a dose of mainstream credibility when Clinton herself made a submission to the site....
Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander on their 'New American Haggadah'
The Haggadah, the Jewish religious text read at Passover, is 3,000 years old. Novelists Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander have recently published the New American Haggadah, a distinctly modern Jewish-American version of the text....
Pakistani stand-up comics develop devoted following
Pakistan has a very small but devoted community of stand-up comics. It may be no larger than three men, but they've got a niche audience and are looking to propel their relative success in Pakistan's urban area to international attention as well....
Principals struggling with saggy pants while one Tennessee school tries the Steve Urkel approach
At Westside Middle School in Tennessee, students who are sagging their pants too low and can't seem to get them up are given zip ties that haul the pants up to a level more like what might have been seen on the sitcom Family Matters, which centered on Steve Urkel and his way-too-high-pants....
Renowned actor Williem Dafoe discusses recent films, acting past
Willem Dafoe has had a remarkable, 30-year career that's seen him nominated for Academy Awards. But this year, this spring even, he's particularly prolific....
Hunger Games fans prepare for upcoming movie release with films of their own creation
Fans of The Hunger Games have purchased millions of dollars in tickets to the opener of the first movie in the series this weekend. But for years, many of the fans have produced their own screen adaptations of the films, posting them to YouTube and other sites on the Internet....
San Francisco group brings back mixtape popularity
The San Francisco Mixtape Society meets monthly and is dedicated to sharing music in person. Attendees make their own mixes of music and share them with the group to be judged and raffled. The growing popularity of an old music sharing medium stands out in an increasingly digital world....
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