Word: culturese
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The release of Erh's book was timed to coincide with one of the world's biggest architectural-appreciation gatherings-the annual Art Deco Weekend organized by the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL). This year's event, held over three days in January, was entitled "East Meets West: Art Deco...
A number of good books in the last few years have toed the line between fact and fiction: they read like memoirs or autobiographies, but something pushes them into the realm of novel, whether it’s the implausible (as in Alice Sebold’s �...
Carnival here has its roots in the 18th century, begun by slaves who would dress in costumes to mock their French and Spanish masters during their own pre-lenten festivities. The British colonial administrators, however, were not amused by the mockery and tried to shut down the practice. Riots resulted...
Sweden is top of the class when it comes to bridging the learning gap between its immigrants and native Swedes, and some of the reason for that turns on how it handles language. While some countries expect their immigrant students to learn in classes taught in the host language, others...
And they seem happy to oblige in numerous ways. The new Somali Forum brings together members of a dozen different Somali organizations to ensure there's no overlap of services, and that no council funding or volunteer man hours are wasted. The Living Under One Sun project helps women of...