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Archive for
 November, 2011
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French film Intouchables is a blockbuster!
Nobody would have thought Intouchables (Untouchable), the French film directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano would become a blockbuster. The plot of the film, a caustic comedy, is inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo: after a... |

| By Sama Team, November 30, 2011 | In: Films / TV Shows Comments off |

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Hollywood’s Golden Age is back with The Artist
A few days ago, Max Dana posted about French movie ‘The Artist’. This silent movie in black and white is very good, and it is not because it’s a French movie; it is because the story is great and... |

| By Sama Team, November 29, 2011 | In: Films / TV Shows Comments off |

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Art in Colombia: Alejandro Fischer Cardenas
Back to South America for this new rendezvous with Alejandro Fischer Cardenas. The figurative Colombian artist was born in Bogota in 1971 and he later studied in the United States and Germany. Searching for information about the artist, we... |

| By Sama Team, November 28, 2011 | In: Art, Culture, Design Comments off |

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Friday Digest: Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, Aung San Suu Kyi
This is our new Friday Digest! Every Friday, this weekly news round-up gives us the occasion to share with you news from various topics: politics to arts, entertainment, media, science, sports, fun and less fun news… This digest is a list of news... |

| By Sama Team, November 25, 2011 | In: Friday Digest Comments off |

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Papier (Haute) Couture by Lia Griffith
Did you know the old issue of your favorite magazine would make a great ball gown? Only if you are as talented as fashion-designer Lia Griffith, of course. The dresses she makes are so amazing, it’s hard to believe they... |

| By Sama Team, November 24, 2011 | In: Chic and Couture Comments off |

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Marseille, a beautiful city far from any cliché
Last week, we read a great article by Amy Wilentz published on the New York Times: France Nouveau. She has done a terrific job of putting together a nuanced and lively portrait of Marseille; no cliché here (much appreciated) but real... |

| By Sama Team, November 23, 2011 | In: C'est la vie in France Comments off |

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CIVICUS Call for ‘Snapshots’ for the State of Civil Society
The fundamental building block for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation was the 1991 decision of a group of civil society leaders from across the world to reinforce and support the virtual expansion of citizen participation in every region... |

| By Sama Team, November 22, 2011 | In: Raison d'être Comments off |

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Art in Sudan: Photographer Rashid Mahdi
A few days ago, we went to see a collective exhibition in Paris: “Photographies soudanaises“ (Sudanese photographs). The gallery Clémentine de la Féronnière brought together, thanks to the Elnour collective founded by Claude Iverné in 2003, photographs by Rashid Mahdi but... |

| By Sama Team, November 21, 2011 | In: Art, Culture, Design Comments off |

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Friday Digest: Google Music, Facebook, Rwanda…
This is our new Friday Digest! Every Friday, this weekly news round-up gives us the occasion to share with you news from various topics: politics to arts, entertainment, media, science, sports, fun and less fun news… This digest is a list of news... |

| By Sama Team, November 18, 2011 | In: Friday Digest Comments off |

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Save the Haring mural in Melbourne!
Back in April 2010, we mentioned the Keith Haring mural in Melbourne in our Friday Digest. The article we selected was titled: Melbourne’s Keith Haring mural in urgent need of restoration. In 1984 Keith Haring was invited to Melbourne... |

| By Sama Team, November 17, 2011 | In: Art, Culture, Design Comments off |

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