Argentines invade Rio beach in World Cup dream
Argentina fans have flooded Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, camping out, downing drinks and firing up barbecues as they dream of World Cup glory in their rivals’ turf.
June 16, 2014
Argentina fans have flooded Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, camping out, downing drinks and firing up barbecues as they dream of World Cup glory in their rivals’ turf.
A super-enriched banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A levels, Australian researchers said Monday.
The city of Vigan is getting its second wind but it is still in danger of being knocked out of the search for the Top 7 cities in the world, according to campaign organizer New7Wonders Foundation.
The Harvard community in Cambridge, MA, was roiled in early May by the effort of a campus group to stage a Black Mass in a campus facility. An actual Black Mass involves the desecration of a consecrated host and a mockery of the Catholic Eucharistic liturgy.
In time for the release of its movie adaptation, National Book Store releases the Filipino edition of John Green’s best-selling and award-winning Young Adult novel, “The Fault in Our Stars.”
At least 153 pieces of artworks, antiques and objets d’art have been assembled for the mid-year auction of León Gallery on June 21, 11 a.m.
People often expect contemporary art to be dark and shocking.
Seven generations of the McCullough clan are introduced to the readers in a family tree that opens Philipp Meyer’s “The Son: A Novel” (Ecco, New York, 2013, 561 pages). This foreshadows the sweeping scope of this critically acclaimed novel, only the second from Meyer, the author of the similarly critically acclaimed 2009 book “American Rust.”
A clear indication of the wealth of Filipino artistry is the impressive number of artistic families where the artistic gene is shared and passed on to the next generation.
Ilocanos have brought their language to different corners of the world, notably Hawaii where there’s an active branch of the Gunglo Dagiti Mannurat nga Ilokano iti Filipinas (Gumil) writers group.
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