Writing and Publishing
The art of reinvention
Just what are the forces driving our obsession with the contemporary art of adaptation? For up until recently and historically,…
The new diversity of superheroes - from Gotham City to Bollywood
That stalwart of superhero pulp, America's DC Comics, sent tongues a'wagging when they recently ressurected a long dead character. But…
What is “Sacred” Music, Anway?
Since the reforms of the 1960s (when the Second Vatican Council curtailed the use of Latin), Catholic parishes and dioceses…
Branding Culture
The idea that one city can have more culture oozing from it's Central Park than anywhere else has been fueling…
Cultural Places: For a new demographic
"'New demographic' is a term blissfully unknown in the academic literature; Google Scholar, the standard source, contains not a single…
Art in the aftermath
In the aftermath of terrible disaster, art and artists often play a role in providing relief for trauma victims and…
Talented writers declare yourselves!
In the last few years there’s been a lot of public and media moaning about the apparent lack of “truly…
Honorific!
Next year French President Jacques Chirac will most likely exit the presidential office for good. He will be remembered, he…
Fostering trust through culture
In a world of raging ideologies, cultural misapprehensions and seemingly endless warfare, The Pakistan Cultural Society’s (PCS) Muslim Arts Festival…
Cultural icons - what happens when they're gone?
Cultural icons are mortal like the rest of us, but who ought to decide what happens to their legacy after…