African Theatre Becomes European Success

Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:13 PM EDT

The rich cultural experiences of Africa and Africans have now become a hit in London's theatreland. A flurry of plays are successfully drawing in audiences over the past year.

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europe, africa, arts, success, theatre

Taxis Promote African Music Beats

Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:10 PM EDT

Around the world, musicians are trying to find ways to make money and have sustainable lives in the new digital age. This struggle is even harder in countries where illegal copying of music is the norm and where poverty is a barrier to being heard.

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entertainment, south, music, africa, taxis

Afrocoffee's great design sense shows small can dream big

Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:06 PM EDT

Cape Town's Afrocoffee cafe and design emporium is a great case study of how a small cafe, through the use of clever, high-quality design and products, can go global and make some noise.

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business, south, africa, coffee, design

A journey through magazine covers from Canada's slacker magazine scene

Seeded on Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:55 PM EDT (davidsouthmedia)

A selection of magazine covers from Canada's slacker media scene in the 1990s.

canada, magazine, covers, arts, 1990s, slacker

Now-dead Turkmen dictator is having his cult of personality erased; enjoy this propoganda montage

Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:12 AM EDT

Turkmenbashi, the Turkmen dictator who died in December 2006, built the most elaborate personality cult of the 21st century. Ashgabat, his white marble capital, became a monument to his ego and his aspirations.

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dictator, politics, turkmenistan, repression, turkmenbashi