In keeping with the trend of cultural posts today (see the previous one about the book “Off the Wall”), I would like to bring to Media Shack’s readers’ attention an incredible film that is been unanimously lauded by critics across the globe: “Waltz with Bashir” by Israeli director Ari Folman.
“Waltz with Bashir” is unique in [...]
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For those interested in the nexus between the visual arts and politics, an interesting new publication is being featured in the book review sections of many magazines and newspapers. “Off the Wall” by Zeina Maasri is a compilation of the political posters that graced the bullet-riddled walls of Lebanon during the Civil War and vied [...]
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Talk about a political comeback. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that Libya’s President Gaddafi was Public Enemy #1? In the same group as Bin Laden and Co? But tomorrow, Brother Leader will give a talk on the Washington DC campus of Georgetown University. Well, sort of. The talk will be virtual:
Muammar Al-Qaddafi, the Leader of the [...]
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