Well, it’s that time of year again.. for the second time at least…A joke in the UK, huge in France, and even bigger in Eastern Europe - The Eurovision song contest is a chance for small, often ignored nations, to show themselves to the world through culture…or cheesy pop. Whatever your take on […]
Wednesday night we ended up watching American Idol’s L.A. auditions on the Fox network. Last night’s program finally televised an Armenian American from Southern California. I really don’t have the nerve to describe what I saw as this performance was beyond anything I have ever seen on national television. Check out Martik Manoukian’s unusual American […]
My anger over the growing problems of Armenia’s most important natural resource, Lake Sevan, is hitting a boiling point. I am always overjoyed when I finish my climb from either the Dillijan Valley or the Ararat Valley and I am met with the beauty of Lake Sevan. However, her beauty is only skin […]
As the murder of Hrant Dink in Istanbul will continue to dominate the blogosphere in the next few days, I think it’s particularly important to look at what Turkish bloggers have to say on the matter. As I mentioned in my first post, and as implied by the condemnations issued by international media and writers’ […]
Police say prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist gunned down, TV report says teen suspected
“Some things never change in this world” - the advanced internet user of today might think looking at the website of some major Armenian media outlets, like that of AZG daily Armenpress, Arminfo, and a number of others. Many of these guys have been going with the same interface for AGES (3 or […]
After literally just returning from the U.S. at the weekend, Garo (a.k.a. Christian Garbis) at Notes from Hairenik has some bad news about his father. Despite initially recovering from open heart surgery, Khosroff suffered another heart attack in his sleep although he is thankfully in a stable condition albeit not responding to verbal communication.
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As the subject of the Diaspora in the process of nation-building in Armenia recently came up in two recent posts here and here on this site, as well as being the subject of one by Zarchka over at Life Around Me, it was interesting to receive a link to an article in part on this […]
nternational Herald Tribune (Herald Asahi) 12 January 2007 :Even at 82, Charles Aznavour–the Armenian-French giant of chanson–has kept the rich baritone voice that lifts his sentimental pop songs into the sublime, winning fans the world over. In February, Aznavour will bring his extended “farewell tour” to Japan.
Opposition demonstration, Liberty Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
Via Martuni of Bust, RFE/RL reports that in its first-ever ruling on Armenia, the European Court of Human Rights yesterday ruled against the arrest of an opposition activist at an anti-government demonstration in Yerevan’s Liberty Square four years ago. One can […]
