Archive for the ‘USA’ Category

Exporting Democracy - A Global Fiasco

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

Armenianow.com had an interesting article “Present and Future Power Debate: Who will be the choices in 2008?” which examines the possible scenarios of political developments, probable candidates and the effects of these decisions on the political life in the country. However, all the arguments brought to and for this or that candidate in the article […]

Armenian American Idol

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

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 […]

“Pari Louse” Talk-Show Concludes

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Glendale, CA: Local Armenian-Diasporian (community firebrand) morning-talk-show host Stepan Partamian ceased his long time running “Pari Louse” program today, as he will be working on other pressing endeavors.

Since 2000, the Armenian Arts organization has been a pioneer in introducing open dialogue through the airwaves. The Armenian Arts program, airing on local Armenian television in […]

Who is he fooling?

Friday, November 17th, 2006

Today as I read the newspaper, Serzh Sarkisyan’s comments struck me as unbelievably short sighted and almost comical. I was reading a week old paper and in it Serzh said that he does not see Russia’s acquiring of Armenia’s utilities as dangerous. He continued to say that he does not see Russia using […]

Of Mice and Men

Monday, February 6th, 2006

The following article appeared in The Washington Post today.

From Hosting Mice to People, With Help From Marriott

Monday, February 6, 2006; Page D02

In the cold, dark winter of 1993, checking into the Hotel Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, was an exercise in fortitude. The country had barely any fuel, and word was that mice, seeking a source […]