What better measure of society is there than through the fiction it creates? In 1988 the Japanese animation feature film AKIRA was released to the world envisioning the near future of a 2019 neo-Tokyo.
Looking for the African Akira - 0 views
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THE MATRIX in the U.S. would do for action and sci-fi movies, what AKIRA did for animation. The directors of THE MATRIX, the Wachowski brothers, cited one of their main influences and inspirations as AKIRA and that films director Katsuhiro Otomo
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Fiction represents the ideas of a society that’s thinking as much about it’s future as it is it’s past and present. It represents as much about the hopes of that collective society and it’s factions as it does the fears. The concept of who and what heroes and villains are, protagonists and antagonists, are critical concepts for framing identity
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Inclusion is the key to social harmony | theage.com.au - 0 views
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It is sort of a comment on the counterterrorist issue which happened recently from a chief commissioner of VIC police. It expresses the hope from the police, that all the residence, including the members from descrimnated communties and the members may descrimnate against ones from other communities, should be responsible for the safty of the whole society rather than just the police are involved. To persuade all the residence feel positive about the prospect of social harmony and minimize the discrimination against some communities, this urgent appeal is a strategy from Victoria Police. As a matter of fact, I suppose that the main point of the author truly makes sense, and the argument makes me think a lot about some social problems in China. Social harmony is one of the slogans from Chinese government these years and I think, the sense of participation is significant for Chinese people, as well, to deal with the social problems. As the article's title said, inclusion is the key to social harmony.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Facebook in challenge to Google - 0 views
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"People really want to do stuff real time and I think they (Twitter) have done a great job.
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"FriendFeed is well known for having some powerful and intelligent technology that allows users to aggregate everything they do online and do it all in real time.
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bility for users to import activities from third parties services like YouTube and Flickr to letting users comment or say they "like" something in another user's feed.
Singapore: Multiculturalism or the melting pot? | geraldgiam.sg - 0 views
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Multiculturalism can be defined as a demographic make-up of a country where various cultural divisions are accepted for the sake of diversity. A melting pot, on the other hand, is a society where all of the people blend together to form one basic cultural norm based on the dominant culture.
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we always define Multiculturalism as the country with diverse cultures , but it seems hard to achieve in many multicultural countries, like Singapore, Australia, America etc. I think reasons could relate to politics, one particular/dominant culture and social bias. they all bring imbalance and unequal norms that against the value of multiculture, and so that to strength one main culture and igore others.
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Craig D. Lindsey on pop culture overload - Lifestyles - News & Observer - 0 views
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More media outlets appear to be reporting entertainment news more than hard news. You go to your nearest Rite-Aid and find racks of tabloid magazines, usually reporting on the same thing in their cover stories.
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compared with pop culture with high culture, is it pop culture is easier understood and more entertainning than high culture? Also in my opinion, pop culture can be dominated by any social groups, such as people in low class, middle class or high class. But high culture traditionally was the interest among middle and high classes.
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I remember 1999 as a grand year for pop culture. Pop music was bombarded with boy bands, singing Lolitas and Latino heartthrobs. George Lucas was ready to unleash the first chapter of that dismal "Star Wars" prequel trilogy. Stanley Kubrick gave us his final film, "Eyes Wide Shut," after he passed away that year.
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Pop culture has become one big guilty pleasure -- a gluttonous, confectionary hodgepodge that you know is bad for you but you just can't keep away.
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Twitterers defy China's firewall - 0 views
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Twitterers in China discuss whether the government's attempt to censor the web has worked.
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a mind revolution
Celebrities, recession fuel interest in etiquette | Lifestyle | Reuters - 0 views
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Misbehaving celebrities and the recession have pushed more people to improve their etiquette in a bid to gain an edge over job rivals
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he art of living with style, class and grace
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For too long this 'stupid girl' behavior has been burning the daily headlines and I really think there's a lot of people out there who wanted to see a return to our feminine values,
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Notes & Neurons | World Science Festival - 0 views
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Is our response to music hard-wired or culturally determined? Is the reaction to rhythm and melody universal or influenced by environment?
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cross cultural demonstrations
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"If music be the food of life"... can it help with our discussion of international culture & communication? An incredibly interesting science festival that considers music and it's place in human reactions.
Chinese New Year worldwide celebration (2008)l - 0 views
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An interesting blog post with photos of Chinese New Years celebrations from around the world. A little surprising some of the locations you will find there. Yet I suppose it's also not that surprising when you consider the size of the Chinese Diaspora
Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication - 0 views
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Section from a web site that deals in training people in how to deal with "Intractable Conflict"
Jobs bonanza for indigenous youth in WA | The Australian - 0 views
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Australia's greatest social challenge is the condition of its indigenous people -- every government recognises that
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the gap between indigenous people and non-aboriginal people exists for a long time since the land was invaded and colonized. although the Australian government admits the existance of these indigenous people and as the previous one lived in this land, it still treats them in a way of exclusion and discrimination. Rather, it is hard to indigenous Australian to achieve social equality and respect.
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He has also continued the Howard government's intervention into Northern Territory indigenous communities and used earlier COAG meetings to win co-operation from state governments to lift their spending and remove red tape hindering proper delivery of services
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"I look forward to being part of the discussions about how governments together can deal with some of those long-term issues amongst indigenous Australians -- that's a high agenda item."
Japan's 'herbivore men' -- less interested in sex, money - CNN.com - 0 views
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They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance -- meet the "herbivore men" of Japan
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it is quite interesting to learn the new term "herbivore men". I think it is the popular phenomenon in Japan, and also will be a global phenomenon because of the information flow and complex human behaviours
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some men who she said were changing the country's ideas about just what is -- and isn't -- masculine
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The world is chaning all the time because of the improvement of technology and the high speed of information spread. So we always learn something new, and something is not always static. Traditionally, men in our mind are strong and powerful in sex and social work. But like this article presents, men can be weak and passive. This change breaks the conventional male image and social and cultural role.
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"Some guys still try to be manly and try to be like strong and stuff, but you know personally I'm not afraid to show my vulnerability because being vulnerable or being sensitive is not a weakness."
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These men are confident to show their weakness, so it is kind of personality and characteristics among human beings today. People would not like to hide themselves and to follow the traditional rule. They have more freedom to present their real personality. Therefore, as we can see, even though they are sensitive and passive, they are happy and comfortable with that. I have to say, it is the society the world we live with, in which people can have multiple faces, attitudes, identities and personalities.
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China iPhone man commits suicide - 0 views
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A Chinese man suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed suicide.
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"We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect," Jill Tan, an Apple spokeswoman in Hong Kong, told reporters. 'Humiliating'
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On 13 July, Sun reported that he was missing one of the 16 units in his possession.
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Really interesting article on how China man committed suicide because he lost one of sixteen iphone 4th generation prototype.
Taking a closer look at Indonesia | The Australian - 0 views
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Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne starts on 11 August and will ends on 20 August 2009. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=97320061286&ref=search Some of the films are really interesting and worth watching :)
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WHAT do most Australians know about Indonesian art? What role do the arts play in the picture they present of contemporary Indonesia? Not much, perhaps.
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We heard from a young Indonesian filmmaker about thriving, youthful film communities across Indonesia and among Indonesian students in Melbourne; we shared some of the songs, stories and images collected by an Australian artist from northern Australian and eastern Indonesian communities once linked by ocean trade; we saw gigantic puppets created by young earthquake survivors near Yogyakarta, performing a zany new version of the Ramayana legend under the inspired leadership of Ian Pidd and the Snuff Puppet group.
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Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne starts on 11 August and will ends on 20 August 2009. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=97320061286&ref=search Some of the films are really interesting and worth watching :)
Live Broadcast with Tomorrow City in Korea - 0 views
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To coincide with the opening of Tomorrow City in Incheon, Federation Square will engage in a world first interactive screen broadcast with Korea. The first event will feature a program of official representation from both cities including: poetry, literature and screen-based artworks.
Melbourne's Somali community| shock afer terror arrests| Melbourne terror plot - 0 views
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"There's a lot of discrimination, there's a lot of young Africans who don't have a sense of belonging in this country,"
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"I know my friends love this country more than anything else. Some of them say, 'yes, I don't have the opportunity but this country gives me the things I need to live my life.' If you go to Somalia, you only go for one reason, to die. Because you can't live there."
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"The victim mentality is decreasing rapidly. When people meet racism, they say 'what do you mean? I'm Australian like you'."
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Madonna adoption saga on Fringe - 0 views
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The 50-year-old star is portrayed in the play Mercy Madonna of Malawi by a black male actor in a blonde wig
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It also attempts to depict how people in the African country viewed the case.
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Without taking sides, it asks whether it is right for a child to be taken away from her culture if it means enjoying a life of privilege.
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