The summer is upon us, which means that things will begin slowing down in Yerevan politically and socially, but not necessarily culturally. There’s always plenty to do for social butterflies in the summer months, plenty of cafes to visit, concerts to attend and distractions to take your attention away from things that really matter.
Liberty Square [...]
There has been a lot of controversy over the proposed building of a new church where the Cinema Moscow amphitheater is located on the corner of Abovyan and Tumanyan Streets. Here’s what we know.
In early March the Armenian government revealed plans to build a new church on the site where the massive St. Poghos-Petros once [...]
I’ve been silent lately because there aren’t really any exciting topics to discuss lately, whether in politics, culture or economics.
Sure, there’s always cultural events happening—concerts, plays, ballets and so forth. But I can’t manage to attend them most of the time, so obviously there’s nothing to write about. Jazz guitarist and singer George Benson is [...]
Below is the full text of the second protocol slated to be signed by authorities from Turkey and Armenia in five weeks time. Many of these points seem to be repeated from the first protocol, which I criticized in my previous post. My comments appear in italics.
Protocol on Development of Relations between the Republic of [...]
Arsinée Khanjian, the Lebanese-born Armenian actress based in Canada who has appeared in most of the films made by her husband Atom Egoyan, spoke before the press on July 21 about her recent impressions of Armenia. She was present at the ARF-sponsored conference in Nagorno-Karabagh held from July 9-10 about the current state of affairs [...]
Sunday was the opening day of the sixth annual Golden Apricot Film Festival. The festival showcases films by Armenian filmmakers and others from around the world representing such countries as Guatemala, France, Poland, the US, Germany, Bulgaria, Iran, Spain, Israel and many others.
I’ve already noticed that some films to be shown have some sort of [...]
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