Archive for February 5th, 2010

Robert Fisk’s World: The presence of the Palestinian in the Israeli painter’s eye (Independent)

The Palestinians celebrate their lost land with poetry and art, but always it is a place of lost oranges and olive trees and snug village houses, a mixture of Mahmoud Darwish and old David Roberts prints which show Arab men leaning on ancient wells beside classical ruins, proving that Palestine was not, as the popular Zionist narrative would have us believe, a land without people.

indieWIRE This Week: Sundance, Oscars, SXSW & More (indieWIRE)

THIS WEEK IN FILM: Sundance wrapped up another run on Sunday, followed by a number of acquisition deals and bidding wars.

Waitangi Day marked across New Zealand (TVNZ)

Waitangi Day is being commemorated across New Zealand with various, events, festivals and concerts marking the 170th anniversary of the signing of the Waitangi treaty.

Dark Star Orchestra turns it on (The Telegraph)

ST. LOUIS — Dark Star Orchestra will take Grateful Dead fans with them on a flight through the jam band’s universe

‘SOS SAVING OURSELVES-HELP FOR HAITI’ ANNOUNCES NEW MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND CELEBRITY PARTICIPANTS TO SUPERSTAR LINEUP (The Futon Critic)

Wyclef Jean, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Jazmine Sullivan, Pitbull, Akon, Ludacris and Mary J Blige are among the participants.

Government of Canada Invests in the Arts in Parry Sound (Marketwire)

PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Feb. 5, 2010) - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Member of Parliament (Parry Sound-Muskoka), today announced funding for the Sounds on the Bay performance series in Parry Sound.