August 2012 - The Arts

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Sexy Yiddish Trip-Hop By French Group Kabbalah

A truly global band from Marseilles, France. Their songs are written in Yiddish, sometimes sung in English, and the music blends hip-hop and North African music.

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Celebrating the Large Ladies of the Ivory Coast  (slideshow)

An exhibition celebrating the ample figures of some African women was recently shown in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. “I wanted to fight the corner for so-called 'big' women who in their day were disliked and even imprisoned by the attitude that they weren’t beautiful,” Ivorian painter Augustin Kassi said at the opening.

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Here: Movie Trailer

Cartographer Will Shepard hits the road for his latest job: to create a new, more accurate satellite survey of Armenia. During his assignment, he forms a bond with an Armenian expatriate and art photographer.
Source: IMDB

Stunning cinematography of Armenia. Winner of the NHK Award - Sundance 

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