VIDEO: Arms into Art
At the world-renowned artist studio Núcleo de Arte in Maputo, Mozambican artist Fiel dos Santos recalls a childhood robbed by military struggle.
“I grew up in civil war,” says Santos, who was 5 years old when his country became embroiled in a conflict that would last 16 years. “In my area the rebels were coming two times a week, every month, every day — but I’m here.”
Media Council weighs options on Malawi’s media ban law
Media Council of Malawi (MCM) says if dialogue with government doesn’t end in a repeal of Section 46 of Malawi’s Penal Code, it will consult legal experts to see if the media ban law can be challenged on constitutional grounds.
The renewed call to repeal Section 46, which empowers the Minister of Information to ban publications deemed contrary to the public interest, was in response to a government statement by Chief Secretary Bright Msaka that said the law would only be used under “reasonable grounds.”
On Corporate Graffiti
In honour of Public Ad Campaign—which is adbusting abroad today—here is a short documentary I made as part of my masters thesis about illegal billboards and the New York Street Advertising Takeovers.
VIDEO: Big screens, bigger crowds
The music’s free, but you’ll have to pay with your time. Line-ups outside LiveCity Yaletown can last up to five hours, but many concert-goers say it’s worth the wait.
VIDEO: Olympic souvenir sales break record
Records are being set at the Winter Olympics, but not in the places you’d expect. Olympic merchandise sales figures have reached never-before-seen levels, but while companies like Hudson Bay are reaping the benefits, shoppers are discovering that getting a little piece of the action is harder than it looks.
VIDEO: Goodbye Cobalt!
After smashing heads and melting faces for nearly a decade, Vancouver’s hardcore bar shut its doors October 1, 2009.
