I have frequently talked on CulturalReads, Hollywood gets the limelight, even though many actors and directors are surprisingly from other countries. The Revenant, for example,
How many of you know that James Joyce was/is an Irish writer, not British? Or similarly, U2 and Snow Patrol are Irish bands, not British
Latin American cinema is quite unique in world cinema for its emotional depth and social honesty, very much like Iranian movies. Similarly, unlike big-budget Hollywood
Last year, I visited Bahia, one of the most magical places I’ve ever been. Its capital, Salvador, is known as the blackest city outside of
As they say, never judge a book by its cover. But you can certainly judge a book store by the way it looks. If you
It’s amazing how we read about different countries and cities being destroyed by war and natural calamities, etc. And then people rebuilt everything into something
Recently, I wrote about Indigenous books, discussing different Indigenous authors from around the globe. In that post, I focused on Indigenous communities that many people
I recently interviewed Udulele, a Kenyan singer and producer, who’s behind the genre he calls Soulful Benga. In our conversation, he spoke about how Soulful
There are many elements around us like air, light, water, soil and plants that we take for granted. Just consider plants, for example, on how
