Cultural Reads 9: Sudanese Refugees, Iranian Drug War, Malinese Desert Blues
Good morning all, I’m back in Rotterdam! Welcome to the 9th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: South Sudan, Iran, and Mali 📕 What is the What – Dave Eggers (South Sudan/UK) Valentino Achak Deng is one […]
Cultural Reads 8: Italian Emperors, Korean Games & Tiny Desks
Good morning from Quito, Ecuador! Welcome to the 8th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: Italy, South Korea, and World Wide Tiny Desks. 📘 Meditations – Marcus Aurelius (Italy) This week features a book from an unusual Italian author, […]
Cultural Reads 7: Krysna Forest, Mexican Roadtrip & German Pop
Good morning from Oaxaca, Mexico! And hello Awin And welcome to the 7th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: South Africa, Mexico, and Germany. 📕 Circles in a Forest – Dalene Matthee Saul grew up as a lumberjack in […]
Cultural Reads 6: Mexican Adversity, Manila Dreams & French Radio
Good Morning All, Welcome to the 6th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter! A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. This time from Spain as I’m spending two weeks in a co-working hostel close to Valencia called Sun and Co. In this week’s newsletter: Mexico, the Philippines, and France 📕 The […]
Cultural Reads 5: Nigerian Afrobeats, Brazilian Tragedy & Peruvian Romance
Good Morning, Welcome to the 5th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter. A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: Nigeria, Brazil, and Peru. 🎷 Fela Kuti (Nigeria) In 2018, I was in Nigeria for the wedding of a friend. For his bachelor party, we went to a […]
Cultural Reads 4: Jazz in Macedonia, French Absurdism & Magic Realism
Morning All, Welcome to the 4th issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter. A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. In this week’s newsletter: USA, France, Colombia. 🎷 Bill Evans (USA) During the summer of 2019, my housemate and I traveled to Lake Ohrid in Macedonia. When searching for activities, we […]
Cultural Reads 3: Australian Prison Escape, Mali Blues, Italian Beauty
Hi All, Welcome to the third issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter. A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. As you can see, I now officially have a logo—a huge shout-out to Martha from Colombia for helping me out with the design! In this week’s newsletter: Australia, Mali, and Italy. […]
Cultural Reads 2: Brazilian Intuition, Spanish Flamenco, Bosnian War Atrocities
Hi Friends Welcome to the second issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter. A bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. This week covers Brazil, Spain, and Bosnia. 📙 The Alchemist (Brazil) The Alchemist is one of the world’s most popular bestsellers. Although I don’t believe Paolo Coehlo is very popular among Brazilians […]
Cultural Reads 1: Bestseller Nigeria, Manila Chill Pop, French Cultural Thriller
Hi Everyone Welcome to this first issue of the Cultural Reads Newsletter, a bi-weekly book, music, and movie recommendation from different countries all around the world. This week covers Nigeria, France, and the Philippines. 📙 Chinua Achebe (Nigeria) Chinua Achebe is one of Nigeria’s best authors of all time. He grew up in an Igbo family that […]
