Film – The Way We’ll Get To Understand The Middle East?

“The Middle East is developing a rich film culture, which offers opportunities for more equitable intercontinental connections. Compared with the one-way dynamics of another regional phenomenon, Western museum franchises (Guggenheim and Louvre outposts are under development in Abu Dhabi), film has a greater potential for reciprocity. As a medium, film resplendently promotes cultural identity and exchange.”

New Chicago Mayor Has Big Plans For The Arts

Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s mayor-elect, signaled his intent to “raise up” the arts in Chicago, especially in the neighborhoods, and previewed a major generational and cultural shift at a City Hall about to be run by a confident leader who listens to the alternative rock band Wilco, likes the darker plays at Steppenwolf Theatre and American Theater Company and is not about to stop hanging out at rock venues like Schubas or the Riviera Theatre.