Culture
On Biennale: Disoriented
December 26, 2010
On Biennale: Disoriented
The 1889 Paris World Exhibition included an Egyptian exhibit built by the French to represent a street of medieval Cairo.…
“Tron: Legacy,” another unnecessary sequel
December 26, 2010
“Tron: Legacy,” another unnecessary sequel
It’s easy to forget just how ahead of its time the first “Tron” movie was. In 1982, the movie’s light…
Off-Biennale: The megacity through mixed media
December 24, 2010
Off-Biennale: The megacity through mixed media
A Survival Guide, currently on display at the American University in Cairo’s Sharjah Art Gallery, pinpoints the components of life…
Surgery stops Mohamed Monier from playing planned New Year’s gig
December 23, 2010
Surgery stops Mohamed Monier from playing planned New Year’s gig
For the second year in a row, singer Mohamed Monier will not be performing at planned New Year’s festivities, as…
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
December 23, 2010
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
In the mid 1940s, when prominent (though untalented) Egyptian actor Anwar Wagdy openly bragged to journalists about the famous actresses…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
December 22, 2010
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist Asunción Molinos.
Four steps to buying and caring for your Christmas Poinsettia
December 22, 2010
Four steps to buying and caring for your Christmas Poinsettia
Whether or not you are buying a tree this year, Christmas time is always a little more festive with poinsettias…
Book Review: A novel of betrayal
December 22, 2010
Book Review: A novel of betrayal
At the 2010 Naguib Mahfouz Medal ceremony, AUC Press Director Mark Linz produced a freshly printed copy of Amina Zaydan’s…
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
December 21, 2010
Off Biennale: Intimacy between strangers
Several flights up a dark stairwell waits the Contemporary Image Collective’s (CIC) current show, a solo exhibition from Egyptian artist…
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
December 20, 2010
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate Egypt's new Museum of Civilization in September of next year, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni…