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MAY 6, 2011
It Brings Out That Inner Diva
Follow The Media (blog)
Naturally, with a fifty-five year history, the Eurovision Song Contest has been the subject of deep analysis and research. Dozens of academic dissertations have picked apart every aspect. The two main themes have been East-West tensions and the queering of Eurovision.
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MAY 5, 2011
Penrith MP’S Olympics Jubilee Warning
News & Star
Speaking in Prime Minister’s Questions, the MP who attended the wedding and was once tutor to the princes, said in light of the success of the royal wedding for public diplomacy, it was important the events were seen as two separate special occasions for the country, albeit within weeks of each other.
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MAY 5, 2011
US and Syrian Youths Created Disabled Superhero, “The Silver Scorpion”
Comic Book Resources
Liquid Comics and a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to public diplomacy efforts, will launch a new comic book featuring the Silver Scorpion, an Arab teenager who loses his legs in an accident, but whose powers include the ability to help build bridges between the youth of America and the Arab world.
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MAY 4, 2011
Cool vs Isolated Japan?
The Diplomat
Japan is a nation built on contradictions and juxtapositions, a place you'll find modern skyscrapers next to ancient temples, or Shinto couples being wed in Christian-style ceremonies. And for the record, here's another example: Cool Japan and Isolated Japan.
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MAY 4, 2011
PM: ‘All faces’ of UK to be on show
Beardsen Herald
Britons have a "lot to look forward to" next year following the successful "dry run" of the royal wedding in London, David Cameron said. The Prime Minister said both the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 would be a "fantastic opportunity" to "show all faces of Britain, both modern and traditional".
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MAY 4, 2011
Concert in Gaza Leaves Echoes of Normalcy
The New York Times
Daniel Barenboim, the Israeli conductor, led an orchestra of two dozen elite musicians — volunteers from the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin Staatskapelle, the Orchestra of La Scala in Milan, the Vienna Philharmonic and the Orchestre de Paris — into Gaza on Tuesday.
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MAY 3, 2011
Launch of JewishNet, the Jewish Social Platform, Alpha Version
PRWeb
On May 03, 2011 the world’s first Jewish social platform, JewishNet, was launched. According to the project creators, its uniqueness is in providing users with a platform to develop their own ideas and fulfil their potential even beyond the virtual world. The platform covers three basic areas: socialization, education and public diplomacy.
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MAY 3, 2011
Shen Wei Dance Group Performs In Budapest
US Embassy Hungary
Ambassador Kounalakis presented them with the Ambassador’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy, saying “your work is a superb blend of the best elements of the East and West with a truly American style…
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MAY 3, 2011
‘Ugly Chinese’ may wreck nation’s soft power efforts
The Global Times
Last year more than 57 million Chinese traveled outside the country, making the Chinese now the world's fourth biggest spenders on tourism. My uneasiness stems from the fact that Chinese tourists of tomorrow are quickly becoming the successors to the "ugly Americans" of the last century.
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MAY 2, 2011
Israel Film Festival Presents Awards to Schreiber, Donen, Opening Premiere is Intimate Grammar
toh (blog)
The Israel Film Festival is produced by IsraFest Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization created in 1982. The 25th Anniversary festival is presented in association with the Government of Israel, Consulate General of Israel in New York, Israel Film Fund, Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs...
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