The All Nations Skate Jam, held every year at the same time as the Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, N.M., attracts hundreds of American Indian kids who glide and fly on their skateboards while their friends and families watch. “Ramp It Up!”, an exhibition this summer at the Smithsonian’s... » read this article

With hands extended towards the blue sky and at six Celsius below zero, thousands gathered on June 21st to receive the first sun rays from Tata Inti (Sun God) in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, in coincidence with the celebration of the winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere which signals the beginning of... » read this article

[Editor's Note: This essay was originally penned by the author in 1988 on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Nabi movement in France.] Being a Neo-Nabi artist or writer is a calling. It’s a vocation, it’s not a job. It’s a commitment that forces its will upon the... » read this article

El Alto-based hip-hop artist Abraham Bojorquez died early in the morning on Wednesday, May 20 in El Alto, Bolivia. He was killed when a bus hit him as he walking home. Abraham, 26 years old, was a member of the popular hip-hop group Ukamau y Ké, and in recent years... » read this article

Luc Tutugoro - Artist from Scott Ewing on Vimeo.... » read this article

Buried in the results of a recent survey is the fact that secularists may now be one  of America’s largest minorities—larger than gays or African Americans. Will  nonbelievers, traditionally one of the most loathed demographics, begin to feel their  oats and demand greater recognition in the public square? As reported... » read this article

A benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues played to a packed house in Bishkek on 28 March as part of the global V-Day campaign. The production aimed to  raise awareness of the myriad problems facing women in this Central Asian country and to raise funds for organisations working to support... » read this article

Caryl Churchill has made Seven Jewish Children available for productions without licensing or royalties for presenters who request audience contributions for the London-based relief organization Medical Aid for Palestinians. Israel's recent bombing and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, Operation Cast Lead, killed 1,417 Palestinians; thirteen Israelis were killed, five... » read this article

VANCOUVER -- As thousands of Canadian performers prepare for Olympic Ceremony auditions, a group of Vancouver artists is spreading the word. The F-word, that is. With posters that simply read “Fuck the Cultural Olympiad,” a recent underground art exhibit asked audiences to challenge the 2010 Games. The week-long show called... » read this article

This week, US bloggers join the debate about Caryl Churchill's play; the Forest Fringe need cash for a lighting rig; and the Angry White Guy has a pop at Matt Freeman We begin this week by cracking open a can of worms. It seems that the recent controversy surrounding Caryl... » read this article

Vince Melocchi’s Lions at the Pacific Resident Theatre 1st April 2009 Written by Vince Melocchi, directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos Lions, by Vince Melocchi, receiving its world premiere at the intimate Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, is set in the shot and beer home of the 10th Ward Club, a... » read this article

Arts and Culture The New Persian Year, which is enshrined in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, starts on "Farvardin" 1st or the 21st day of March. The first days of New Iranian/Persian year which are followed by widespread celebrations all over the country, are called... » read this article

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Editor's Note: Caryl Churchill's brief but powerful play, Seven Jewish Children - a Play for Gaza, consists of statements that should and should not be told to young Jewish girls about the terrifying things that are going on around them, moving from the Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) to the Gaza genocide in 2008-2009.... » read this article

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    One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music; during... » read this article

"The question is not whether we can afford to squander $3 trillion or $5 trillion. We can. But our strength will be sapped. There is no such thing as a free war," Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told Joint Economic Committee members in February of 2008.   Oh, what of... » read this article

    See Windows on Iran by Fatemeh Keshavarz... » read this article

(A magnificent classical concert given in Nazareth by young Palestinian children, trained under the impetus of the Daniel Barenboim and [the late] Edward Sa�d foundation.) It all began with a declaration by the conductor, Daniel Barenboim - a slightly hasty declaration, as he admitted later - that he would establish... » read this article

Editor's Note: Axis of Logic will be in Venezuela from November 29 to December 10 to cover one of the most important presidential elections in Venezuelan history, taking place on December 3, 2006. We are now afforded this unique opportunity to present the wonderful paintings of one of Venezuela's premier artists, Beatriz Domingo, whose splendid work will be... » read this article