Cultureteca 07.06.20

Asia Pacific, Western Europe, and the Northeastern United States, each in their own ways former epicentres of coronavirus, were breathing more freely this week as the rest of the world sailed in...

Cultureteca 10.05.20

Global cases of COVID-19 surpassed 3.5 million at the start of another week of enduring death and easing restrictions. Across Asia-Pacific, states in Australia began opening up and New Zealand reported no...

Cultureteca 12.04.20

As the world endured another stretch in the stockades of coronavirus, the start of the week brought mixed messages, with the crisis easing in previous hotspots across Asia and continental Europe while...

Cultureteca 15.03.20

As the week progressed, growing concerns over the rapid spread of coronavirus took hold of cultural events and international travel and trade. At the start of the week, a public health emergency...

Culturedarm 19.01.20

The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced on Monday, and as usual the response was less a celebration of film than the marking of scorecards and steely lamentation for all...

Cultureteca 03.11.19

On Monday morning, media outlets reported that the iconic and sometimes scabrous film producer Robert Evans had died over the weekend at the age of 89 years old. After a brief career...

Cultureteca 13.12.15

On Cultureteca this week, a look at the Geminids, the colourful and highly prolific meteor shower which is reaching its peak over this weekend; a fight breaks out in the Ukrainian parliament,...

Cultureteca 04.10.15

Back at the beginning of June, Björk began to release assorted media related to Vulnicura via Dazed. First, on 6 June, came the 360-degree virtual reality video for ‘Stonemilker’, one of three pieces filmed with director...

Cultureteca 02.08.15

This week’s Cultureteca views Ronda Rousey in Rio, and some of the curious overlaps between today’s UFC and WWE; a week’s worth of rap, featuring an album announcement by Dr. Dre, a new...