In Memoriam : Avicii
Avicii: True Stories traces the unvarnished truth behind the success of Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and artist Avicii (A.K.A. Tim Bergling) – one of the world’s highest grossing live music artists whose seemingly sudden decision in 2016 to quit doing live shows came as a complete chock to his fans and the industry. The film […]
NEXT Corcoran Exhibition 2018
This annual exhibition showcases work by the graduating students of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University. NEXT includes the end-of-year work of undergraduate and graduate students. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Guests will receive two complimentary drink tickets. Held every spring, NEXT is a dynamic, […]
Trump to Skip South America Summit to Focus of Siria
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump will skip an upcoming summit in South America and will remain in the United States to “oversee the American response to Syria and to monitor developments around the world.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Tuesday that Trump will not attend the […]
Transformers: New Contemporary Latin American Sculpture
Transformers: New Contemporary Sculpture by Darío Escobar and Patrick Hamilton is part of AMA’s exhibitions program showcasing contemporary artists of OAS member countries. AMA is part of the OAS’s Secretariat for Hemispheric Affairs, and its work is based on the principle that the arts are transformative for individuals and communities, as visual components reflecting the […]
Trump 2.0: You ain’t seen nothing yet
Jorge A. Bañales Donald J. Trump is disappointing those alarmists who saw in him a would-be dictator. He lacks the sense of history and the political astuteness which build a demagogue up to a leader. The major and long-term menaces to democracy come from the millions of Trump loyalists, and from whoever is able to […]
The End of Free Trade??
By Isaac Cohen* As promised during the campaign, several decisions adopted by President Donald Trump, on his first working day, were on international trade. The first casualty was the signed agreement with 11 governments on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). A Presidential Memorandum signed by President Trump, on January 23, decrees the United States withdrawal […]