Culture

The 1960s brought many forms of activism representing all different causes and walks of life. All races, sexualities, gender identities, everyone was advocating for something or felt connection to at …

Many cultures across the world have spiritual leaders. Some leaders claim to talk directly to their God and deliver messages to their followers and others, like shaman, act as intermediaries, working …

As travel and communication have become more efficient, easier and faster, the interaction between people with different cultures has become usual already. Almost every day we find ourselves in situat…

Museums have many antiques and history around them. Therefore, many people think they should have their cultural treasures back to the original country and some don't. I believe that museums return cu…

The popular religion of Haitian vodou has always been casted in a negative light, associating the religion with satanism, extreme sacrifices, and witchcraft. However, Vodou in Haiti is wholeheartedly …

When one thinks of "indie", a culture challenging the mainstream in areas such as music, movies and clothing is what comes to mind. When it comes to films, "many observers see independent films as com…

Psychedelic prints, flared jeans, floral maxi skirts. All of these styles have been popping up more over the past couple of years. The hippies from the 60s have found their way back into the mainstrea…

Women in Chinese culture had certain looks and standards to uphold in order to be looked at and taken seriously. Contemporary girls are usually connected to the idea of what a modern girl is because i…

After watching the documentary on the Mosuo culture and reading about the Minangkabau culture, I found many similarities between the two of them. The first thing I noticed on how they were similar was…

INTRODUCTION: Imagine waking up on a normal morning, eating breakfast with your family and friends, going out and spending the day in the summer sun. Except, this isn't a normal morning, this is inva…