Giulia:
Nicole Hughes
March 22, 2008 | 6:57 pm EST
The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out our most popular articles of the week on a variety of subjects, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.
Katie:
Dean Karmen Shows Steven Colbert How To Filter Water
St Patricks Day Goes Green with Green Beer: Top 10 Eco Beers
* * *
Nicole:
East Meets West at Dubai Art Fair, But Shadow of Migrant Labor Remains
TakePart’s “I Am Voting For” Campaign Wants You To Vote the Issues
Scarlett Johansson Dates For Charity
* * *
Gina:
Top 10 Films That Have Helped to Frame the War in Iraq
* * *
Kerry:
East meets West at Art Dubai, the first annual contemporary art fair to take place in this dynamic city, where cultural partnerships and a stimulating dialogue on contemporary art are being fostered and enriched. The fair began on March 19th and will continue to run through March 22nd. Almost 70 galleries in 30 different countries are participating, including those in the Middle East, North America, South America, Africa and Australia. The UAE has already received much attention for being the future second home of the Louvre, and Dubai specifically for its chic cosmopolitan nightlife, glitzy hotels, and opulent skyscrapers.
On the margins of this cultural courting, however, are some headlining South Asian artists who feature themes in their work reminiscent of the UAE’s longstanding issues regarding migrant labor conditions and abuse.
Read the rest of this entry »