Year Ender
A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly
Art news
December 30, 2011
A year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly
2011 has been eventful, inspiring, and sometimes depressing. The following critics’ picks try to capture the conflicting emotions of the year.…
A year in review: When history becomes art
Art news
December 29, 2011
A year in review: When history becomes art
In today’s interconnected world, every human sitting at a computer or walking around with a smart phone can tweet and…
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
Cinema/TV
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
“Boy” (New Zealand). Coming-of-age films are usually little more than a list of calculated clichés— the loss of innocence, the…
Year Ender: Best Arab cinema
Cinema/TV
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: Best Arab cinema
"The Forgotten Ones" (Morocco). An acclaimed film that received many awards worldwide, "The Forgotten Ones," from writer-director Hassan Benjelloun, tackles…
Year Ender: Best Arabic books
Books
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: Best Arabic books
“Moqtanayat Wust el-Balad” (Downtown Collection) by Mekkawi Said. This collection of short stories from the award-winning author of “Swan song”…
Year Ender: Highlights of engaging artwork
Art news
December 28, 2010
Year Ender: Highlights of engaging artwork
For the entire month of February 2010, an air conditioning unit was fixed to the Palace of the Arts’ façade,…
Year Ender: Great culture headlines
Art news
December 27, 2010
Year Ender: Great culture headlines
A lot happened on the Cairo cultural scene in 2010. Here, presented in no particular order, are some of the…