The 94 award ceremony of the Oscar marked several milestones. A woman was crowned the best director of the year for the third time in the history of the awards, a deaf actor lifted the statuette for best supporting actor and, for the first time, an openly ‘queer’ actress won the prize. But all these moments were overshadowed by a slap and an embarrassing incident.
Turkey’s latest attack on the arts: Provincial governor cancels long-awaited music festival
Municipality of Eskisehir. Photo by Seyfi Şeren, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), Just three days before Anadolu Fest, a music festival to be held in Turkey’s Eskisehir province, the city’s Governor’s Office announced that all events, including concerts, festivals and demonstrations, would be canceled from March 25. with the aim of “guaranteeing order and … Read more