Letter From the Editor: June 2009
It has been a little over the month since the launch of ianyan magazine and the response has been amazing. The journey to creating this resource and space was not
Culture Vulture: Jewelry Designer Anush Movsesian Avejic
Although commercial property insurance broker Anush Movsesian Avejic’s day begins at an early 5:30 a.m, it doesn’t stop her from coming home every evening after a long day of work
Armenia at Eurovision Recap: Controversy and Reactions
In the almost 4 hour cheese fest of all the kitsch, camp and bombastic song and dance Europe has to offer known as Eurovision broadcast on Saturday, May 16, 2009,
Couple to Have Wedding of Titanic Proportions
When David Vartanian, 22, fled the village of Kighi in 1912 amid brewing turmoil within the Ottoman Empire by acquiring a ticket on the ill-fated Titanic, little did he know
Culture Vulture: Patrick Bachian
Patrick Bachian will be one of 49 Armenian artists whose work will be exhibited in the lounges of the Palais de Bondy in Lyon, France, presented in the framework of
Inga and Anush Set to Perform at Eurovision Final
After a performance that included green strobe lights, a choreographed dance routine and costumes that were traditional Armenian wear meets Star Wars meets Diva Plavalaguna from “The Fifth Element,” Armenian
The Use of Meds Yeghern – Schott’s Vocab
Schott’s Vocab, a New York Times blog on the “miscellany of modern words and phrases,” by Ben Schott recently posted about the use of the phrase “Meds Yeghern,” used by
Listen to This: Rosy Armen’s Hingala
Before Diane Minassian and Vincent Baguian put lyrics to the melody of “Hingala,” French-Armenian singer Rosy Armen lent her voice to this reveled Armenian song. Armen was born in France