Letter From the Editor: September/October 2009
Whenever I hear the word “Armenian,” I flinch. I feel uncomfortable when I see it written on paper, and do my best to scurry my eyes away from a word
Scores of Women Die of Childbirth in India
If a person dies, she dies,” says Suresh S., the neighbor of a deceased pregnant woman in Uttar Pradesh, India. “If someone hangs himself then it becomes a police case.
Interview: Writer Ara Baliozian
“A writer’s two best assets: the sensitivity of an open wound and the hide of a rhino,” writes Ara Baliozian on his blog, which houses his daily thoughts on topics
Armenians, Turks React to Protocol Signing
Protocols expected to establish a relationship between Armenia and Turkey after almost a century of hostility were signed in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday, Oct. 10, with attendance from
Thousands in Los Angeles Protest Armenia-Turkey Protocols
An Armenian crowd of thousands covering three blocks of Wilshire Blvd. protested against the Armenia-Turkey protocols on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, as Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with notable members
Review: Kolaborator
Based on actual testimony of soldiers on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, “The Kolaborator” is a powerful short that surprises, brings about discussion and
Overheard on the Net: Hairy Chests, The Armenian Problem, Virgins
Let’s get right into these, shall we? Why do armenian men never shave their fucking chests, but always manage to miss the top 5 buttons on their shirts? leaving
Armenia Tree Project’s 15th Anniversary Documentary
In a classroom in Armenia, full of vibrant, young, wide-eyed students, a teacher asks “Why are trees important?” Although this could be considered a typical scene in any institute
Interview: The Humane Society’s Michael Markarian
A third generation Armenian-American who grew up in Buffalo, New York, a town once known for being America’s “City with a Heart,” Executive Vice President of the Humane Society of
The Khohanotz: Fig Jam
In “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath, human wants, needs and desires are likened to green figs, hanging from the great big tree of life. In the Biblical story of