Archive for the ‘Culture Vulture’ Category

Discovering L.A.’s Oldest and Permanent Armenian Residents

Discovering L.A.’s Oldest and Permanent Armenian Residents

There is no doubt that Los Angeles is the most well-known host to the largest Armenian population in the United States. In fact,  a stroll down in the suburbs of Glendale make you feel like more like you’re in Yerevan than in sunny Southern California. But while the growth spurts in population can usually be [...]

Review: HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack (Kevorkian)

Review: HBO’s You Don’t Know Jack (Kevorkian)

“I have a God,” proclaims Jack Kevorkian, “his name is Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach.” That one-liner in HBO’s “You Don’t Know Jack” should be enough to tell you that you needn’t  know Kevorkian’s moniker of “Dr.Death” to realize he was different. After assisting 130 patients exercise their right to die and serving an almost 9 [...]

Culture Vulture: Photojournalist Anush Babajanyan

Culture Vulture: Photojournalist Anush Babajanyan

“I don’t feel words have less power,” says Armenian photojournalist Anush Babajanyan, “but images can put someone in a sort of trance, sometimes I look at a photo for several minutes, loving and feeling it.” A graduate of the American University in Bulgaria, Babajanyan contends those are exactly the types of photos she wants to [...]

10 Facebook Groups Worth Joining

10 Facebook Groups Worth Joining

1. Turkish ♥ Armenian ♥ Kurdish – Friendship Boasting over 14,000 members, this group promotes peace and understanding between, well you guessed it, Turks, Armenians and Kurds. Among recognizing that there are disputes between the aforementioned cultures, the group believes that solutions to disputes should be based on “mutual respect, sincere intentions, good will and [...]

Watch This: In Search of Kim Kardashian

Watch This: In Search of Kim Kardashian

Although she’s only half-Armenian, socialite and reality star Kim Kardashian has strangely become a symbol for Armenian identity perhaps world wide. In fact, she is probably the most well known Armenian as of 2009. This self-proclaimed Armenian Princess even displays her location on Twitter as Armenia. So naturally, when La Coacha, comedian and chisme queen [...]

Gene Simmons Films Armenian Herpes Commercial

You know you’ve made it in the world when you turn on an episode of “Gene Simmons: Family Jewels,” the umpteenth reality show featuring the KISS member and his family and see Mr. Simmons himself filming a commercial in Armenian. About Herpes. Genital Herpes. I don’t particularly have to preface this clip too much, but [...]

Dakhanavar: The Armenian Vampire

Dakhanavar: The Armenian Vampire

Vampires, at least in the world of entertainment have slowly been outnumbering their human counterparts over the last two years or so. With the adolescent phenomenon known as Twilight saturating the market with a book series and subsequent book-based films, as well as Charlaine Harris’ charming Sookie Stackhouse series that launched HBO’s “True Blood” series, [...]

Azerbaijan Eurovision Probe is Just Another Set Back

Azerbaijan Eurovision Probe is Just Another Set Back

Three months ago, all the kitsch and camp musical acts Europe had to offer crowded in the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia for the 54th annual Eurovision competition. When the glitz and glam was over and the musical acts went back to their respective countries, taking along with them their outfits from outer space [...]

Armenian Alphabet Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch

Armenian Alphabet Comes to iPhone and iPod Touch

If you’re interested in learning Armenian or you need to brush up on your alphabet like me, no need to fret – the Armenian Alphabet Match, an application for iPhones and the iPod Touch as arrived. Structured like a memory game, Armenian Alphabet Match reveals the location of the letters, leaving the matching up to [...]

The Price is Right, Armenian Edition

Remember that lovely show called “The Price is Right” with Bob Barker. You know the one. Your grandma probably watched it religiously, in between her cooking and Armenian coffee dates. I bet you never expected to see her actually on the show though, did you? Well, she’s not exactly your grandma, but Arshaluyse Balian, the [...]