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March 14, 2017

Benefits of Watching TV

One of the most common facets of entertainment that we enjoy even up to know is the Television or TV shows. Regardless if the internet has been ‘consuming’ most people, for instance the emergence of social media culture and things like that, TV has remained very influential in terms of news, entertainment and things like that.

Some of the parents are concerned with their kids’ excessive intake of TV shows, that’s why a lot of them are necessarily regretting the emergence of TV and its shows. However, there are actually a lot of benefits one could get from watching TV shows. Some of the most important being awareness of global news stories, finding new places to travel around the world, discovering new technologies etc… Here are some more benefits you might experience:

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March 10, 2017

Why Theater is Important

There are a lot of art works that are being celebrated even up to now, regardless if how old these works are. Some of these are inclined on the visual arts- paintings, sketches and the likes, others are on performing arts theater, music and others. Theater is one of the most common form of art that is still into existence even up to now.

However, because of the existence of movies, social media and other innovations of technology, theater and other performance arts’ appreciation has been slowly declining. Because a lot of people do not necessarily know the value of the art, some of us are very complacent about it.

Listed on this article are the things why theater is still important in this generation.

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March 3, 2017

The Importance of Popular Culture

Everything in the modern world reflects popular culture. Our music, the arts, the movie we watch, everything that we continuously consume today are forms of pop culture. Popular culture is a form of culture in which it is being continuously mocked and criticized as something which is senseless and illogical.

However, it is of primary importance to know what this culture is being identified as, as well as its uses in various ways.

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First training workshop on safeguarding living heritage targeting youth organized in Kyrgyzstan April 13, 2018
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - First training workshop for young people interested in safeguarding their living heritage is being organized from 9 to 13 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, by the National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO, the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage …
Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention grants six International Assistance April 12, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - The Bureau of the thirteen session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met at UNESCO Headquarters on 22 March 2018. …
Finland focuses on safeguarding: a first training workshop organized in cooperation with UNESCO March 22, 2018
The training workshop organized from 20 to 23 March in Helsinki by the Finnish Heritage Agency in cooperation with UNESCO has raised a lot interest among heritage communities in Finland. 40 representatives of local communities, minorities, non-governmental organizations and government offices were selected …
Eritrea to focus on communities especially youth in their national safeguarding efforts March 21, 2018
At the opening of the workshop on the preparation of nomination files to the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund on 19 February 2018, Ambassador Zemede Tecle – Commissioner for Culture and Sports in Eritrea – mentioned that …
The deadline for the 2019 cycle nominations March 14, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - The deadline of 31 March for submitting nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention, proposals to the Register for Good Safeguarding Practices and Requests for International Assistance for examination by the Intergovernmental Committee in 2019 is fast approaching. This …
Kiribati and Singapore join the 2003 Convention! March 9, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - By depositing their instrument of ratification respectively on 2 January and 22 February, Kiribati and Singapore became the 176th and 177th States to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. …
Call for candidatures – Election of Members of the Committee March 6, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - The election of the members to the Committee of the 2003 Convention will take place during the seventh session of the General Assembly of the States Parties that will be held at UNESCO Headquarters from 4 to 6 June 2018 (Room II).…
Dates are set: seventh General Assembly for the 2003 Convention March 1, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - The seventh session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at UNESCO Headquarters from 4 to 6 June 2018 (Room II). This session will focus on a number of important items for …
Preview of Video series on ICH and Youth: “What ideas come to mind when you hear Intangible heritage”? February 22, 2018
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris – Despite the wide outreach and growing impacts of the 2003 Convention among its 176 State Parties, there is still pressing need to raise awareness on the dynamics of intangible cultural heritage and on its relevance to the world today among the public, in particular the …
Republic of Mauritius to host next meeting of the Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage December 9, 2017
Jeju (Republic of Korea), 9 December—The next annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from 26 November to 1st December 2018 in Port-Louis (Republic of Mauritius). This decision was taken today in Jeju at the close of …