Culture
Serj Tankian Unleashes Vulgar Tirade on Fellow Armenians
Serj Tankian tells a young woman living in Artsakh to "go get f**ked" alongside other vulgar comments after releasing song calling for unity.
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Culture
Culture
The Time for Protest is Over
Protests are a distraction from the important existential issues facing the Armenian Nation. This revelatory year is a good time for them to stop.
Politics
Europeans Teach Armenians about Religion
Council of Europe celebrates itself by teaching Armenians what they should think about religion in their own country,
Culture
Armenia’s Love to Shakespeare by Zabelle Boyajian
April 23, 1916 marked 300 years since William Shakespeare's death, inspiring one Armenian's own poetic tribute.
Culture
Love Song by Sayat Nova
The personal life of one of Armenia's most legendary poets of love may have held more mystery than romance.
Culture
Liberty by Michael Ghazarian Nalbandian
The dream of Armenia's liberation was vehemently suppressed in Imperial Russia, but one poet found freedom in words.
Culture
The Marrow of Longing by Celeste Snowber
This original poetry by Celeste Snowber is a story of longing for a land you do not know.
Culture
Dancing Mania by Aksel Bakunts
Aksel Bakunts, the precocious writer, persecuted by Stalin, writes about the beliefs around that common disease of his era: tuberculosis.
Culture
Why We Should All Read to Remember
With the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide among us, let us embrace the Armenian voices that the Ottoman Empire tried to silence a century ago.
Culture
“Saved From What?”: A Short Story
While Clov drinks beer and washes his truck in a safe haven, Syrian refugees in Lebanon talk war and reminisce of springtime in their former country.
Culture
These Walls Talk: The Art of Yerevan’s Streets
Street art in Yerevan, Armenia, is a burgeoning movement. Let's watch it develop.
Culture
Valentine’s Day for the Lit Lover: Three Romantic Poems by Armenians
In honor of Valentine's Day, we've compiled a list of our all-time favorite romantic poems by Armenian writers.
Culture
Book Review: There Was and There Was Not
Meline Toumani tries, but not hard enough, in her book about Armenian identity and the effects of genocide.
Culture
Love and Talking With God: The Art of MarHak
Armenian artist MarHak discusses love and talking with God -- all through his abstract art.
Culture
Gorky And His Muse
The avant-garde painter Arshile Gorky had an obsession other than art. He called her Mougouch. This is a story of their tumultuous love.
Culture
Five Must-Read Novels by Armenian-American Authors
From heartbreaking nonfiction to silly short stories, these five must-reads have one thing in common: they were all written by Armenian-American authors.
Culture
This Pianist Ain’t Got No Wrong Notes
Armen Nalbandian, a Los Angeles-based jazz pianist, on his voice, and his inspiration, and his new album, Time Waits.
Culture
Zabel Yessayan: Portrait of the Writer as a Young Woman
Zabel Yessayan is among the most famous authors of Armenian literature. It was as a young woman in Constantinople that she began to master her craft.
Culture · Sculpture
A Beam Surrounded by Darkness: Kira
Kira, an Armenian-American sculptor, captures the magnificence of the human form through evocative sculpture.
Culture
Armenia by Khorene Nar Bey Lusignan
Khorene Nar Bey Lusignan writes about Armenia in a time when Armenia did not exist. Longing, devotion, and hope in a poem about love.
Culture
Let Us Die Armenians by Khorene Nar Bey Lusignan
Khorene Nar Bey Lusignan was a nationalist clergyman who used his poetry to preach the gospel of liberation. "Let Us Die Armenians" epitomizes his work.
Culture
Grand Parents by Hovhannes Mkhitaryan
I decide to listen for once, / and discover a world richer than mine, / an unseen film with a longer running time / than mine.
Culture
Demolition Made by Hovhannes Mkhitaryan
How frantic ants seem / To towering men above / Made of the same parts / Yet able to love
Culture
At Evening by Bedros Touryan
A poem by Bedros Touryan (Petros Duryan) where he captures the nuanced feelings of unrequited love.
Culture · Painting
Palm of Granite: The Art of Raffi Semerdjian
Paintings of talented artist and founder of Palm of Granite, Raffi Semerdjian.
Culture
My Death by Bedros Touryan
A beautiful composition about memory by Bedros Touryan, playwright and poet, who died at 21 but had already produced a lifetime's worth of literature.
Culture
Lovers, Lust, and Arched Eyebrows
Tales of lovers and lust. A journey through ancient and contemporary romance in Armenian literature.
Culture
Iron Ladle by Khrimyan Hayrig
Iron Ladle speech in Constantinople to Armenian community upon Khrimyan Hayrig's return from Congress of Berlin.
