Poetry From The Heart: Pine trees like ladders lead to the sky mugginess of night smothers thoughts. A musty whiff catches me off guard as I wait in the darkness under the pines. He was supposed to be here long ago senses of emptiness in the pit of my soul. My mind’s aware of wrongs […]
Cuba: New Soap Opera Gets Lukewarm Response
New tale of rural life has yet to win over audience addicted to racier foreign imports. By Nico Cervantes – Latin America 24 Jul 13 In an attempt to lure viewers back from satellite channels, Cuban state TV has launched a new soap opera. So far, though, it has only a lukewarm response. “Tierras de […]
Makutano Junction Soap Opera
<i>Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s <a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/innovation-of-the-week-makutano-junction-soap-opera/">Nourishing the Planet</a>.</i> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4815527972_98b5057bc8_m.jpg" height="130" width="240" align="left">The last place most of us look to for useful information is television soap operas. But <a href="http://www.makutanojunction.org.uk/">Makutano Junction</a>, a Kenyan-produced soap opera set in the fictional town of the same name is not your average TV drama. Broadcast in Kenya, Uganda, […]
Rabbit Addicted to Soap Operas
An overweight rabbit in South Korea has become so addicted to soap operas that she attacks and bites owners if she’s not allowed to watch her favourite shows. The story which was published on BunnyCover.com describes how Jia Xiaoyu, the Korean couch potato has succumbed to the level of maturity of a spoilt child. In […]
Soap Operas Help Launch Celebrity Careers in Entertainment
Four actors associated with the the "stars" and space began their careers as soap opera actors on "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital, and Ryan’s Hope." Name the actors and the major TV shows or films in which they starred. See the answers at the end of the article. Some of the best actors in […]
Soap Opera Grips Arab World – But is it a Sin to Watch?
Posted by Amira Al Hussaini to Global Voices Online A strange phenomenon has gripped the Arab world, and for the first time in a long while, Arabs seem to agree on something. It is an infatuation with a Turkish soap opera, dubbed in Arabic, and its stunning star Muhanned (played by Kıvanç TatlıtuÄŸ), whose romantic […]
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