17 June 2013
On Friday, June 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill which includes a limitation in reducing U.S. military presence at the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores. The bill now moves for a vote in the Senate. The bill, HR 1960: The National Defense Authorization Act for FY14 , passed through […]
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16 June 2013
Portuguese Surrealist painter, Santiago Ribeiro, is participating in the Fantastic Realism international collective exhibit at the LuminArte Gallery, running through June 29, in Dallas, Texas. The Fantastic Realism exhibit captivates provocative and imaginative artworks in a variety of media from local and international artist. Participating artists include Katrin Alvarez, Shahla Rosa, Magi Calhoun, Chema Gil, […]
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16 June 2013
Katy Perry twitted her fans Friday directing her followers to Vogue magazine: ‘I see you @voguemagazine July cover! http://instagram.com/p/aisdhev-R_/ Go to http://j.mp/11el1ZM for the full cover! #KatyPerryJulyVogue,’ she wrote. Vogue also teased Katy’s fans with an announcement stating, “leaving pop novelty and broken hearts behind her, Katy Perry has grown into her formidable talent.” The […]
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15 June 2013
The film, From New York with Love, by Portuguese filmmaker André Valentim Almeida, will be screened June 18, at the Northside Film Festival, the largest annual talent discovery festival taking place June13-10, in Brooklyn, New York. The screening is scheduled for 6:30pm, in the UnionDocs, 322 Union Brooklyin, NY. Through a tourist camera, the 70 […]
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14 June 2013
Portuguese screen actor Diogo Morgado is a nominee for an Emmy Award in the category of “Best Actor” in a miniseries or filme, announced the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Diogo is a contender against Al Pacino (Phil Spector ‘), Luke Pasqualino ( Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome ‘) and Mitch Rouse (Call Me Crazy). Nominations […]
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13 June 2013
By Carolina Matos, Editor (*) Launched in Lisbon, Portugal, the book As Paixões de Pessoa (Ática/Babel) is a selection of essays by George Monteiro, dedicated to the work of Fernando Pessoa. Translated into Portuguese by Margarida Vale de Gato, the essays appeared previously in English in various publications in the United States and abroad. The author […]
