Art

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but paintings can tell a thousand stories. The tales told by those in Tesfaye Bekele’s Lived Thoughts exhibition spark critical questions about contemporary society without uttering a single word.

Dream interpretation is the process of assigning meaning to dreams. In many ancient societies, such as those of Egypt and Greece, dreaming was considered a supernatural communication or a means of divine intervention, whose message could be unraveled by people with certain powers.

Western Culture has made a huge influence on the Ethiopian society in recent years. The rate of travelers coming to Ethiopia and the mainstream media have – to a large extent – shoved Western culture on Ethiopians.

Ethiopia has a rich musical history and has at times managed to get the attention of the wider global audience. It was in the 1960s and 70s that vinyl in Addis Ababa started to become popular and that led to the emergence of record stores. However, nowadays, the record stores have been hit hard by a wide array of incidents, writes Tibebeselassie Tigabu.

How to tell a hobby from an obsession? It probably depends on acceptable norms of behavior that a particular society lives by.

Storytelling traditions vary all over the world; yet have many things in common. Many have experienced the pleasures of telling and listening to stories while growing up. However, children of this generation seem to have lost the appetite for traditional storytelling.

Natural medicine or alternative medicine can be just as effective as modern pharmaceutical drugs and much cheaper in many cases.

A group of African delegates consisting of parliamentarians, agronomists and researchers and some media practitioners set sail for India a couple of weeks ago to conduct a regular study tour for a week.

Hoarding has been part of the Ethiopian lifestyle for years on end. This is considered by some as a challenging problem.

Many people are warm-hearted about the way they met their loved ones. For some, it is a mere coincidence which brought them and their loved ones together. On the other hand, others believe it is all about destiny.