Bridging the gap between cultures
Style Watch
Architectural designs:
Castles of the Middle East
Emerging on the far horizon in the summer haze, they rise like distant mirages to taunt and tease the unsuspecting eye. You shake your head, blink rapidly and check your senses. Buildings of fortified stone towering over the desert beg the question: What is this fortress doing all by itself, completely removed from civilization? [ READ MORE ]
Chantal, A night at the Pyramids
It doesn't matter if you have never heard her name before-singer Chantal Chamandy's music has the power to cross cultural boundaries-and she's bringing it to PBS this spring. "My songs bear a message and a mood that appeal to the collective soul," says Chantal. "I want the world to see the beauty that my music carries; a place with no borders." [ READ MORE ]