During a magical afternoon, while sitting on a terrace in Madinat Jumeirah with birds chirping all around us, I caught up with The Sapphires handsomely understated director Wayne Blair and beautifully smart actress Shari Sebbens, who plays Kay.
Today's big news stories -- the wars, the eco-disasters -- all seem to have the same gaping hole in them. This hole is lack of awareness, and its thru...
The phenomenon of disappearing aboriginal cultures -- and languages -- isn't what I would call sad. It is something far more dire, akin to the disappearance of the rainforests.