On April 9, Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian and his team of Russian and American physicists published a paper discussing their discovery of element number 117 in “Physical Review Letters.” The team led by Oganessian of the […]
On March 10, Iranian-Armenian Silva Harotonian was released from Tehran’s Evin prison. She had been arrested by Iranian authorities on June 26, 2008, at the age of 33. On Jan. 19, 2009, she was convicted […]
On March 10, Mariam Sukhudyan was awarded the U.S. Embassy of Armenia’s first ever Woman of Courage Award. In her speech, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch commended Mariam for her environmental and civic activism: “[Mariam] […]
Einstein’s Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius By Hans C. Ohanian New York: W.W. Norton: 394 pp., $24.95 *** Hans C. Ohanian’s insightful book, Einstein’s Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius, explores Einstein’s life and […]
On Feb. 14, ARMTV, Armenia’s public television company, held the country’s national final to select the winner(s) that will represent Armenia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway from May 25-29. The event […]
Secrets of Eden By Chris Bohjalian Hardcover: 400 pp. New York. Shaye Areheart Books. $25. Chris Bohjalian’s latest novel, Secrets of Eden, is a skillfully weaved tale, a net of secrets, with a murder at […]
The Pencere (“window” in Turkish) Publishing House has been publishing Turkish translations of important books that deal with the “Armenian Question.” Some say this is evidence that any type of book can be published in […]
BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)–On March 16, 2009, Serj Tankian and New Zealand’s 70-piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra took the stage at the Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand and delivered an exhilarating and unique performance of Tankian’s […]
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—It has been three weeks since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, but aid is still barely making its way into the country. The 7.0 magnitude quake which, according to Haitian officials, killed as […]
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