Global Voices Online

Azerbaijan might still be a predominantly Muslim country, but Scary Azeri in Suburbs says that many of the trappings of Christmas in the West can be observed in its New Year festivities. The blog details how the holiday is spent in much of the former Soviet world.

English Russia writes about the phenomenon of “social network graffiti” [ENG]  that became very popular among the users of the leading Russian social network Vkontakte.ru.

The View from Fez reports that the Marrakesh Film Festival plans to screen a record 44 films from South Korea this year.

Roshanthi Lucas at Random Thoughts tells why it is important to learn “to let go of things that are not necessary”.

Many young Indonesians are expressing their nationalism through art.

The look of the streets of Guatemala City has changed over the past 20 years. The blog Guate en los 80s [es] takes a look at the culture of that decade, and includes this video of a drive through the city and notes the differences to how it appears now.

The Guatemalan blog Colectiva [es] writes and features modern art around the world, but it also provides special focus on local artists, including Roberto Galvez, whose illustrations were recently featured at the Arte La Fabrica gallery in Guatemala City.

“One can live in hope that a Carnival Stage is looming somewhere in the future right?”: Trinidad Carnival Diary is “a bit skeptical to believe…that work is expected to start on the National Carnival and Entertainment Centre in March.”

David on Formosa publishes a series of posts introducing some of the best Taiwan blogs in English(bridge bloggers).