http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/29272/feed Articles from Observer.com en http://www.observer.com/node/33366 "Racism in Soccer" was the teaser line ESPN kept putting on the screen to hold its audience for the halftime show of the Brazil-Ghana match. When we got to halftime, it turned out to be a report about comments made in 2004 by Aragones, the Spanish coach, when he baited his players to beat "the black," Thierry Henry. 2004? That's bait and switch. Let's talk about racism right now. Where was the satellite feed from Accra, Ghana, during today's game? ESPN has given us crowds in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Sydney, Australia. But from Africa, where a whole continent was hanging on the bold boys from Ghana, nada.]]> http://www.observer.com/node/33366#comments Brazil ESPN Inc. Ghana Thierry Henry Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:57:24 -0400 Observer Staff 33366 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/50520 It was a simple wine menu, four whites and four reds.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/50520#comments Media Brazil Jonathan Nossiter Michel Rolland Robert Parker Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:00:00 -0500 NYO Staff 50520 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/49890 “Don’t get me wrong—I love Jesus!  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/49890#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Greenwich Village Jules Olitski Marco Martelli Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:00:00 -0400 Moira Hodgson 49890 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/49450 Brazilian Cocktails and SushiServed at Vela's Hydraulic Tables  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/49450#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Buzios Joo-Joo Kim Paul Klee Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:00:00 -0400 Moira Hodgson 49450 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/48324 Show Me the Hue …Vietnamese in the Village  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/48324#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Charles de Gaulle Louis Vuitton Handbags Saigon Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:00:00 -0500 Moira Hodgson 48324 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/45459 Arrogance isn't a trait we usually single out for commendation, but in art it has its uses.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/45459#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Guggenheim Museum Neil Welliver Steve Gianakos Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:00:00 -0500 Mario Naves 45459 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/42412 Assuming that millennial prognostications of doom and judgment are false-and therefore that this new  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/42412#comments Al Gore Brazil Ross Perot Wall Street Sun, 09 Jan 2000 19:00:00 -0500 Joe Conason 42412 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/41696 For the last 10 years, David Byrne has run Luaka Bop, the Manhattan-based record label that speciali  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/41696#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Caetano Veloso David Byrne Manhattan Sun, 27 Jun 1999 20:00:00 -0400 James Hunter 41696 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/41497 On stage, Duke Ellington used to introduce "The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse" by quoting the Marshall McLuh  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/41497#comments Arts & Culture Brazil Caetano Veloso David Byrne Gilberto Gil Sun, 16 May 1999 20:00:00 -0400 Joseph Hooper 41497 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/40372 There are artists whose lives are more compelling than their art, and the Brazilian painter Lasar Se  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/40372#comments Arts & Culture Berlin Brazil Dresden Lasar Segall Sun, 05 Apr 1998 20:00:00 -0400 Hilton Kramer 40372 at http://www.observer.com