Culture & Entertainment

Nowadays people eat under all kinds of strange circumstances – while walking down the street, while driving their vehicles, while sitting at their desks working, while reading the newspaper, while watching a movie. Eating is no longer something that deserves a dedicated setting or time frame. It does not call...

All life on our planet Earth originated in the waters of the primordial oceans, and water continues to play an essential role in our lives today. We can go for a month without food, but we can live for only two or three days without water. Water carries nutrients and...

“Whole foods” is a contemporary term that was unnecessary in the days of our great-grandmothers. Back then, before the advent of industrial food processing, all food was naturally whole. Today we need to differentiate between whole and processed foods as a matter of survival. Whole foods are grains, legumes, vegetables,...

With the arrival of fall we say goodbye to the warmth of summer and move into the cooler months of the year. Transitions like this can be stressful on the body and it is a good idea to lighten its load by letting go of stored toxins and compromising eating...

On June 27, the Estonian community of Cleveland Ohio gathered at the Estonian Cultural Garden for the annual commemoration of Estonia's final victory of the war of independence, June 21, 1919 and jaanipäev.   We had a special guest, former mayor of Cleveland and eight term Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, who...

The Estonian American Discovery Foundation (EADF) has opened applications for the 2021 EADF Discovery Awards, dedicated to supporting discovery and invention in culture, science, humanities and history by Baltic and/or Baltic heritage artists, filmmakers, performers, scientists, researchers, educators and inventors of all kinds. Three (3) awards will be awarded to...

Jaanika Peerna “The Wings of Desire”, 2021.  Pigment and water on hand-cut Mylar. “The Wings of Desire”, a new wall work in pigment and water on hand-cut Mylar by Jaanika Peerna, is a highlight of the JHB Gallery’s new exhibition opening on May 27, 2021, at Jetsam Studio in Southampton,...

The mini Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) in April was a huge success, having over 400 participants, bringing together people  around the world to watch films made in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  We want to thank the many viewers and our sponsors, ERKU, the NY Consulate General of Estonia, and...

Kadri Kerge is an Estonian-born architect who has been living and working in New York since 2011. She currently works at NBBj NY  and she is running her private architecture studio Ministry of Architecture (kadrimaris.com) with her sister Maris Kerge. Her special interest are high-rise buildings and living spaces. Photo...