PATRIOT MONTH #6: Sunflower Seeds, by Ai Weiwei (2008)
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Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei uses a sea of 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds to show what he loves and loathes about his homeland.
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Patriotism is more than just pride in your country, it's pride in the ideals behind your country. Without those ideals, a country is just an arbitrary mass of land and people, and a flag is just a piece of cloth. The following culture recommendations are expressions of patriotism, not just from America, but from around the world.
PATRIOT MONTH #5: Willy and the Poor Boys, by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
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Bringing folk and blues music into the age of psychedelic rock, Willy and the Poor Boys is an accessible album that celebrates uniquely American sounds.
Read MorePATRIOT MONTH #4: Underground, by Emir Kusturica (1995)
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A black comedy created out of nostalgia for the former Yugoslavia, Underground follows the birth and death of a country through the eyes of a group of people living in a basement and the couple who keeps them there.
Read MorePATRIOT MONTH #2: Lagaan, by Ashutosh Gowariker (2001)
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Telling the story of how Indians adopted cricket in their struggle against colonialism, Lagaan is a crowd-pleasing epic musical and a great intro to Bollywood cinema.
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