Series

In order of occurence:

1. MoMA showed the Ruhnama documentary this weekend.
2. I found myself a couple seats away from Ezra of Vampire Weekend infamy at this screening yesterday afternoon. I applaud his awareness of Central Asian geography and hope that a Turkmen tour is in the works.
3. The film: Ahmet Chalik is the mastermind behind the renaming of months of the year after bread, the Ruhnama, and Turkmenbashi's mother.
4. Q & A: Steve from Wisconsin is real!
5. There are five pages dedicated to "How do you plan to decentralize the Niyazov cult as the focus of Turkmen popular culture?" in the director's book about Turkmenistan. In the second edition, I will be identified by name so that I can be officially PNG'd in Turkmenistan.