01 Feb 10
J D Salinger seems to have lived out dream of Holden, the young protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye by making the ‘dough’ with his novel, buying a remote home in Cornish, New Hampshire and shunning the world of phonies
Anacaona is a Startling Allusion to Haiti for she was seduced and executed by the colonizers just as Haiti has been admired, pillaged and destroyed by colonizers, dictators and by Nature.
Multifaceted genius Daniel Barenboim will be playing piano as well as conducting orchestra yet again in London at the end of this month. This time he will present Beethovan’s piano concertos juxtaposed with Schoeberg’s Concerto.
Is Patriarchy the Oppressor or the Victim of Gender Role and how has that been reflected in literature?
Jamie Gibson: Exploring the Depths of Paint and Colour in New York proved to be a fascinating journey for the young painter.
In these difficult and melancholic times of war, recession and climate change where everything good seems to be slipping away including hope the good old popular song Que Sera Sera, meaning Whatever Will be, Will be, seems all the more relevant.
Song of the Day: Homosexuality by Modern Rocketry was one of the most played songs in the gay nightclubs of 1980s.
Song of the Day: Broken English by Marianne Faithfull could just be the song to sing, if you are caught amidst a linguistic struggle!
Song of the Day: Angel by PJ Harvey must be one of those songs that tear your guts with each passing second.
Pseudonym: Perhaps a Dirty Word or it could even land you in legal trouble, as it did in the case of JT Leroy aka Laura Albert.
January 29, 2010
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