Monthly Archives: June, 2012
Sounds like the past! But what about today?
Remember the sound of your old telephone? Or that of VHS tape being pushed into the video recorder? How long has it been since you last heard these sounds? Probably, … Continue reading
Survival of the Zodiac: between the sky and the earth
What does my horoscope say for today? Many people ask themselves the same question each morning. Superstition and folklore are terms often attached to the concept of Zodiac, but why … Continue reading
Parlez-vous Français?
Comment ça va? Now, if I wanted to say “very well” I would have to say “très bien” although I am aware some accents would be missing, or would appear … Continue reading
Pygmalion, folktales and archetypes
Years ago, I read and studied G.B. Shaw’s “Pygmalion“. Just the other day, I came to think of how many comparisons could be drawn between this play (who also happens … Continue reading
The age factor: never too old to learn a new language!
So, if you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you know of my interest in German. I have been fascinated by the idea of learning it for years when I … Continue reading
Between the arts: Katherine Mansfield and Impressionism
The arts have been inspiring each other for years, centuries, millenniums. “Ekphrasis” is what we call the process of describing a work of art in graphical vocabulary, with John Keats’s … Continue reading
A short research on Icelandic literature
I confess. I don’t know much about Iceland. And I keep wondering if it’s me not paying enough attention or if Iceland really is too far away to make its … Continue reading
Bad books & kahki pants. Why ban?
And by ‘bad‘ I don’t mean it in a relative sense. It’s just that some books are seen as bad because a connotation, a function and a power is being … Continue reading
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