April 26, 2018
by Neelima
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Lara Feigel explains the ethical dilemma she was confronted with when she embarked on writing a book about Doris Lessing, feminist and writer. The problem was that here was a writer who had ‘abandoned’ her children. A bad mother can … Continue reading
April 19, 2018
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The pronoun dons an important role in grammar. It shows you the who and this gives agency to whoever it is you are talking about. Stephanie Golden has been a copyeditor for many years and she’s overseen many changes in the … Continue reading
April 12, 2018
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In her essay Nursery rhymes: How murder, theft and fake news found their way into the tales we tell our children Flora Watkins explores how the good old nursery rhymes that children are taught are verbal missiles of sorts, complete with … Continue reading
April 5, 2018
by Neelima
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When Books Read You, a Defense of Bibliomancy by Ed Simon is an interesting read particularly if the art of divination interests you. Tarot and palm readers, IChing followers and those who believe in omens and signs will have a special … Continue reading
March 29, 2018
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This week, the last male white rhino in the world died, just one of many animals who have borne the brunt of living in the Anthropocene age. The relationship between human beings and animals has been a messy one interspersed … Continue reading
March 22, 2018
by Neelima
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Have you ever thought about the language spoken on Easter Island, one of the remotest places on earth? Jacob Mikanowski has and his exploration of the undecipherable language rongorongo is a fascinating read. No one knows much about this language- … Continue reading
March 15, 2018
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There are so many write-ups, op-eds, essays, poems, short stories, entire novels on the internet that sometimes I wonder if I will find anything that will touch me deeply, for nowadays most emotions are so transitory that you only experience … Continue reading
March 8, 2018
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Claire Wilmort writes about a very personal agony- the loss of her sister. It is not the grief that she feels that she talks about but the idea of online condolences. “The way people mourn online has been the subject … Continue reading
March 1, 2018
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Have you read Ovid’s literary classic Metamorphoses or studied about it? I’ve come across some references and the story that has haunted me has been Philomela’s story, the story of the woman whose tongue is cut off so that she can … Continue reading
February 22, 2018
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Shakespeare’s plays have always inspired debate. How could someone write so prolifically and remain incomparable? There have even been theories stating that Shakespeare was not one but several persons, but now a plagiarism software has caught the writer in the act … Continue reading