For today’s ‘Wednesday book quote’ we revisit Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This section examines further the mindset and personality of Lord Henry whose brash and provocative monologue Youth is the one thing worth having was discussed previously.…
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Adorándote (Soluciones Live) – Marcela Gandara & Zaira Johnson
A few months ago I just had lunch with a friend and I was on my way back home and this song Adorandote (Worshiping You) popped up on my playlist. I had never heard it before although I recognized…
13/8 – 19/8/19 Imagination, Sharks, Baseball, Evolution, Cats and Reality
It would appear that Monday’s News on the March may not be a suitable title of the content of this post. Perhaps ‘The week that was in my digital world’ is more akin to what I’m trying to do here. …
A Separation (2011) – Asghar Farhadi (Friday’s Finest)
I had A Separation on the back-burner to watch for far too long and when I eventually saw this Academy award winner for best foreign film, I was kicking myself I hadn’t seen it sooner. It is currently sitting 9th…
‘Abandoned Love’ (revisited) – Bob Dylan
The next song in the library is Bob Dylan’s Abandoned Love which has already been explored here in Is ‘Abandoned Love’ Bob Dylan’s saddest song? Click on the image below to revisit the song and peruse the engaging conversation.
‘Wickedness’ and The Brothers Karamazov
As you can tell from the excerpts below Dostoevsky makes his villains extraordinarily powerful. He makes those characters as strong, attractive and intelligent as he possibly can. Today’s book quote comes from a conversation between one of the most vile…
Aad Guray Nameh – Snatam Kaur
Aad Guray Nameh isn’t so much a song as it is a mantra. It was recommended by a friend of mine at my son’s football club who also enjoys practicing Kundalini Yoga. It was performed by Snatam Kaur and released…
6/8 – 12/8/19 Dissection, Survival, Video Games & Egan Bernal
I hope it’s not considered too flattering on my part if I borrowed the iconic newsreel from Citizen Kane for my Monday news space. These are some of the news, articles, and videos that caught my attention this week: Befriending…
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A Thousand Kisses Deep (2001) – Leonard Cohen
Today’s song A Thousand’s Kisses Deep is the first song to appear in the music library from Canadian poet and singer /songerwriter Leonard Cohen. This moody atmospheric track about a downcast lover talking to the tattered memories of a faded…
