Ghali Shukri, Mawawel Al-Laila Al-Kabira (Birthday Night Songs), Cairo: General Organization of Palaces of Culture, 2022. pp220 The only novel of the famous historian and literary critic Ghali Shukri, Mawaweel Al-Laila Al-Kabeera was recently reprinted by the General Organization of Palaces of Culture, whose edition is directed by the poet and playwright Gerges Shukri. Its […]

A conference titled Negotiating Identity: Greek and Armenian Aspirations for a Ponto-Armenian Federation will be presented by lawyer and writer Dean Kalimniou, on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the Greek Center and online, as part of the Seminars on Greek History and Culture, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne. Much is […]

Every time I watch a Terence Davies movie, I wonder how come I don’t always think of Terence Davies movies. The British director has a style that is truly unique, but also almost impossible to describe in words. He’s a capital artist, one of the few that can be mentioned when we talk about our […]

Rhe last few years have seen a series of scandals surrounding white people posing as other races in order to gain alleged advantages. Rachel Dolezal, then chapter president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, went viral in 2015 for claiming to be a black woman despite not having African ancestry. That […]

Rabindranath Tagore received the knighthood from King George V in 1915, but renounced it after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919. Rabindranath Tagore, a beacon of Bengali literature, was a great scholar, poet, novelist, musician, playwright and artist. Today, August 7, marks the 81st anniversary of the death of the person who made the nation […]

Kudos to the persistence of American Legion Softball Girls Training Funders. The crusade for girls to have a comparable opportunity to play ball like boys do in American Legion Baseball has spanned at least four years. The evolution for girls to be recognized as athletes has taken a lot longer, but mums who have never […]

An Acadian couple from New Brunswick visits the church at Grand-Pré National Historic Site, NS.Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail Sometimes a place can be your home, even if you’ve never been there before. There may be few Acadians left in Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, a rural hamlet outside of Wolfville in the fertile hills of the […]

English Heritage, a charity, will honor Dadabhai Naoroji’s house at 72 Anerley Park in London. He was the first Asian elected to the British Parliament. Prior to this, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were honored with the Blue Plaque English Heritage, a charity, will honor Dadabhai Naoroji’s house at 72 Anerley Park in London. Image […]

As a columnist, journalist, editor and author, Roger Rosenblatt has a long history of working in the writing game – and over the years he’s won his share of mediums. We’re talking newspapers (Washington Post), magazines (Time), TV (MacNeil Lehrer NewsHour) and books – he’s written 20 to date, including ‘Making Toast’, a memoir about […]

When a dozen young black men and a dozen police officers gather in a church to write poetry together, there is apprehension on both sides. “They all pull me aside, like they think they’re the only one, saying, ‘I’m not a poet. I can’t write anything deep,’” Lakayana Drury says. Drury is the founder and […]

When Brand Lounge wanted to update its own visual identity, the Dubai-based agency had to reckon with the age-old question, quis custodiet ipsos custodes. Jack Cousins ​​finds out who brands branding agencies Sometimes the art of branding can touch on deeply philosophical questions. The Latin phrase quis custodiet ipsos custodes, attributed to the Roman poet […]

The late Sonny Mehta’s widow, Gita, endowed graduate writing programs in England and the United States. The University of East Anglia campus, viewed from Earlham Park in Norwich. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Andres Garcia M By Porter Anderson, Editor | @Porter_Anderson Gita Mehta: “Giving writers freedom, time and support” As Publication prospects as readers know, […]

LOS ANGELES – Now on display at the Los Angeles Central Library through November in an exhibit called “Something in Common.” There’s a San Diego chicken costume, a half-smoked Babe Ruth cigar that’s probably – maybe? maybe? — was feisty about a 1924 Philadelphia brothel and a baseball signed by Mother Teresa. The real Mother […]

In this OUPblog series, Lena Cowen Orlin, author of “Detailed and Dazzling” The private life of William Shakespeare, explores the key moments in the life of the bard. Whether it’s asking when Shakespeare’s birthday was, his legacy of a “second best bed” or his own grave monument, you can read the full series here. Was […]

English as a Second Language (ESL), General Education Development (GED), Diploma Program Credit, and Adult Basic Education (ABE) are available free to Ridgefield residents age 17 and more; for the ESL program, classes are available for residents aged 18 and over. Registration for GED, ABE, and credit diploma courses is open until August 12 at […]

By Henri Akubuiro As most of the public universities in Nigeria, the University of Lagos, Akoka has been under lock and key since February 14, 2022, not thanks to the persistent ASUU strike. But Unilag momentarily came to life on Thursday June 30, as Dr. Charles Terseer Akwen, Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, […]

Agyeya (1911-1987), a dominant figure in fashionable Hindi literature, was once a multifaceted character. Born Sachchidananda, he received his nickname Premchand which imprinted his story while the creator was in prison for his involvement in progressive actions. Her lifestyles were characterized by a nomadic, yet deeply reflective exploration of bodily areas, sketchy concepts, feelings, and […]

Fishing for the answer? This puzzle of the world meets optical illusion is harder to catch than you might think. TikTok users were left puzzled as they struggled to guess how to correctly pronounce the mystery word “ghoti”. “Goaty” and “gotty” aren’t even close – because the true pronunciation of this word is actually a […]

Nothing screams Houston summer traditions like Shakespeare in the park. For its 47th season anniversary, the University of Houston Theater School presents its annual report Houston Shakespeare Festival with consecutive productions of King Lear and Cymbeline at the Miller Outdoor Theater. From this Thursday through August 6, Houstonians of all ages can experience […]

Mon Jul 25 2022 12:00 AM Last updated on: Mon Jul 25 2022 12:34 PM Prof Syed Ali Ahsan (1922-2002) SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS “> Prof Syed Ali Ahsan (1922-2002) SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Professor Syed Ali Ahsan was by far the best intellectual, poet and pedagogue in Bangladesh in the second half of the last century. […]

To buy or not to buy, that is the question. Colne Priory – a historic residence in the picturesque English village of Earls Colne, Essex – has been listed for £7million ($8.4million). The impressive estate includes a 14,000 square foot main residence and a three-bedroom guest house. The country estate belonged for centuries to the […]

Before we dig into today’s fun topic — how Arkansas Gazette cop-beaten reporter Joe Wirges’ colleagues mocked his candidacy for Big Rock Constable in 1922 — we need to scratch some background needed. First, know that this is issue #3 in a series of old news columns. For basics on the “Joe Gazette” Wirges, see […]

Veeranna Madiwalar has not yet received the copy of the notice issued for her two-line poem on the public school merger project Veeranna Madiwalar has not yet received the copy of the notice issued for her two-line poem on the public school merger project Public primary school teacher Veeranna Madiwalar, who received a notice from […]

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, July 23: An internationally renowned agricultural policy scientist and well-known author from Central University of Jammu, Shashank Kulkarni’s Marathi book ‘Samnvayatun Samgratekade (From Coordination to Integration)’ has been selected in the ‘ List of Government Approved Books’ from the Government of Maharashtra.This book was selected in the category ‘Spirituality and Philosophy’. This list […]

Shepherdstown resident Lee Doty, right, whips up some brownies on a plate for Chris Duewel, as Leah Rampy looks on, at the Bookmark the Park July event in Rumsey Park on Sunday afternoon. Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN – In its second season this year, Bookmark the Park has once again brought a […]

July 22, 2022&ball; Physics 15, 111 When physicists and poets work together, they can challenge existing paradigms. But these collaborations need bigger platforms to realize their full artistic, scientific and societal potential. Courtesy of A. Catanzano Catanzano with Beacham on the CERN campus. Catanzano argues that for art-science relationships to reach their full potential, the […]

Lincoln Center, one block from the Fordham campus in Manhattan, is synonymous with premier productions from a variety of artistic traditions. “Notre Dame de Paris” rightly takes its place among the incredible performances that adorn this historic square. “Notre Dame of Paris“, commonly translated as “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”, is a sung pop-rock musical comedy […]

JThe interest in North Korea is not surprising at a time of the rise of totalitarian states and growing threats to fundamental freedoms in democratic countries. The latest in the catalog of books on this little-known place is The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux, which sets out to tell the story of a nation, […]

Photo by Maryna Terletska/Getty Images The death of consensus by Phil TinlinC Hurst & Co, 472 pages, £20 Radio producer Phil Tinline describes the past 100 years as a series of crises – unemployment, strikes, inflation and Brexit – in which consensus, “the limits that shape the politically possible”, are shattered. Tinline’s account of competing […]

Jul 20, 2022 | 05:20 IST Bring a poetic vibe to Ponda Ponda has undoubtedly produced many talented artists and art and culture are deeply rooted in the villages of the taluka. After a lull of nearly two years, Goan poetry came to life during the recently organized poetry recitation program ‘Paavli- Ek Paavsali Saanj […]

Born and raised in suburban New Jersey, to both urban parents, I had no concept of “rural” until my brother went to college. I was 7 or 8 when I accompanied him and my parents on the trip to State College, to have Roger moved into the dorm and started as a freshman at Penn […]

Today is Monday, July 18, 2022, July 18 is the 199th day of the year 166 days remain until the end of the year. The sun will rise in San Francisco at 6:02:21 a.m. and the sun will set tonight at 8:29:19 p.m. We will have 14 hours and 26 minutes of daylight today. Solar […]

Nkateko Masinga, young winner of Mandela 2022. Category: Creativity Location: Pretoria, Gauteng Nkateko Masinga, 30, is an award-winning writer, poet and scholar. She is currently Director of the Internship Program at Africa in Dialogue, an online interview magazine that archives creative and critical insights with Africa’s leading storytellers. The publication interviews creative writers from all […]

By Dr Ratan Bhattacharjee Denounced as a rebel or a demon during his lifetime, Percy Bysshe Shelley became an angel after death. Two centuries later, he remains more powerful than when he was alive. It is not easy to analyze why Shelley is more popular than any other English Romantic poet in the world, except […]

Hamutal Bar-Yosef, 82, was tired of the legitimacy of the State of Israel being questioned or attacked. “As an Israeli, I am insulted and angry when I am asked to justify the existence of my country,” said Bar-Yosef, a retired literature professor and accomplished poet, short story writer and translator. The octogenarian’s response was to […]

Click to enlarge Courtesy of Bennington Review Bennington Review, Number Two: Badly Begotten Youth A literary journal based at Bennington College, Bennington Reviewis the winner of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Award. One of five […]

On a warm mid-May morning, I found myself sipping an Aperol Spritz while gorging on local cheeses, fresh rosemary and olive focaccia in Portovenere, dubbed the sixth village of the Cinque Terre. Refueled, I climbed the slopes of the village, passing skinny pastel-hued houses before stopping at the 12th-century striped church of Chiesa di San […]