Category: Articles

Helen, Life and Times – Unafraid Minutes on Hindustani Cinema and its Deployment of Helen

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Helen, Life and Times – Unafraid Minutes on Hindustani Cinema and its Deployment of Helen

This book can elicit an infectious curiosity about Bollywood amongst audiences beyond the mediascape of India/South Asia.

Don’t Miss Your Connection: an Interview with Best-Selling Author Jonathan Evison  

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Don’t Miss Your Connection: an Interview with Best-Selling Author Jonathan Evison  

An interview with Best-Selling Novelist Jonathan Evison about his new book, Small World (2022).

An Apology for M.Phil.

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An Apology for M.Phil.

A globally-acknowledged degree, of respected stature and ancient origins, does not find a place in the popular imagination.

Quirks and Quiddities

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Quirks and Quiddities

All about the dangers of soil erosion in Bangladesh, the fate of farmers, and what is being done to prevent it.

Lost in the Fog

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Lost in the Fog

It is about the unholy creation, existence, liberation, and legacy of the Nazi death camps as documented by “Night and Fog.”

Living is also about Learning to Die

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Living is also about Learning to Die

Learning to die is the beginning of living.

An ARTistic Ride

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An ARTistic Ride

From Stanley Park and Yaletown, to Granville Island and False Creek, I share eight of my favorites over the years.

On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)

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On Poetics (and matters of similar tedium)

A look at the current literary scene as someone sees it (mainly).

Did Frodo Make it to Mordor or Not?

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Did Frodo Make it to Mordor or Not?

One Courageous Translator Kept Readers in the Soviet Union Waiting Years to Find out

Book Review – The Hill by Ali Bryan

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Book Review – The Hill by Ali Bryan

A book review of Ali Bryan’s new novel, The Hill.

The Pros and Cons of Ghostwriting

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The Pros and Cons of Ghostwriting

There are pros and cons to ghostwriting, which this article aims to elaborate on.

The Making of a Martyr: George Floyd & the Cycle of History

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The Making of a Martyr: George Floyd & the Cycle of History

Locations and contexts of sub-human brutalities.

Reclaiming Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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Reclaiming Uncle Tom’s Cabin

The adaptation and reclaiming of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Something Remains

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Something Remains

When inspiration is gone something remains, writing.

A Bad Man’s Good Book: An Appreciation

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A Bad Man’s Good Book: An Appreciation

An appreciation of Russian writer Aleksandr Chakovsky, who, despite being a loathsome Stalinist toady, wrote at least one really good book.

Procrastination

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Procrastination

A short personal essay on vulnerability and the writing process.

Difficulty Swallowing by Kym Cunningham; Essays That Will Stick in Your Teeth

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Difficulty Swallowing by Kym Cunningham; Essays That Will Stick in Your Teeth

A review of Kym Cunningham’s debut collection of personal essays; Difficulty Swallowing.