Dr. Behzad Pourgharib Assistant Professor of English English Department Golestan University, Golestan, Iran Margaret Atwood: Twenty-Five years of Gothic Tales Nothing is more difficult than to understand the dead, I’ve found: but nothing is more dangerous than to ignore them. (The Blind Assassin 508). It may seem paradoxical that with all […]
Venezuela: Keeping the Internet as a Priority
When the Venezuelan government emitted Decree No. 6649, it raised red flags within the online community concerned about the possible effects to education, research and other fields important to development. The decree seeks to eliminate “luxuries” or “superfluous expenses” among the public expenditure, among which includes the Internet. As a result, the online campaign Internet […]
Scholar Claims To Have Solved One Of Classical Music’s Most Persistent Mysteries
One of classical music’s biggest mysteries – the inspiration source of the UK’s Edward Elgar’s theme for the ‘Enigma’ Variations – has reportedly been solved. The solution will be published in the winter issue of the Musical Times. A University of Leeds academic claims he’s conclusively solved the puzzle that the composer had hidden in […]