"If you meet the Buddha on the road, ask him for his autograph."– Angelina Jolie My friends are listening to the palindromic jam band Gem Tune Nutmeg. A Letter After years of living in the Catskills, one learns to hear fog. It sounds like a distant bassoon. R. T. Superintendent Search? This copied from a […]
Body polemics ala Turka
Singer and producer Bülent Ersoy, a male-to-female transsexual and a national icon, was harassed by Mustafa TopaloÄŸlu, a singer who often appears on weekend programes airing on religious-leaning channels. While at an anniversary party for the Association of Customs employees on Friday, December 8, TopaloÄŸlu claimed to the press that “Miss Bülent” was not showing […]
Photography can be a Savior for the Natural World.
As a Fine Arts major, currently attending the State University of New York Plattsburgh, I have chosen to concentrate in photography in hopes to become a photojournalist. I study several different genres of art, with a concentration in photography. The main appeal in choosing this discipline, is the medium’s effectiveness in raising awareness. Images are […]
Tsotsi: A Humanist Revolution
This year’s Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film , Tsotsi, marks a revolution for “third-world” filmmaking. It contradicts the usual standards to which such films are held. This memorable film, made and set in post-apartheid South Africa is proof of the growing accessibility of the film culture. Director Gavin Hood has produced a piece […]
Take My è…Ž, Please
Let’s face it – travel is incredibly simple in Japan. The Shinkansen can take you across the country in a single day. Japanese airports are staging points for almost all traffic from the western world. It’s no surprise you see some wealthy Japanese businessmen finishing off their breakfasts of rice and Miso in Osaka, and […]
Meet Your Mother
The situation comedy is a dying breed in the television landscape. While shows like “Friends” were consistently rated in the top 10 each week, now it’s procedurals like “CSI” and dramedys like “Grey’s Anatomy” that are the topic of water-cooler conversation. But among this failing genre, lays a gem. For those who doubt that there […]