11. Bahloo In the mythology of some Australian Aboriginal people, Bahloo is moon man. In one myth, Yhi, the sun, made advances to Bahloo, but he refused her, and that’s why the sun is always chasing the moon across the sky. In other myths, Bahloo sometimes walks the earth with ...
After Medusa tells the story of her death to Shirou, she mentions that having her head used so casually by "an...adolescent..." angers her greatly. Shirou asks her to clarify, "You mean Perseus, right...?" and makes the point that he "can't call him a 'victim,' but it does ...
Variety’s Review: Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school, this is ambitious, tonally tricky filmmaking, bringing an unexpected dose of whimsy to social interests more austerely explored in Thornton’s excellent previous features “...
If a man were blessed by Moon in the appropriate way, he would have to become a berdache. If he were to refuse Moon's blessing, he would surely die. Men blessed by the moon prove to be more skilled in women's work than women themselves, and they acquire the power to foresee the ...
I don’t quite know why a story about a man not washing his dishes is appropriate for a five-year-old child, but my children always loved this story and I have read it many times. She also wrote the wonderfully titled The Man Who Cooked for Himself , which is about being self-...
While all the characters were victimised, Ruby is a good example of the extreme impact that white society had on aboriginal life and how they abused their power. The youngest of the characters, Ruby is abused “I promised not to tell” both physically and emotional while in the care of ...
“He was an extraordinary passionate man of courage and searing curiosity,” said Rafelson, whose home is adorned with wooden aboriginal snakes, African tribal masks and poison-tipped Indian arrows. “He flew in the face of all opposition. He spoke 24 languages. He wanted to learn other people...
Why do we see only one face of the moon… i.e. “the man in the moon” or the “near side of the moon” (unlike the Apollo astronauts, who landed on the dark side)? My son tried to explain this one night by slowly rotating a beer bottle so its label was always facing the sam...