Though I’ve been leaning towards the out of control system angle versus that of conspiratorial, there are strong cases to be made for subterfuge and subversion via the documentable twisting of minds of victims [the audience] away from bases of reality. On the other hand, it can be rational...
[Young Turks] If you wake up one day to find that your genre of choice has been suddenly co-opted by bandwagoneering rock-bros, there are a couple of good ways to shrug it off: Network with people who share your ability to imbue music with shapeshifting versatility, take it to ...
Middle names could be Elena Rose, Elena Madeline, Elena Marie, Elena Elizabeth, Elena Ann(e), Elena Charlotte, Elena Scarlett, Elena Jade, Elena Kylie, Elena Jane and Elena Emily. Elena could be a nicknamed for Eliana, Helena, Maddalena or even Helen....
This year has been littered with hasty, half-baked political statements. It’s inevitable considering our dire state of affairs; the urgency is there, and rightfully so. Which is why Nadine Shah chooses her targets more carefully onHoliday Destination, where she points out these injustices in a...
The leaning toward political radicalism becomes even more palpable, when Pazi differentiates between Jewish descent, i.e., Jews who had converted to Christianity previously, and Jews by religion; of the latter only one can be counted amongst the right-winged factions, whereas the rest supported ...
After the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48) the poet, military leader, and political figure M. Zrinyi proposed a plan to achieve independence: by their own resources, without assistance from the Hapsburg Empire, the peoples of Hungary were to drive out the Turks, so that the country would not ...
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Price mingles the political and the personal until they're indistinguishable on songs like “Heart of America” and the barnstormer “Cocaine Cowboys,” leading a band that draws on old-school honky tonk rhythms without coming across the least bit revivalist. “Pay Gap” couches its income ...
The influence of the West rotted the imperial political/ideological core and weakened the empire. It received its first blow in 1204, when Western crusaders took Constantinople, and the second, almost 250 years later, when it fell under the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks. The comparison with ...
Perhaps the Zeroes will bring some new Young Turks. Q78. What do you consider your strengths as a science fiction author? A78. I know a lot about science, I have a sense of humor, and I write in a literary fashion. I take a lot of trouble in crafting my books at every scale: ...