Antigua (meaning ancient) and Barbuda (bearded) is a small and very beautiful volcanic island state of around 100,000 people, part of the Lesser (smaller) Antilles (etymology unknown) and Leeward Islands (the Windward are to the south) at the conjunction of the Caribbean and Atlantic. Like ...
“mourning music” running through the first movement and ultimately consuming the second. Anything more specific, more concrete in terms of the concerto’s meaning and intention, would narrow the field of possible relationships to it. More to the point, it would run the risk of short-cutting ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, ”Democracy’s greatest threat is indifference’.” But in the context of this idea, I find Eleanor Roosevelt’s observation equally poignant: “It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.” –Rob Densen, Tiller Founder and ...
I walked out to Ock Pop Tok’s living craft centre, meaning “East Meets West” which is the perfect analogy for the meeting of British Jo and Laotian Veo, the two co-founders. Since the beginning, the artisan social enterprise, has been trying to bring two worlds together. Merging ...
As reported by Deadline, Linklater's movie — which has landed worldwide distribution via Sony— is set to star Ethan Hawke in his ninth collaboration with his Before trilogy director, as well as Margaret Qualley (Kinds Of Kindness), Andrew Scott (Ripley), and Bobby Cannavale (Blonde)Due ...
“Which would not be the people I care about and who give my life meaning?” “Dependency on others is the undoing of all who cling to their weakness. The strong must stand alone. Power, that is what must be placed above all else. To believe in anything but oneself is to abandon the...
For the grand finale of the week, I tripped going down the last four stairs and landed hard on my knees at the bottom. There was a surreal perception of falling in slow motion, while successfully managing not to spill my coffee or drop my phone or any of the other crap I was juggling...
and the soldiers held their breath as the coin flew through the air. The eagle side landed up, and the soldiers let out a huge cheer. Reinvigorated by the general, the soldiers rallied and won the day. Only afterwards did the general reveal the secret: the eagle was on both sides of ...
2007 - Abe Coleman, 101 years old and believed to be the oldest living professional wrestler, passed away in a nursing home in Flushing, New YorkA native of Zychlin, Poland, Coleman moved to the United States in 1923 and eventually landed in New York in 1941, w...
I was on a flight back from America and when we landed in Heathrow some rather enthusiastic Americans started applauding the pilot – like he could even bloody hear! Why do people do this? I mean the pilot’s just doing his job. I don’t applaud shop assistants or bar staff…Maybe it...