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Postcolonial Fantasy and Africa- Against the Word "Tribe"

Reblogged from Phenderson Djèlí Clark: "The idea of tribes was brought to Africa for several reasons.... It was easier to place people into categories based on perceived divisions of ethnicity than it was to try to understand the multi-layered, fluid … Continue reading →

Postcolonial Fantasy and Africa- Against the Word “Tribe”

I find this post quite thought-provoking. Postcolonial Fantasy and Africa- Against the Word “Tribe”.Filed under: Uncategorized

All you need for Friday: Mendelssohn, Op. 64

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“I Got the Feelin’ “

Weekend. Hung out with the family, a very happy scene indeed. I love them and am grateful. Little things like laughter and making each other hot drinks in the run up to one of the coldest winters on record, reading … Continue reading →

The Sedentary Work-Life Imbalance

  Sometimes work gets so busy that you lose balance. There’s an old cliche about working to live rather than living to work. That may be a false dichotomy, but there’s something to be said for making sure that one … Continue reading →

My Frankenstein is Better than Yours

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein illustrated by Lynd Ward. Woodcuts, all the way. I haven’t read it in ten years, but I’m looking forward to spending four hours this weekend getting reacquainted. Yes, it’s better than yours.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: art, books, … Continue reading →

Flame On

Johnny Storm, by Jack ‘The King’ Kirby.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: comics, Fantastic_four, human_torch, jack_kirby, johnny_storm, marvel

Sketchiness: Think

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Sketchiness: Monster in the Mirror

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“The great faul…

“The great fault of men of learning is…that they appear willing to study any thing rather than themselves.” Samuel Johnson, 1750.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: doctor_johnson, samuel_johnson, self_improvement