As a book artist, Claire Taylor combines “creative nonfiction, illustration and biology” as she examines the intersections between humans and nature. Source: Magical Realism with Claire Taylor – SLUG Magazine
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‘In the Red and Brown Water’ a remarkable debut for New Orleans’ newest drama company | Entertainment/Life | nola.com
“In the Red and Brown Water” is a play that relies on unexpected juxtapositions. It is drama instilled with poetry; it is Louisiana by way of West Africa; it is [ … ]
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Book Review: ‘The Winter Sisters’ by Tim Westover | Blogcritics
In his novel ‘The Winter Sisters’ Tim Westover explores the boundaries of medical science and superstition with a magical-realist look at small-town antebellum Southern life. Source: Book Review: ‘The Winter [ … ]
The Baghdad Clock: A searing coming of age story in Iraq during conflict
Source: The Baghdad Clock: A searing coming of age story in Iraq during c
‘Dollface’ actor Beth Grant says Cat Lady the most positive character she’s ever played; story about women restoring friendships | MEAWW
The veteran actor told MEA WorldWide (MEAWW), “This is a story of a young woman who finds her way back to these friendships. She never stopped loving these women and [ … ]
UI student artist to be honored for breadth, depth of multidisciplinary work | Art | news-gazette.com
Unit 4 art teacher Shannon Percoco nominated Keenan Dailey for the Student ACE Award he’ll get today ‘for creating multifaceted, impressive and thought-provoking work that speaks to a variety of [ … ]
Of Strangers and Bees by Hamid Ismailov review – Avicenna in the modern world | Books | The Guardian
Three winning tales of exile featuring a wandering philosopher, a penniless writer and a bee forced from its hive Source: Of Strangers and Bees by Hamid Ismailov review – Avicenna [ … ]
Strange magic – Winnipeg Free Press
Many musicians live by the common two-year-long, write-record-release-tour album cycle. Every two years, they release a new record, tour, and then start the process over again. Source: Strange magic – [ … ]
Da Vinci in Manila: cause for celebration | Inquirer Lifestyle
The illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a notary, contemporary of Michelangelo, and close friend of King Francis I of France, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is considered one of [ … ]
This play means healing: Exploring the parallels between colonization in Canada and the Philippines | CBC Arts
Nine years in the making, Jo SiMalaya Alcampo’s Hilot Means Healer celebrates Indigenous spirituality and resistance in times of occupation. Source: This play means healing: Exploring the parallels between colonization [ … ]
Jesmyn Ward | ‘I want to tell the truth about this place’ | The Bookseller
Source: Jesmyn Ward | ‘I want to tell the truth about this place’ | The Bookseller
Mohsin Hamid Speaks to Mayor’s Book Club: Author fills Central Library for talk about his Exit West – Arts – The Austin Chronicle
Source: Mohsin Hamid Speaks to Mayor’s Book Club: Author fills Central Library for talk about his Exit West – Arts – The Austin Chronicle
‘The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother’ is an unusual, beautiful novella | The Daily Cardinal
“The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother” is a 1972 magical realist novella written by Gabriel García Márquez. At about 20 pages, it’s a short, [ … ]
