![]() ![]() Voyage of The Sable Venus, in three sections, takes stock of systems of capture and containment from the Middle Passage to British imperialism in South Asia, and probes the matrix of representational conundrums left in their wake. The photograph says something about capitalism, but it says even more about dreaming. We are left only with the woman herself-her posture a gesture toward her vast dreams and desires, which we may behold but cannot fully know. If an object in the store catalyzed her imagination, its identity eludes the camera’s capture. Standing on a populated Mississippi sidewalk in the 1930s, she nonetheless seems shrouded in something private, entirely of her own making. ![]() The title is “Window Shopping,” but we can’t see the objects encased in glass-only a slim, sundressed black woman facing the display, one hand on her hip and the other on her chin. ![]() ![]() The cover of Voyage of the Sable Venus, Robin Coste Lewis’ stunning debut poetry collection-which won the 2015 National Book Award-features an elegant sepia photograph by Eudora Welty. There are a host of poetry collections that challenge that old adage-don’t judge a book by its cover: Claudia Rankine’s Citizen (2014), Bhanu Kapil’s Ban en Banlieue (2015), and Nate Marshall’s Wild Hundreds (2015) are but a few recent releases that are as gorgeous as objects as they are powerful in language. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() So many times it seems, authors want to write about something they know nothing about.Į.g., sports, NCAA athletics, gangs, prisons, law enforcement, the mafia, the justice system. You can tell that the author did her homework. Granted, some of the things she was able to.accomplish.stretched the bounds of belief for me, but again.Ĥ) Reason(s) for H and h to HAVE to be around each other and engage in some push/pull love/hate.Ħ) A sense of "brotherhood" between the H and his bromance-worthy friends.Ī7) A supporting cast of characters, including new potential couples, that make me WANT to read about more. Now.I'm not sure how legit the slang, culture and all that jazz was depicted here, but.Ģ) Super hot Irish Mafia Alpha Male.who is the perfect possessive asshole.ģ) A pretty badass heroine who I didn't want to punch in the face the entire time. This book was "Val Perfect," meaning that it had ALL the ingredients I LURVE.AND pulled it off to boot. ![]() I'm REALLY not in a reviewing mood today, but I have to at least say something about this book because it just fucking deserves it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nainoa’s family, struggling amidst the collapse of the sugarcane industry, hails his rescue as a sign of favor from ancient Hawaiian gods - a belief that appears validated after he exhibits puzzling new abilities. But instead, Noa is gingerly delivered to his mother in the jaws of a shark, marking his story as the stuff of legends. ![]() When a shiver of sharks appears in the water, everyone fears for the worst. In 1995 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on a rare family vacation, 7-year-old Nainoa Flores falls overboard a cruise ship into the Pacific Ocean. Sharks in the Time of Saviors is a groundbreaking debut novel that folds the legends of Hawaiian gods into an engrossing family saga a story of exile and the pursuit of salvation from Kawai Strong Washburn. ![]() ![]() In 1982, tenor Brian Free came on board and lead Ivan Parker joined in 1983. Pianist Garry Jones joined the group one month prior to the convention. The group appeared on the main stage of the National Quartet Convention in October 1981. Bass Tim Riley would replace Gilliland as the permanent bass singer in July of that same year. The Mississippi-based Christianairs group were renamed Gold City in Dahlonega, Georgia at midnight on New Year’s Day in 1980, composing of tenor Bob Oliver, lead Jerry Ritchie, baritone Ken Trussell, and bass Dallas Gilliland. Formed in 1980, the group was one of the most successful quartets through the 1980s and 1990s, charting ten number one hits in Singing News magazine and being host to many icons in the Christian music industry, including Brian Free, Ivan Parker, Mark Trammell, Mike LeFevre, and Tim Riley. ![]() ![]() Gold City is an American southern gospel quartet based in Gadsden, Alabama. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hwang would visit them often when he was a young child and he has fond memories of enjoying the city's local delicacies. Hwang's mother grew up in Manila and his grandparents immigrated from China to Cebu. He added that he also looks for any excuse to come to the Philippines. So the fact that he was going to do it again and that I would be able to revisit this performance that's become legendary was a great reason to come out for this trip." and I didn't get a chance to see it in 1990. "RS (Francisco) has this iconic, legendary performance of Song Liling, which even from the States we knew about and heard about. Gallimard is unaware that in traditional Beijing opera, the female roles are performed by men. Hwang wrote Boursicot as Rene Gallimard, a civil servant who falls in love with the opera singer Song Liling. ![]() Butterfly" premiered in 1988 on Broadway, shocking the audience with the retelling of the love affair between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Peking opera singer. Butterfly' outside New York, but I had to come to this one," Hwang told members of the media during a press lunch on Friday, September 28, at Seda BGC. Butterfly" was staged in Manila, David Henry Hwang was finally able to see a performance that has come to be known as "legendary." Nearly three decades since his Tony Award-winning play "M. ![]() ![]() ![]() Users can conduct their own color studies with a palette of over 250 swatches, and once completed, the studies and color pairings can be exported to software like Illustrator or Photoshop. The full version, which is available as an in-app purchase for $9.99, offers the full text, 125 plates, 60 interactive studies, and over two hours of video commentary. The free version of the Interaction of Color iPad app allows you to access Chapter 10 of Albers' book, as well as text, video commentary, two interactive plates, and the palette tool. Full of Albers' texts, color studies, as well as 125 color plates, videos, interviews, and studies for users to complete, this free interactive app offers an engaging way to learn Albers essential color theories not only for filmmakers, but all creatives whose understanding of color is integral to their work. Please log in to your VPN or proxy service before creating an account. Buy now Sign in Forgot your Password If your institution has a subscription to this site, you do not need to purchase access. Josef Albers basically rewrote the book on color theory with his 1963 Interaction of Color, and now Yale University Press has made his invaluable teachings available in an iPad app. Josef Albers An entirely new way to experience one of the most influential books on color. One of my absolute favorite aspects of aesthetic theory is color - their "meanings", their composition and pairing, and how their aesthetic energy effects a human brain. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. 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My dream office would be a white room full of empty desks, but I’m sure even if I had such an office, projects and piles would take over like so much kudzu…I stage a lot of photos on the cat seat in the window (when Wednesday isn’t there) and the black pictures hanging up above are image titles for a series of poems I’m working on about invented constellations. And the book piles are in every room except my husband’s office (he is much neater). Luckily the miniatures don’t take up that much room. ![]() It’s usually a bit of a mess-mostly it’s full of books and robots and miniatures. We live on the fourth floor and I look out onto our pink fire escapes, the building across the street and a sliver of Bartel Pritchard Square (which is actually a circle). “My study is my apartment in Brooklyn–it’s the furthest room from the front door. ![]() ![]() ![]() Original illustrations from the book have been exhibited at the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo and eslewhere in Japan, Germany, Sweden and the UK. ![]() In 2020, The Lost Thing won the Phoenix Award in the US, given twenty years later to a book that did not win a major award at the time of publication. The Lost Thing received an Honourable Mention at the Bologna International Book Fair, Italy and an honourable mention at the CBCA Awards. In spite of his own reservations, the boy feels sorry for this hapless creature, and attempts to find out where it belongs. Strangers, friends, parents are all unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to day-to-day life. ![]() Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice its existence. The Lost Thing is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at the beach. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jodi Kendall’s debut novel is a heartwarming and rollicking story about the unlikely bond between a girl and a piglet runt. ![]() Move over Wilbur, Hamlet’s going to steal your heart. And there’s something about Hamlet that reminds Josie of herself. And who ever heard of keeping a pig in the city? So it’s up to Josie to find her a forever home.īut taking care of Hamlet makes Josie feel special when she usually feels overlooked in a family with five children. ![]() But there’s no room for Hamlet in the crowded Shilling household. The minute Josie holds Hamlet, she feels an instant connection. Then, on Thanksgiving Day, her older brother, Tom, brings home a pink, squirmy bundle wrapped in an old football jersey - a piglet he rescued from a nearby farm. Her family is too big, their cramped city house is too small, and her parents are always distracted. Themes: Pigs, Animals, City Life, Gymnastics, Belonging, Family Relationshipsīook Synopsis: Little pig. ![]() |