AN ADIRONDACK STATE OF MIND More years ago than I admit to, while on a cross country skiing adventure, I came to the shore of a lake in the Adirondack Mountains. Before me was an unbroken snow-field, untouched, unmarked, bathed in the soft red-gold glow cast by the last rays of […]
Spill over effects of instability in Afghanistan
When Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, was termed as an aggressor by US lead free world, Pakistan was being declared frontline state to combat Soviet aggression, Baluchistan and NWFP Provinces of Pakistan became centers of supply of arms and men to Afghan Freedom Fighters, religious seminary students, and university students were motivated to join […]
How much tax should we pay
Does it make sense that I have to pay about 30% of my salary to the government? I can understand the disabled people need help and I am willing to help. But how much will that cost? If you count the money spent on compulsory schooling and military, that would explain the 30%. But I […]
The 2007 PLUG Awards
This Saturday marks the 2007 PLUG Awards. Big news for indie music. Probably not huge news for you, since it’s been sold out for weeks. I attended last year for PopMatters, and despite a free ticket and drinks, still found myself submitting a fairly scathing review. I’m hoping this year’s will be better. I’m hoping […]
What’s a blood diamond’s worth ?
Watching Blood Diamond makes the heart beat fast, fills the eyes with sadness, anger and hope, and pushes brain’s activity to the max. One thousand questions come in and out, the most reccurent one being: what’s a blood diamond’s worth ? The first scene of Edward Zwick’s Blood Diamond is crystal clear : the massacres […]
Theatrical and Anti-Theatrical Aesthetics in Romania Today
Miruna Runcan Theatrical and anti-theatrical stage aesthetics in Romania today If one wants to really understand the contemporary substance (general horizon, phenomena and/or directions) of the Romanian theatre stage today, a short historical approach is inevitable. As in many other Central and Eastern European cultural spaces, the modern Romanian theatre was dominated […]