Update: There is a wonderful arrangement of The Lonely Shepherd by Zamfir and Nana Mouskouri that I wanted to share with you. Also this is one of the top posts on the blog, and I think it will be inte...
This can be a never-ending story, and I saw other writers contributing posts on the topic… so I thought I’d add my two cents. Doubtless, there is – and must be – some structure...
To illustrate how a writer can write something unintentionally that later fits into a broader context, I’ll look no further than my own essay that I wrote at Cornerhouse in July 2007: “I c...
I know a friend of mine will probably see this title as a reference to something he said to me recently, about writing online and real writing. I’d love to reassure him that this post is not a c...
A brief story of my discovering Alexander Pushkin and his work, as well as critical notes on the then and now reading habits and the state of language...
They say that the full Moon and the periods that lead to it are the moments of heightened emotion and restlessness. Indeed, despite a heavy rain outside, I feel like I’d like to catch a train so...
As we know, celebrities flock to Twitter to avoid the middle men, be they tabloids or paparazzi. Presumably, they want to speak to their audience directly. But it looks like even the Heaven is eagerly...
The poem A Thank You to the Wonders of Photography is currently one of the Challenge Poems during the National Poetry Month celebrated in the United States throughout the month of April. It could not ...
Birmingham – Christmas Safari, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. This article is primarily about the 1950 MGM adaptation of Rider Haggard’s novel. For the news about the discover...
A rather unpleasant update as per 13 Dec 2008: I have just found out that the English version of the video which was in this post has been taken down on YouTube for “the violation of Community G...