Tag Archives: Literature

JR, Faith XLVII, and Two Dozen More Mural Artists Convene to Celebrate the Legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou

Posted on July 17, 2019 by agogo22

Muralists from around the world including JR, Faith XLVII, Axel Void, and Daniel Arsham came together for a weeklong Maya Angelou Mural Festival in Los Angeles celebrating the legendary poet. The artists, numbering more than two dozen, decorated the Dr. … Continue reading →

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Little Tree Library: A Clever Twist on the Donation-Based Community Library Gives New Life to a Big Old Stump

Posted on January 8, 2019 by agogo22

Thanks to the nonprofit Little Free Library, chances are you have encountered a small house-like structure on a public thoroughfare, with a front door that opens to allow passersby to give or take a free book. The program exists in 88 … Continue reading →

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The danger of a single story

Posted on January 29, 2018 by agogo22
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Big Capital: Who Is London For? – talk by Anna Minton

Posted on November 21, 2017 by agogo22
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Sweetly Sings the Donkey: Celebrating Shelagh Delaney in Her Salford Hometown

Posted on August 25, 2017 by agogo22

Shelagh Delaney (1938-2011) was a pioneering writer from Salford known for her brilliant plays based in the city, which continue to be widely performed today. Her work is accessible, down-to-earth and funny, and her writing addresses many issues which are … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Literature, in Translation — Bruna Dantas Lobato

Posted on July 4, 2016 by agogo22

I’m thrilled to share my translation of Caio Fernando Abreu’s “Beauty, a Terrible Story” in the new issue of Words Without Borders, “Brazil Beyond Rio.” When I first came across Abreu’s work (ten years ago, in a high school classroom), … Continue reading →

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New Brazilian species (2)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

The second paper is describing a new species from western Bahia State, with an emended description of the recently described genus Kora, with a revision of species ascribed to it. “A new species of land snail was recently found in … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Blossoms

Posted on January 18, 2016 by agogo22

There, across the meadow and over the stream, Sending myriads of memories into my arms: The Cherry blossom stood as if in a dream. https://dominiter.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/yesterdays-blossoms/

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Brazil: Goethe the ‘dirty old man’

Posted on March 24, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on A year of reading the world:
From one Portuguese-language country with very few novels available in translation we jump to another that has a whole heap of them (by British standards, at least). With so many exciting recommendations…

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Posted on March 3, 2012 by agogo22

Originally posted on IM Sirius:
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” — Philip K. Dick, “How to Build a Universe That Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later”

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