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Final Thoughts on Monsters of Binary!
I think it’s inevitable to talk about globalization for this final bout with multicultural literature. What does the average consumer think of when ... read more
[10] We Started in Kansas; We're Not There Anymore
I’m one of those people who like records, the vinyl type, that play on turntables. I believe (just a little bit) some of the people who talk a... read more
(4) Le RÊve
For the Thanksgiving holiday, my wife and I went to Las Vegas, one of America’s premiere cultural hotspots (this statement is becoming frighteningl... read more
[9] Rushdie: the Edge of Reason
Bear with me briefly, and let me relate one of my favorite historical ironies, before I start blabbing about whatever book I happen to be readin... read more
[8] Lunch Buffet + Mukherjee and Endings
I don’t have any kind of hook this week that’s organic to my blog – so, in kind of a stretch, I’m just going to mention the new-ish Indian pla... read more
(3) Ira Glass at Laxson Auditorium
This weekend I went to see Ira Glass of “This American Life” at Laxson Auditorium. I was certainly hoping for the jovially snobby, slick radio h... read more
[7] Immigration Slippers
I had a class once where we were assigned to have a foreign-language conversation partner, to study the effects of second-language acquisition in th... read more
(2) Tsotsi
2006 was a dark year for American’s perceptions of multi-cultural differences. One of the premier examples of this can be seen by looking at t... read more
[6] We Can Rebuild Her. We Have the Technology
Bessie Head, in her novella Maru, suggests that artists (like her Margaret Cadmore, pg. 102) experience a kind of torture during times of extreme cre... read more
[5] Black & White
I was listening to NPR a week ago (I am one of Those People) and they had a guest on talking about Multiple Personality Disorder. It is a condition th... read more
