The birthplace of democracy – Athens

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cav12's avatarLuciana Cavallaro

I have been fortunate to visit Athens twice, and though the second time was just a day trip, I was still excited to spend time there. I first went to Athens in 2004, the year in which the modern Olympics returned to Greece in over a hundred years. There was so much going on and travelling from the airport on the bus into the city, there was rubble, construction and mayhem everywhere. I did wonder whether the Greeks would be ready for the onslaught of athletes and spectators that were soon to arrive on their shores. Speaking with the locals, there was no doubt they’d be ready and on time for the big opening; and they were! It was a spectacular. I wasn’t there for the Olympics, and in fact it was better, as I didn’t need to wait in line to go to venues or places to eat.

Nineteenth-century…

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The Shape of Water: The Shape of Change?

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Michal the Priestess: Midrash, Multiplicity, and the Tales of King David by Jill Hammer

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Jill Hammer's avatarFeminism and Religion

When I was in my late teens, I discovered midrash: the Jewish exegetical process by which commentators weave creative and additive interpretations into the sacred text.  Midrash comes from the word “to ask,” “to seek,” or “to divine.” For example, the tale in which a well follows the prophetess Miriam through the wilderness is an ancient midrash. The story in which God stops the angels from singing as the Egyptians drown in the Sea of Reeds is a midrash. Each of these stories derives from a particular close reading of text, whether a Torah text or a verse elsewhere in the Bible.  Each of them allows a new generation to add its own perspectives to the tradition.

Contemporary feminists, and many other contemporary artists, writers, and exegetes, have used a modern form of midrash to add liberatory perspectives to Jewish tradition and to biblical lore.  From Miriam to Vashti, female…

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Maciej Tamkun (1955, Polish)

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Indian Bridal face Jewellary Ideas

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Parnika Preet's avatar

Hello my lovelies !! Wedding season is still on. I have been attending a lot of my friends weddings. I noticed that its been a task for the brides to search jewellary ideas and patterns that they can wear on their big day. Movies and celebrity wedding does change the trend in the bridal jewellary. I have been keeping screenshots of the looks that I liked on social medias. Since quite long I wanted to share these looks by beaitifull brides which will give you bride goals! So lets begin with the looks!

Look 1:

Heavy mangtikka (head band) with not so heavy nath (nose ring) and heavy necklace. This look is very apt for the brides who love chunky jewelries and want to go all out and completely traditiinal.

Look 2:

Statement mangtikka and neclace with minimal nath and big earings also stand out. This look will enhance the…

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The Surreal World: Mexico

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“I don’t know why I came here. Mexico is the most surrealist country in the world.”-Andre Breton

“There is no way I’m going back to Mexico. I can’t stand to be in a country that is more surrealist than my paintings”-Salvador Dali

The above quotes shows how the surreality of Mexico outstripped even the imaginings of the movement’s leading theoretician (see The Pope of Surrealism) and its most famous visual artist (see The Phenomenon of Ecstasy).

They are plenty of factors that contributed to Mexico being conducive to the Surrealists. Politically there was the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920 (Pancho Villa would be honoured as the Magus of Wheels in the Le Jeu De Marseille, the deck of cards designed by the Surrealists) and the Mexican President’s support of the Republican government of Spain during the Spanish Civil War. There was the richness of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican…

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A fond memory

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Agnetha Fältskog

Back in the nineteen seventies, like many hot blooded males around the world I was infatuated by this woman. She still looks good aged sixty-eight don’t you think? I love Abba’s music…

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Moscow versus Petersburg in Anna Karenina

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