Reflecting on history, from 7/7 to the "slavewoman Kitty", who split a church, to international relations on the sub-continent.
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Theater Review: Antony & Cleopatra at Shakespeare’s Globe, London
With this Egyptian Queen no inch of flesh goes unwriggled, no sideways glance unsmouldered, no lascivious gesture unexercised.
Read More »Friday Femmes Fatales No 61 (Women Bloggers)
Dancing at the revolution, on Ann Coulter's words, and contemplating giant redwoods and baby fawns.
Read More »World Cup: Italy Defeats Australia 1-0; Old World Cynicism Trumps New World Drive
The footballing gods don't do "fair".
Read More »World Cup: Australia Falls to Brazil 0-2, But the Socceroos Should Celebrate
The inflatable kangaroos in the crowd were dancing with delight at half-time. They should be still.
Read More »Book Review: Female Suicide Bombers by Rosemarie Skaine
Are women attackers marginalised individuals seeking to redeem themselves, enraged avengers, duped victims or religious extremists?
Read More »Theater Review: Before Bristol at the Old Red Lion
If you've ever worked in a local newspaper office, it will be a real blast from the past.
Read More »Friday Femmes Fatales No. 60 (Women Bloggers)
Eating out, staying in, and some stark facts of life.
Read More »The Guardian Begins ‘Web-First’ Publication
The British publication is heading towards being a website that happens to have a print edition.
Read More »Book Review: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami
A collection of short stories doesn't quite get to grips with the great subject of the modern migration out of Africa.
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