Istanbul (2012) #2: Blue Mosque, Chi Kofta and crossing to Asia
Istanbul has a wonderfully organised public transport system where with just one card, the Metro Card, you can take the tram, ferries, buses and metro. You can top it up…
Brave New World: Banned Books #6
“You got rid of them. Yes, that’s just like you. Getting rid of everything unpleasant instead of learning to put up with it. Whether ’tis better in the mid to…
Istanbul (2012) #1 Solid History
We froze, forks halfway to our mouths and halted our conversation as the sundown prayers were called out in song through the city evening. The restaurant, a tourist favourite, kept…
Persepolis: Banned Books Review #5
“Never forget who you are and where you’re from.” Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 9/10 There is no way I could speak about censorship or banned books in the modern age…
The Call of the Wild: Banned Books Review #4
“The memories of his ancestors become habits” The Call of the Wild by Jack London: 7/10 There were few books I was more surprised by when I went looking for banned…
The World Ends Every Year
So with New Years 2012, the question is if the Mayan calendar thing is true and we only have a few days left, what do we want to do with it?…
Of Mice and Men: Banned Books #3
“A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and run deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped…
1984: Banned Books Review #2
“It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.” 1984 by George Orwell: 7/10 “…the clocks were striking thirteen.” I love this opening line. It…
