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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Women of Substance
Every time Reba McEntire comes on the radio, I think of Mrs. Trotter in The Duchess of Duke Street, and I finally realized why. There is the flaming red hair paired with piercing blue eyes and figures worth fasting for, but … Continue reading
Posted in History, Motherhood
Tagged character, cockney, country music, Duchess of Duke Street, motherhood, Mrs. Trotter, prostitute, Reba McEntire
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“Voluntourism” & “The Citizenship Vacuum”
Two things I read yesterday have direct bearing on my forthcoming piece, “The Geography of Hope” for the University of Venus. The first, from the UK paper, The Guardian, examines the costs associated with programs for university-bound students (in the … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Life, Travel
Tagged Academic Life, citizenship, Higher Education, study abroad, Travel, undergraduates, voluntourism
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Race Against Hate
Today my family will join thousands of others in celebrating fathers’ day by racing against hate (or in our case perambulating against prejudice). The young white supremacist who killed Ricky Birdsong – for whom the race is a memorial – … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity
Tagged Diversity, fathers' day, intolerance, race, Race Against Hate, Ricky Birdsong, suburb
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Bubble Gum Bollywood: Dostana
Karan Johar gets a bad rap for producing the Hindi film version of bubble gum pop music. While the soundtracks of Johar’s classics have upbeat, danceable tunes, each film succeeds in subverting serious social norms while viewers are too busy … Continue reading
Posted in Bollywood, Diversity, Motherhood
Tagged Abhishek Bachchan, Bollywood, Bollywood movie reviews, Dostana, Hindi film, John Abraham, Karan Johar, Kiron Kher, motherhood, Priyanka Chopra
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Family Focus
I am not a painter, photographer, or any other form of visual artist. However, I spend a great deal of time surrounded by and suffused in visual arts. My father-in-law possessed the largest collection of watercolors depicting country houses in … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, History, Motherhood, Pardoe Photography, Travel
Tagged Britain, Family, historian, Ireland, marriage, motherhood, Pardoe Photography, Photography, sons, Travel
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