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The Book of General Wisdom: May 2012
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. Sex and the City, feminism and book snobbery. I have a confession to make. Once upon a time, I loved Sex and the City. I bought the DVDs and wondered at the ridiculous clothes and endlessly questioned whether the behaviour of Samantha, as HBO seemed to suggest, really was the optimum way to live life as an adult female. Set 200 years later, without the beauty and with added lashings of gratuitous nudity. I’ve been reading the biography...
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The Book of General Wisdom: Last Chance To See... 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Tate Liverpool
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. Last Chance To See. 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Tate Liverpool. In the early years of the twenty first century, Alice has inspired resurgence in the popularity of everything from retro tea parties to floral prints to the Urban Outfitters. Why, simply, is there (still) such an enduring interest in Alice? Answers may be found at the Tate Liverpool, where the Alice in Wonderland. The supposed birthplace of Mohammad. Possibly this installat...
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The Book of General Wisdom: Sex and the City, feminism & book snobbery
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. Sex and the City, feminism and book snobbery. I have a confession to make. Once upon a time, I loved Sex and the City. I bought the DVDs and wondered at the ridiculous clothes and endlessly questioned whether the behaviour of Samantha, as HBO seemed to suggest, really was the optimum way to live life as an adult female. Set 200 years later, without the beauty and with added lashings of gratuitous nudity. I’ve been reading the biography...
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The Book of General Wisdom: Surprised by Sylvia...
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. My tube reading this week has been the biography of Sylvia Plath ( Bitter Fame: A Life of Sylvia Plath. Anne Stevenson, Penguin). Apart from causing a few people to throw me curious glances –yes, I know it’s fairly heavy for 8am in the rain, but please– it has shed some light on a writer that I clearly knew far less about than I thought. In general, she could not be pegged as,. His face (steady on, love). From this point on she seems det...
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The Book of General Wisdom: November 2011
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. Thanksgiving and further guest stupidity. So, blog update time. So There will be no carrot cake. Instead, I’ve spent the last few days finishing the Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves. In the car on the way to pick up B&B from school, I ask Alberto whether her first day has gone well. ‘I think,’ he says, ‘she may be too small.’. 8216;Yes,’ Alberto says. ‘But also too small. She can’t reach the salt.’. Tuesday evening presents this week̵...
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The Book of General Wisdom: May 2011
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. The places you’ll go! On July this year I will be graduating from Lancaster University, with (hopefully) a very well respected and highly fought for BA (Hons) in English Literature. Century literature), some are doing the interview rounds (graduate scheme in recruitment consultancy, anyone? Obviously, my friends and I are not alone in this situation. These kinds of jobs, though, are unlikely to be for everyone. I’ve known for years...Eightee...
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The Book of General Wisdom: October 2011
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. This week in Rome. My Monday morning begins with a worried phone call from Diane. I’m sorry if I scared people with the Beige Spectre blog. 8211;I’m fine, he’s gone! The Inspiration of Saint Matthew. And The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew. Apparently they are fairly important and are one of the things I should’ve done first, if I hadn’t been spending my time staring at modern. Art instead. Oops. 8217; The Chinese are unquestionably the worst....
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The Book of General Wisdom: September 2011
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. The question of what to wear when boobs are banned. Tomorrow I will be setting off, along with 29 other Lancaster University students, to take part in an exchange programme with the Goenka World School in Delhi. The trip is designed to forge links between Lancaster and Delhi, educate us with cultural outings, teach us about Indian politics, broaden our international understanding of business, increase Lancaster's standing in Asia, etc etc.
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The Book of General Wisdom: January 2012
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. Last Chance To See. 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Tate Liverpool. In the early years of the twenty first century, Alice has inspired resurgence in the popularity of everything from retro tea parties to floral prints to the Urban Outfitters. Why, simply, is there (still) such an enduring interest in Alice? Answers may be found at the Tate Liverpool, where the Alice in Wonderland. The supposed birthplace of Mohammad. Possibly this installat...
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The Book of General Wisdom: March 2012
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The Book of General Wisdom. Mostly books, sometimes other bits. RIP Adrienne Rich, hero. This morning when I came into work and flicked through the news headlines/ trending tweets I was informed that the poet Adrienne Rich had died at the age of 82. I was first introduced to Rich whilst I was at Lancaster (thank you for quite literally changing my life, now defunct Women Writers of Britain and America 302) through the Virago Book of Love Poetry. MATE, there is no talent here. oh. We dressed as chimney sw...
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