Beiträge vom June, 2006

Delancy Place

Tuesday, 20. June 2006 20:51

For those of you who like nonfiction, I suggest checking out delancyplace.com. If you join their email list, they send you a short excerpt from a work of nonfiction, usually a book. They’re usually pretty informative, and it can be a good way to figure out what to read next.

Thema: Books | Kommentare (1) | Autor: Anju Kanumalla

Hinduism goes Disney

Thursday, 8. June 2006 7:47

I just read this article in this mornings New York Times. I find it vaguely disturbing. I’m not sure if I think god and disney shouldn’t be mixed, or if it’s just the idea of things that once seemed unchangeable and immovable are now changing—and being disneyfied no less.

This post refers to:

Allen, Jonathon. The Disney Touch at a Hindu Temple. New York Times. June 8, 2006.

Thema: General | Kommentare (1) | Autor: Anju Kanumalla

An unhappy birthday

Monday, 5. June 2006 7:32

AIDS turns 25 today.

It’s deeply saddening just thinking about that, let alone trying to get at what it means.

Thema: History | Kommentare (2) | Autor: Anju Kanumalla