![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the UK, a noticeably harder edge was also creeping into rock. Over in America, the discontentment felt by the young was starting to be expressed, not by protest singers, but by hard rock bands such as The Stooges and MC5, whose nihilistic noise outraged many. Heroin and amphetamines flooded the scene, where once marijuana and LSD had been the preferred substances, and many casualties resulted. This wasn’t just unwarranted aggression on the part of the police: the establishment was terrified of the perceived threat to the status quo, and there was a sharp increase in hard drug use. The reality was that tensions between authority figures and the young were simmering as never before. In a sense it was inevitable that disillusionment with the so-called hippie dream would set in – it had promised impossible fantasies, with LSD curing society’s ills, different factions spontaneously loving one another and a full-scale political and socio-economic revolution magically occurring. As Deviants leader Mick Farren puts it: “The 1968 student revolt had crashed and burned, leaving little but social secretaries on the make, incompetent wannabe terrorists, and scrag-end psychedelic clubs waiting for the coming of disco.” By 1968, blues-rock had started to take over but, when 1969 came around, a darker vibe was starting to seep through. In 1967, psychedelia was all the rage in Britain’s underground. ![]()
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![]() Therefore, although Blake fully acknowledged the authority of the Commedia’s inspiring vision, the imaginative re-formulation in pictorial terms of that same vision opens the way to an independent creative act capable of revisiting and amending Dante’s text. Unlike other illustrators, for William Blake the illustration of a literary work meant commenting on and interpreting it in the light of his own creative, visionary experience. ![]() The one hundred and two drawings and the seven engravings which William Blake dedicated to Dante’s Commedia, considered by some to be the English artist’s greatest masterpiece, sprang from a complex relationship. ![]() Blake & Dante: A Study of William Blake’s Illustrations of ‘The Divine Comedy’ including critical notes. ![]() (*This page is adapted from a full-length monograph: De Santis, Silvia. ![]() ![]() ![]() With tips for taming your tofu, doing away with dairy, and getting rid of the eggs, you'll find recipes for: The book that started it all is back, with new recipes, ways to make those awesome favorites even awesomer, more in-the-kitchen tips with Fizzle-and full-color photos of those amazing dishes throughout. Several books - including Veganomicon, Appetite for Reduction, Isa Does It, and Superfun Times Holiday Cookbook - later, the punk rock priestess of all things tasty and animal-free returns to her roots-and we're not just talking tubers. ![]() Ten years ago a young Brooklyn chef was making a name for herself by dishing up amazing vegan meals - no fuss, no b.s., just easy, cheap, delicious food. ![]() The classic first cookbook from the coauthor of Veganomicon is back with even more tasty recipes, chatty anecdotes, and money-saving tips for easy plant-based cooking, featuring tempting full-color photos throughout. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is not a heroic fighter like Deborah, a devoted sister like Miriam or a cherished wife like Ruth. Rehabilitating Jezebel’s stained reputation is an arduous task, however, for she is a difficult woman to like. In recent years, scholars have tried to reclaim the shadowy female figures whose tales are often only partially told in the Bible. This ancient queen has been denounced as a murderer, prostitute and enemy of God, and her name has been adopted for lingerie lines and World War II missiles alike. Image: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, UK/Bridgeman Art Library.įor more than two thousand years, Jezebel has been saddled with a reputation as the bad girl of the Bible, the wickedest of women. As Jehu’s chariot races toward the palace to kill Jezebel, she “painted her eyes with kohl and dressed her hair, and she looked out of the window” (2 Kings 9:30). Jezebel’s reputation as the most dangerous seductress in the Bible stems from her final appearance: her husband King Ahab is dead her son has been murdered by Jehu. ![]() Israel’s most accursed queen carefully fixes a pink rose in her red locks in John Byam Liston Shaw’s “Jezebel” from 1896. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not because she's going to be working with butterflies, but simply because she loves them. ![]() Prilla tells Nettle that she can't help with caterpillar shearing because she loves butterflies. Her lie is found out, she discovers that she hates butterflies, and she learns a valuable lesson about lying. The lie gets her out of caterpillar-shearing, but it backfires when all the butterfly-herding fairies get sick and Prilla is drafted. To avoid hurting Nettle's feelings, Prilla lies and says she can't shear caterpillars because she loves butterflies. ![]() Prilla hates caterpillars she would much rather visit the mainland and appear to children. Her friend Nettle asks her to help shear caterpillars. ![]() Prilla is a fairy with a problem: she's a doormat. The illustrations are saccharine and oh-so-Disneyesque, but that's hard to avoid when the franchise is Disney Fairies. Prilla and the Butterfly Lie is vapid but harmless. My daughters love the Disney Fairy books, so as a responsible parent I had to read one to judge its content. Disney is peddling dolls, toys, books, a magazine, straight-to-DVD movies, and a Disneyworld attraction. The Never fairies live in Pixie Hollow in the heart of Neverland. Disney Fairies is a new franchise, barely three years old, cooked up by Disney Consumer Products (DCP) and based on the Tinker Bell character from Peter Pan. If you thought Tinker Bell was the only Never fairy in Neverland, you may be forgiven. ![]() ![]() ![]() Blacktip sharks were known to hunt along the lonely currents that swept through abandoned villages. She held it in front of her, both hands gripping the hilt, as she moved through the deserted village. THE MERMAID’S SWORD glinted in the watery twilight of Tanner’s Deeps. I am going to take you on journeys you’ve never dreamed were possible. Hyperion, 125 West End Avenue, New York, New York 10023.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.Maps and chapter opener illustration by Laszlo KubinyiĪll rights reserved. Copyright © 2015 Disney Enterprises, Inc.Ĭover illustration by Shane Rebenschied and Brent Ford ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel opens with a kind of preface set at Cluain Mhic Nóis, a relatively new monastery with about three dozen monks in the center of Ireland. But “Haven” creates an eerie, meditative atmosphere that should resonate with anyone willing to think deeply about the blessings and costs of devoting one’s life to a transcendent cause. In short, few readers have been praying for a novel like this. And third, her characters live and move and have their being in an atmosphere fully imbued with their primitive Christian faith. Second, she portrays a culture inhabited only by men. ![]() But Donoghue has ratcheted up the stakes by taking on a trifecta of bestseller killers: First, she moves the clock back even further, to around A.D. Now comes Emma Donoghue, another popular and critically acclaimed novelist, with “Haven,” a monastic story of her own. But in addition to her enormous fan base – which includes Barack Obama – the novel succeeded because it eschewed fusty Christian theology and projected modern feminist ideals onto its ancient canvas. Maybe two years of COVID seclusion had primed us for a story of monastic adventure, and certainly Groff’s rich style helped the book sing to many readers. Last year’s most unlikely bestseller was “Matrix,” a novel by Lauren Groff about an obscure medieval poet named Marie de France and a 12th-century nunnery. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story is written for young adults, and I honestly plan to leave the book at work where the kids can read it if they'd like. Their lives consist of panhandling for change, avoiding cops, dumpster diving for their next meal, seeking out safe places to sleep and their relationships with each other, a necessity for some to survive. Each of them has opted to leave their abusive (or in one case, boring) home life and try to make a life for themselves on the streets of LA. The story is told through the eyes of seven very different teens, with one thing in common. ![]() "Almost Home" is the story of seven teenagers in Los Angeles, who call the streets their home. I work with at risk teenagers, so anything relating to their lives draws me in immediately. This is one of those books that caught my interest from the first page due to its subject matter. ![]() ![]() ![]() I hate the way they laugh at each other’s douche-bag jokes. I have no clue what he wants, but God, I loathe jocks. He tightens his iron grip, biting down on a shit-eating grin. “Get off me, Hunt! I have to get to class.” ![]() Let’s make a historical record of this mortifying moment. It’s just one little yes, and I’m gone.” His sky-blue eyes gaze up at me with the sincerity of a blow-up doll while the student body chuckles and snaps off pictures. Okay, really his mouth is wedged between my thighs- not cool!-so I just pretend we’re engaging in kneecap contact. ![]() “I’m not leaving until you say yes, Tass,” he mumbles with his head pressed into my kneecaps. What is he even asking for? Because he hasn’t said and I don’t know. You’re a bigger piece of shit than I thought,” I snap, standing in the middle of the library at Austin U, with the star quarterback kneeling in front of me, his beefy arms wrapped around my legs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I borrowed this from the library(fairly quickly, too, what a wonder that no one else wanted it) to make sure I hadn't missed anything, since we read the novel for Danish class(honestly, could the exam situation be threatening to a greater degree than it is? Possibly if loaded weapons were aimed at you during your presentation and subsequent dialog with the teacher and censor, and even then, I'm not sure it would be), and, well, it's nearly entirely physical description and dialog(in Jutlandic, no less), no narration, and you have to pay close attention(it was written a number of years ago, as well) to figure out what is actually going on(this is easier, of course, as you can see it). When it is a film, however, that makes it appear as though it's twice(or more) its running time by virtue of moving at a snail's pace, we're less enthusiastic. If someone actually did invent a machine that made time pass at a lower rate than it does, giving us longer lives, he would be celebrated. ![]() |