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Sep
21
On Making a Living Doing What You Love
September 21, 2006 | 6 Comments
When I was a child and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would invariably answer, “A writer”. The responses I got were various. “Oh, that’s nice,†some people said. They didn’t mean it one bit. Others laughed as though I’d told the greatest joke [...]
Sep
20
CARIFESTA Report #1
September 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment
CARIFESTA IX is taking place in Trinidad and Tobago. I arrived with a group of five people to smooth over any bumps in the road on Monday night. Good thing, too — the first bump was the fact that there was a mix-up in our accommodation, and we found ourselves staying overnight in [...]
Sep
9
CARIFESTA!
September 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Trinidad and Tobago.
September 22-October 1, 2006.
Check it out.Â
Sep
2
A different take on Guenter Grass
September 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Ever since the revelation that Grass was a member of Germany’s Waffen SS during his youth, the jury’s been out on his sin. And the jury that I’ve been reading has been leaning in favour of convicting him of having committed the unforgivable. I’ve seen references throughout the media to the news, and they’re [...]
Sep
1
On the Milk Stand
September 1, 2006 | 2 Comments
Something happened recently that went without much comment. A building that once stood at the northwestern corner of Mackey and Shirley Streets was bulldozed down to rubble. The reason? To create a turning lane. The building? A milk stand.
Before I go on, let me say that I don’t have a problem [...]
Sep
1
Marlon James on the Great White Hope
September 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The man’s got a point.
I’m linking to his post because I agree with him about the movies, but I’m not sure I agree with him wholly about the African-European thing. He’s correct, as far as that goes, but I believe that atrocity is a function of being human, not of wearing any so-called [...]