Everyone knows the story, or myth, of Pandora (etymologically meaning ‘all-gifted’ or perhaps ‘all-giving’), who was ancient Greek mythology’s counterpart to Eve of the Old…
Posts tagged as “history”
Christopher Nolan’s recently released feature film Dunkirk not only fills a long-existing gap in cinematic coverage of important historical (particularly wartime) events; it also highlights…
A friend of mine – Avril Gardiner, art-fundi and owner-curator of the Liebrecht at gallery in Somerset-West – recently reminded me of a piece by…
At certain times in history, sometimes protracted events have occurred that demonstrated the power of dissent – that (as far as we know) uniquely human…
Many people are bound to have thought of Alan Paton’s novel, Cry the Beloved Country, in the wake of recent events in South Africa. And…
Although I have come across quite a few people who dismiss the richly ambiguous La La Land as an unsuccessful attempt at a musical –…
After seeing the film based on Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, and not having read the novel, I was somewhat prejudiced against his work…
South Africa would be significantly more economically viable if it did not have to carry a civil service sector that far exceeds the country’s needs…
I came across the recent cover of Independent Education and I was troubled. It is a picture of a black boy donned in Scottish garb while…