Creole music
Once again I discovered something that everyone else has known about for some time: at least I’m consistent. I first came across Po’ Girl while watching the 2008 documentary Down … Continue reading
Giants and heroes
The Giants and the Titans In Greek myth the Giants weren’t gigantic at all, but human-sized. They were sons of Earth (Gaia) who rebelled against the gods of Olympos, were … Continue reading
Irish ancestors
The Countess of Moira I’ve got Irish ancestors. Quite a few, begorra (by god). And I’m learning more about them. What this really means is I’m learning more about European … Continue reading
Mike Leigh, super-realist
Like a lot of folk I enjoy people watching. I’ve met hundreds, as you do, and noticed the extremists: schizos who condescend then seem to lose all self confidence; manic-deps … Continue reading
Alkaios: poet, politician, priest, Lesbian
Alkaios (in Latin, Alcaeus) was a Lesbian poet, a friend and poet colleague of Psappho. Both lived on the island of Lesbos in the seventh century BC, and were among … Continue reading
Making myths
Alligators in the sewer, the serial killer in the room upstairs, insects in the beehive hairdo, and the vanishing hitchhiker. These are among the urban myths identified by Jan Brunvand … Continue reading
Fighting back
I uncovered a family scandal recently. Looking through records to do with my grandmother, my mother’s mother, I found she had prosecuted her husband for violence and physical abuse, and … Continue reading
