Dismaland: Inside Banksy’s Dystopian Playground
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Banksy: So Totally Fun and Games— So Totally Not
Film: Banksy Does New York Director: Chris Moukarbel “There are crimes that become innocent and even glorious through their splendour, number and excess.” “When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.” ~ Banksy He didn’t apply for an arts grant. He didn’t receive an official selection. He had not one work displayed in a public gallery. He simply announced that for the month of October, 2013, he would take up an artist … Continue reading Banksy: So Totally Fun and Games— So Totally Not
The Tunisian Cafe, Part II— Caffeine Oasis in a Wayward Urban Desert
“Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen La Boheme Salon de Thé in Manouba has become our second home, our watering hole, our workplace, and our conference centre, the place where we meet friends, celebrate milestones, hammer out goals, resolve disagreements, watch soccer, or just bask in the radiance of a contented clientele and a congenial staff. Like most cafés here, even the cheaper, all-men’s cafés, the coffee and tea are good and you don’t need to buy more than one to … Continue reading The Tunisian Cafe, Part II— Caffeine Oasis in a Wayward Urban Desert
Selma: There’s a Little Bit of Heaven in That Muddy Road to Freedom
If you’ve ever taken a huge leap into the unknown only to be surprised on the other side by a host of loving arms waiting to catch you, you’ll have an inkling of the sentiments of the activists who took part in the three historic protest marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Continue reading Selma: There’s a Little Bit of Heaven in That Muddy Road to Freedom
The Mindful Bard 