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![]() The early criticism that plagued a lot of its shows-that for all of their beauty, they didn’t have a lot of substance-is giving way to praise for series with compelling narratives. ![]() That’s risky at a time when many viewers are interested in rewatching old favorites.īut Apple TV+’s library is steadily growing, and the streaming service even has an Emmy-winning comedy ( Ted Lasso) under its belt. Everything it produced or co-produced for its new streaming service was and is fresh. Unlike Netflix, Hulu, and especially IP-branded streamers like Max and Paramount+, Apple TV+ came out of the gate without a history of productions under its belt. On the other hand, Apple TV+ didn’t have much of a library. ![]() ![]() On the positive side, it had brand recognition and could easily offer its service for free to those who bought new Apple devices (a deal that is, as far as we know, still going on). When Apple TV+ launched in late 2019, it did so with a major advantage and a major disadvantage. ![]() ![]() ![]() James Marwood, son of a traitor, is thrust into this treacherous environment when his ailing father claims to have stumbled upon a murdered woman - in the very place where the Fire Court sits. Now, guided by the incorruptible Fire Court, the city is slowly rebuilding, but times are volatile and danger is only ever a heartbeat away. The Great Fire has ravaged London, wreaking destruction and devastation wherever its flames spread. įrom No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London Somewhere in the soot-stained ruins of Restoration London, a killer has gone to ground. ![]() From No.1 bestselling author Andrew Taylor comes the sequel to the phenomenally successful The Ashes of London Somewhere in the soot-stained ruins of Restoration London, a killer has gone to ground. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'By transcribing the literature of such writers we will be restoring dignity not only to literature, but also to ourselves.' A person of no particular nation, Zebra is left situated in her own body and mind. 'The literature produced by exiles objectify and lend dignity to a condition designed to deny dignity,' Zebra says, citing the postcolonial theorist Edward Said. Both symbiotically use philosophy to clarify and amplify the human story. Though Call Me Zebra happens to be fiction, both books are stuffed with complex ideas made irresistible and lyric. ![]() What Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts did for gender and sexuality,, Call Me Zebra does for the experience of exile, deftly threading the narrative with theory while also using theory to pull the reader in. ![]() As the paramedics futilely try to bring Abbas Abbas Hosseini back to life, his daughter Zebra - last in a long line of valiant thinkers - stands in their New York apartment dizzily watching, feeling like she’s dissolving. ![]() ![]() In Potential History, Azoulay travels alongside historical companions - an old Palestinian man who refused to leave his village in 1948, an anonymous woman in war-ravaged Berlin, looted objects and documents torn from their worlds and now housed in archives and museums - to chart the ways imperialism has sought to order time, space, and politics. By practising what she calls potential history, Azoulay argues that we can still refuse the imperial violence that shattered communities, lives, and worlds, from native peoples in the Americas to the Congo ruled by Belgium's brutal King Leopold II, from dispossessed Palestinians in 1948 to displaced refugees in our own day. Imperialism has segmented populations into differentially governed groups, continually emphasised the possibility of progress while trying to destroy what came before, and voraciously sought out the new by sealing the past away in dusty archival boxes and the glass vitrines of museums. Azoulay argues that the institutions that make our world, from archives and museums to ideas of sovereignty and human rights to history itself, are all dependent on imperial modes of thinking. ![]() In this theoretical tour-de-force, renowned scholar Ariella Aisha Azoulay calls on us to recognize the imperial foundations of knowledge and to refuse its strictures and its many violences. ![]() ![]() 1974), who spent a decade working in theater in New York City.ĭelany was a published science fiction author by the age of 20. They had a daughter, Iva Hacker-Delany (b. ![]() Delany and poet Marilyn Hacker met in high school, and were married in 1961. Delany's aunts were Sadie and Bessie Delany Delany used some of their adventures as the basis for the adventures of his characters Elsie and Corry in the opening novella Atlantis: Model 1924 in his book of largely autobiographical stories Atlantis: Three Tales.ĭelany attended the Dalton School and the Bronx High School of Science, during which he was selected to attend Camp Rising Sun, the Louis August Jonas Foundation's international summer scholarship program. The family lived in the top two floors of the three-story private house between five- and six-story Harlem apartment buildings. His father, Samuel Ray Delany, Senior, ran a successful Harlem undertaking establishment, Levy & Delany Funeral Home, on 7th Avenue, between 1938 and his death in 1960. ![]() His mother, Margaret Carey Boyd Delany, was a library clerk in the New York Public Library system. ![]() He was born to a prominent black family on April 1, 1942, and raised in Harlem. ![]() Samuel Ray Delany, also known as "Chip," is an award-winning American science fiction author. ![]() ![]() Listening at bedtime relaxes, calms and helps them drift off to sleep. Listen to the recording preferably daily, because the effects are cumulative. It’s a wonderful way to release negative feelings, get a sense of emotional support and feel more calm and confident about coping with bullying behavior. Is your child a victim of verbal bullying? Do try this gentle, relaxing yet powerful, self esteem-building hypnotherapy recording for young people aged about 10-16 years old. ![]() As Dylan executes a plan to infiltrate enemy grounds, he'll have to face his only weakness-and a family secret that will threaten his very existence. Both Faith and Dylan have the second pulse. ![]() But there are five second pulses in the world who have an even greater power: They are virtually indestructible. Like all who have "the pulse," Faith Daniels and Dylan Gilmore have telekinetic powers-they can move objects with their minds. In the year 2051, some people have a second pulse. ![]() Tremor will excite fans of I Am Number Four and The Maze Runner with its richly developed characters and electrifying story of love and revenge. Summary Tremor, the second book in bestselling author Patrick Carman's Pulse trilogy, is filled with more action-packed scenes and romance. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Tremor Patrick Carman We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. ![]() ![]() ![]() I wouldn’t suggest it as a starting point to get into her work. ![]() I would recommend this book if you’ve read du Maurier’s other short story collections and are looking for more. The author is known for writing many of her works from a male character’s perspective but in this collection there are a variety of perspectives and narrative angles, including a series of one-sided letters detailing a romance between a man (the letter writer) and a married woman. I was quite surprised to read stories where prostitutes (not named as such – or sex workers as they are usually called today) were the main characters, as I don’t think I’ve seen them in her work before. I liked the other stories well enough but they aren’t as good as the other du Mauriers I’ve read. Questions are left unanswered and it’s probably the only story in the book I’d re-read. Coincidentally (or not?) the desirable yet cruel woman in the story is named Rebecca. It stands out as being the most mysterious and painful. Download and start listening now DuMaurier proves her. I thought the best in the collection was ‘The Doll’. This breathtaking collection of short fiction belongs on the bookshelf of every Daphne du Maurier fan. In her defence, these stories are mainly from her very early career (one of them was written when she was 19) and have only recently been tracked down and published in this collection. However, they were mostly underwhelming for me and not of the standard of her other published short stories. ![]() This slim collection of short stories has the hallmarks of classic du Maurier – jealousy, sinister atmospheres, men who are not what they appear to be, relationships in decline. ![]() ![]() ![]() If an author was already a fan of a specific DC character, then we knew we'd struck gold. If we could have anyone, who would we want to write the official coming-of-age stories about Wonder Woman, Batman, Catwoman and Superman? Then we did some sleuthing-checking social media and talking to agents to find out who on our list were superhero fans. ![]() No, actually we began by creating the ultimate wish list. How were these four authors chosen? We started by lighting the Bat-Signal. It would have been a missed opportunity to call our series DC Icons and then not choose these iconic characters. These characters have immediate name recognition, regardless of storytelling format. ![]() How were these four super heroes chosen? Wonder Woman, Batman, Catwoman and Superman are pop culture icons. ![]() I'm currently a big fan of Gotham Academy. That show opened my eyes to the complexity of heroes and villains alike, and then once I'd discovered the comics, I never looked back. Shelf Awareness chats with Chelsea Eberly, Senior Editor, Random House Books for Young Readers, and editor of DC Icons series.ĭid you grow up with DC Comics? I fell in love with the DC Universe watching Batman: The Animated Series. ![]() ![]() ![]() These two factors could also be, and usually are, entwined. The culture of Asante could be defined by the “specific behaviours” followed at their burials members of the Islamic culture could be found following similar “schools of thought”. Culture is how we, as a society, add a meaning to our lives, be it with our “specific behaviours” or “schools of thought”. So, how can you understand it then?įirst, MAC ART says, we must define culture. Time and careers have been dedicated to defining the classes and genres and movements, comprehending the why and how and what, but none of that is needed to understand what Art is. How would you define art? There are the many divisions: high and low, major, minor, fine, antiquities 1, and so forth. ![]() The thoughts of an artist are often existential: Is there still a need for them to exist? Is Art still useful to modern society?įirst, to answer that, we tackle a question which is simpler than some may try to make it seem. The Abstract movement is often mocked and labelled ridiculous, art schools are frequently derided, creative careers are seen as fantasy, and AI is proclaimed to be the future. ![]() Between AI Art, oblique artistic genres, and content creation, does Art still hold any value? Label volunteer, Kawku Mintah, explores whether art has any use to us in contemporary society. ![]() |