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The Tudors: Sex and death in the time of monarchy

July 18, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   Sex and death are inextricably linked in this Showtime series on King Henry XIII.    From his first wife,…

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Filed under: anne boleyn, anne of cleves, henry xiii, jane seymour, katharine of aragon, katherine howard, katherine parr, the tudors

Wednesday Wisdom

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If we could shrink the Earth’s population to a village of 100 people, with all existing human ratios stayng the…

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Filed under: ahdaf soueif, the map of love

Wednesday Wisdom

July 11, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

In the end, the only thing we have in abundance is the memory we have woven. Each of us chooses…

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Filed under: isabel allende, portrait in sepia

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” by Junot Díaz

July 10, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” tells the story of Oscar Wao, a shy, nerdy, overweight and sometimes…

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Filed under: junot diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

“The Map of Love”: Exploring love in Egypt, Britain and the U.S.

June 25, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

      “The Map of Love,” by Ahdaf Soueif, is an intricately-weaved story of love across place, time and ethnicity.…

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“Portrait in Sepia,” by Isabel Allende

June 5, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   Let me begin with, Isabel Allende is so underrated.    I have blogged about her books before–namely, “Daughter of…

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Filed under: isabel allende, portrait in sepia

“Dreams from my Father,” by Barack Obama

June 3, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   It’s been awhile, but I’ve been doing nothing but relaxing since I graduated from college a couple weeks ago.…

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“The House of the Spirits,” by Isabel Allende

May 7, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   So apparently I read “The House of the Spirits” and “Daughter of Fortune” backwards. I blogged about “Daughter of…

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Filed under: daughter of fortune, isabel allende, the house of the spirits

El Sí de las Niñas by Leandro Fernández de Moratín

May 1, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   El Sí de las Niñas, or The Maiden’s Consent, by Leandro Fernández de Moratín, was the second book I…

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Filed under: el si de las ninas, leandro fernandez de moratin, the maiden's consent

Thursday’s Thought

April 26, 2012 Alaina Leave a comment

   In honor of my thesis defense today… Patriarchy is not men. Patriarchy is a system in which both women…

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Filed under: ashley judd, patriarchy

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