Noticias Literatura 9-10
Announcing the winner of the XVII International Contest of Fantastic Microcount miNatura 2019: IN THE CABINET OF DOCTOR TULP by Josep Maria Calverol LLauro ( of Spain)
Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is an excellent example of the true magic that happens when literary fiction and genre fiction work together.
Asni’s Art Blog: Fireworks
What better topic to choose for my New Year’s Eve post, than Fireworks!
Review(s): The BFI Film Classics Series
An overview of the British Film Institute’s Classic Film Series for science fiction, from Palgrave/MacMillan
Asni’s Art Blog: Warriors, Hunters, Healers, and Death
Meet grandmother Buluku, Ogum the warrior, Oxossi the hunter, Oxumare the rainbow snake, Babalu Aye the leper who heals infectious diseases, and Exu, Papa Legba or Baron Samedi: trickster, guide of spirits, devil on the crossroads.
Asni’s Art Blog: The Lovely Oxum
Oxum represents all the traditionally feminine values. But she is also patron of witches.
Asni’s Art Blog: Oxalá, Prince of Peace
I have often wondered to what extent Tolkien might have drawn on the African pantheon…
Asni’s Art Blog: Orixas of Fire, Storm and Thunder
Male gods of storm and thunder exist in many pagan religions. It is more unusual to see the powers of sky and weather personified as a female. It is said that in battle, Oya always goes ahead of Xangó, just like lightning precedes thunder.
Asni’s Art Blog: Mother of Waters
Yemanja, Yemoja, Yemalla, Janaína – the Mother of Waters is one of the main goddesses, of various Afro-American religions – Santería, Voodoo, Candomblé – which evolved from African deities grafted onto Catholic saints.
News That Can’t Wait For Sunday: the (Free) SBC Geek Festival
SBC Geek Festival August 25th Cultural Center Neighborhood Baeta Neves. Plaza St. Joseph, s / n º, Baeta Neves.
Who Got Cultural Studies In My Fandom?
Bendições from Brazil! By the time this post goes live, I will have been in this lovely country for two whole weeks, and will be getting ready to head back Stateside. But being here has […]
Michiko to Hatchin is the Best Anime You’ve Never Watched
Michiko to Hatchin is as good as Cowboy Bebop. There, I said it. It’s also as good as Serial Experiments Lain and Neon Genesis Evangelion, but Bebop is the important comparison here. Did you enjoy […]
Sequential Wednesdays #3 – Death: The Most Important Story Ever Told
Let’s talk about death. As we meander our way through one subplot to the next, it’s something we typically don’t discuss much. Death is the ignored truth waiting for all of us at some point, […]
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