…You are so great, and I so small: I am nothing, you are all: Being nothing, I can take this way. Oh I need neither rise nor fall, For when I do not move at all I shall be out of all your day… – Edwin Muir. This is pretty much how I feel aboutContinue reading “Fragment from “The Child Dying””
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
S(nu)ff films from a “free Iraq”
Now with decapitation scenes too! And remember, Iraqis owe us a “huge debt of gratitude” for jump-starting this exciting film industry!
Piny and I will have to agree to disagree
About most of Children of Men. The film is not necessarily a paean to parenthood and women’s often twisted role in it (piny’s thoughts regarding the fate of children and mothers in our own world are very spot-on nonetheless, please read them), I don’t think. I saw infertility as a mere catalyst for the monstrositiesContinue reading “Piny and I will have to agree to disagree”
Of all pseudo-scientific bullshit…
This article on the BBC really takes the cake. Dr Devendra Singh scoured references to fictional beauties from modern times back to early Indian literature. He found that slimness was the most common term of praise from an author. So he’s researching literature. That’s all fine and well. We like literature. We’re on board… UntilContinue reading “Of all pseudo-scientific bullshit…”
Милый Мальчик
My Darling, originally uploaded by Little Lushie. To be separated from the people you love is to fall in love, in a small yet painful way, with your pictures of them.
Natalia A. 