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Do You Want to Time Travel? Or the Power of Historical Fiction
Author: Gilad SommerJanuary 19, 2025
Since the early days of science fiction, man has been dreaming of building a time machine. But what if I told you time machines are accessible to everyone, and that they require even less energy than a smartphone? I am referring to books, and specifically books of historical fiction. Not only are they time machines, [...]
Discovering Life’s Beauty through Poetry
Author: Dipti SanzgiriMay 1, 2024
What is beauty? How do we define it? What happens to us when we encounter beauty? It is an experience that is so profound that many poets have expressed in many beautiful ways. My Heart Leaps Up My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: [...]
‘To be or not to be’ Today
Author: Ana Luisa LellisSeptember 8, 2023
‘To be or not to be, that is the question’. How many times have we heard, seen, or read this sentence? From Laurence Olivier to Bugs Bunny, so many have tried their hand at interpreting what is quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature. Hamlet’s themes, characters, and iconic lines have permeated various forms [...]
Time and Identity in Virginia Woolf’s Work
Author: Ana Luisa LellisMay 11, 2023
One could say that most Western writers from the beginning of the 20th century have pondered upon questions of time and identity. Many authors, arguably inspired by technological developments and by the social impacts of the First World War, began to consider how the changes of the turn of the century mirrored onto individuals and [...]