January 2008
233 posts
TOURING THE GREAT 5,000 YEAR OLD MONUMENTS OF...
All that is left of a great culture that was much older than the pyramids.
THE 5,000 YEAR OLD ART AT NEWGRANGE
AN ENTIRELY UNKNOWN CULTURE DISCOVERED FROM THE...
THE REAL WUTHERING HEIGHTS
The word “wuthering” is a Yorkshire word meaning turbulent weather.
“If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be...”
– Emily Brontë
“I’ve dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and...”
– Emily Brontë
ALICIA KEYS: 4 CONSECUTIVE #1 ALBUMS
Award Winning Music
Alicia Keys has made only 4 albums yet all have been number one hits on the Billboard charts, selling more than 41 million copies. The last 3 debuted at the top spot, equalling the record for consecutive recordings. She has been compared to Nina Simone or Arethra Franklin. Her last album has been described as reminiscent of the great Dionne Warwick at her best. Alicia Keys has already won 9 Grammy...
“Simplicity makes me happy.”
– Alicia Keys
“Once people see this ‘Unplugged,’ I just want them to feel the...”
– Alicia Keys
“If I didn’t love it, I would not record it.”
– Alicia Keys
THE LITTLE ISLAND THAT EXPORTS CULTURE TO THE...
““Out of Ireland have we come.
Great hatred, little room,
Maimed us at the...”
– W. B. Yeats
“When the Irishman is found outside of Ireland in another environment, he very...”
– James Joyce
“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.”
– Sigmund Freud
“Ireland is rich in literature that understands a soul’s yearnings, and...”
– Margaret Jackson
CALIFORNIA MUSEUMS RAIDED BY AUTHORITIES
Allegations of involvement in smuggling and tax fraud. News article in Los Angeles Times.
SUFI POETS
The Sufi poets are the mystical poets of Islam and are among the greatest poets in history.
Behind The Scenes
Is it your face that adorns the garden?Is it your fragrance that intoxicates this garden?Is it your spirit that has made this brook a river of wine?Hundreds have looked for you and died searching in this garden where you hide behind the scenes.But this pain is not for those who come as lovers.You are easy to find here.You are in the Breezeand in this river of wine -Rumi (13th century AD)