Tag Archives: Barbara Amiel

putting the old cat back in the bag

Its an ongoing comedy that says much more about the nature of Canadians than the actual facts surrounding the issue. Its the incongruous image of the American notion of “a gentler kinder people” and the appalling violence of the national … Continue reading

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peasant revolt

Is the use of the word “peasant” a pejorative meaning an insulting, derogatory remark?…. In a pejorative sense the term was first applied by the Spanish colonialists to the religious practices of rural indigenous peoples.It was derogatorily applied due to … Continue reading

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CARDINAL RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT PETTING CRABS

The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It’s time to wind up The masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party’s over … Continue reading

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A CASTLE, A KAFKA, CARTONS & CONRAD THE COMRADE

”The recurrence of linkages of one sort or another between Hitler and Kafka throughout “Hitler studies” is rather remarkable–and controversial. In addition to the D. M. Thomas character’s conjecture about the kinship of Kafka and Hitler as artists of the … Continue reading

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