'Justice League' Natalie Barnes sends strong cultural message
"This is Natalie Barnes," says her voicemail message, "most of the time."Some of the time, at least, she's busy producing some of the most compelling and thought-provoking imagery...
Inspirational!
THERE ARE several ways of approaching a diagnosis of cancer. As demonstrated by a close friend who died earlier this year, one could immediately set one's house in order, that is, review the will, make arrangements for medical and at-home care, make funeral arrangements, and then wait for the final coma that will take one away.
Hartley Neita's nostalgic search
IN, THE Search, Hartley Neita has again taken us into Jamaica's past, only this time it is not a chronicle of the life of one of our national leaders. Instead he resurrects the story of five boys, all students of Jamaica College, who went missing for a week in the Blue Mountains in 1939.
The Wordsmith - A forum for examining the use of language: Stop it ... please
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Baby blues take toll
The attraction Laurie incited in Joel had initially surprised him, for she was not in keeping with his usual type. He had always liked his women plump, effervescent and unrestrained. Laurie was dainty and reserved in a cloistered sort of way.
'She's Gone' - in more ways than one
IN THE Jamaican context 'gone' is one of those words loaded with multiple meanings. Some of them are the same as anywhere else, among them 'departed' and 'dead' (which, of course, are themselves used interchangeably).
Healthy servings fill up novel
Food, or more specifically the consumption of food, plays a significant role in She's Gone, often coming at emotionally charged moments.
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