Madwoman of the Sacred Heart by Alexandro Jodorowsky (story), Moebius (Illustration), Florence Breton (Colours), Daniel Cacouault (Colours), Zoran Janjetov (Colours) and Scarlet Smulkowski (Colours) Story: 7/10 Art: 9/10 Overall: 7.5/10 I came across this strange saga by the sheerest of chance – saw it in passing and couldn’t help but pick it up because of…
Category: Spirituality
Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles (Doubleday Publishing, 2017)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa My rating: 5 of 5 stars Is it earth-shattering? No. Does it change the literary landscape? No. Is it deep and powerful and life-changing? Not really for most I suppose.But it has been an experience. It’s slow, gentle, sweet and filled with humour that almost never goes beyond…
Life, the universe and Science vs. Religion
For a while now I tend to approach conversations about religion vs. science with a bit of weariness because it feels sometimes like the topic has become touchier and touchier over time – people have become (a) more vocal on both sides and (b) more thin skinned generally speaking. But a little while ago I…
To Change, Or Not To Change.
I’m posting here today on a topic that plays a lot in my heart and mind and at the end I wanted to raise some questions that I can’t ever set aside and I’m curious to see if anyone who reads all this has any thoughts on the matter: Life as a whole has hit…
2016 – A Pretty Good Year?
That header, the title above, seems strange to type out and read – saying it and hearing myself say it is even stranger. At this point I have to admit even I’m not sure if I’m being sarcastic or not. But was it really that terrible a year? As horrible as we’re all imagining it?…
The power of a picture to open minds.
I received this video clip on my phone and in a rare instance, really wanted to share it (originally from Huffpost somewhere/when). A photographer named Platon talks about how a photograph he took without even realising some details about what he was shooting turned out to be not just uniquely powerful, but also showed how…
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