tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post5167006235127715318..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: The Danger of a Single Storybibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-22836725491964758402009-10-14T08:54:00.343+08:002009-10-14T08:54:00.343+08:00Chet: if you enjoyed that Isabel Allende talk, you...Chet: if you enjoyed that Isabel Allende talk, you'll roll over laughing with this one: http://authorsontourlive.com/aot-105-isabel-allende-podcasts-the-sum-of-our-days/gnutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531420382594855447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-78291059257446060242009-10-13T19:02:57.061+08:002009-10-13T19:02:57.061+08:00*makes a mental note to remember to keep up with t...*makes a mental note to remember to keep up with the lectures and not just look in when someone sends me a link*bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6789011276932690792009-10-13T17:53:55.374+08:002009-10-13T17:53:55.374+08:00I still think the one by Isabel Allende is both hi...I still think the one by <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/isabel_allende_tells_tales_of_passion.html" rel="nofollow">Isabel Allende</a> is both hilarious and serious. Hilarious what she says about Sophia Loren. Serious in empowering women.Chethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743260318771644192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-11538384622281876792009-10-13T16:01:37.601+08:002009-10-13T16:01:37.601+08:00I love her book 'Half of a Yellow Sun' and...I love her book 'Half of a Yellow Sun' and after reading it, I felt much more appreciation for the things I earlier took for granted like water and soap. Much like when I read "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel when I needed to keep drinking water because I felt thirsty just like the character in the book!!!<br /><br />I'm addicted to TED talks and loved this one by Chimamanda Adichie...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-75469065211354551552009-10-12T16:43:21.568+08:002009-10-12T16:43:21.568+08:00By coincidence, I watched this yesterday, and now ...By coincidence, I watched this yesterday, and now you've posted it here! It's a great lecture, and parts of it reminded me of Jamaica Kincaid's famous (and equally brilliant but much less diplomatic and much angrier) essay "On Seeing England For The First Time." A must-read for anyone interested in postcolonialism. You have to either love it (as I do) or hate it :-) .Preetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842155317237916985noreply@blogger.com