Atwood on art, voting for the bloq, and lateral thinking for the future in her speech in Davos, Switzerland at the Economic Forum.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/bureau-blog/margaret-atwood-trumpets-art-to-global-elite/article1446344/
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Mmmmmm, Atwood
Is it just me or is Margaret Atwood bang on with her latest novel 'Year of the Flood'? As one Times reviewer so eloquently put it, she really does have, "her finger on the pulse of the future".
In terms of style and artistry, Atwood's writing comes across as bold and articulate. It is not immediately apparent that the ideas in the book are daring, however, as one becomes immersed in the plot, it soon becomes obvious that Atwood's novel is critiquing society at large. It becomes frightening how close to our own reality the majority of the themes in the book are. Atwood's insight on pharmaceuticals, religion, agriculture, food production, the cosmetic industry, and technology are projected into the future and amplified to create a monstrous reality for our future. Year of the Flood is yet another tale with which Atwood is begging us to look introspectively at our way of doing things in order to counteract the atrocious reality of the world created in this book.
Atwood's Gardeners are beacons of hope in the bleak reality of the novel and, I imagine, were characters difficult to surmise knowing the materialistic tendencies of today's status quo.
We can only hope that Atwood's Gardener's and their moving psalms were found in the elements of our society that work to sustain our environment and counteract consumerism.
In terms of style and artistry, Atwood's writing comes across as bold and articulate. It is not immediately apparent that the ideas in the book are daring, however, as one becomes immersed in the plot, it soon becomes obvious that Atwood's novel is critiquing society at large. It becomes frightening how close to our own reality the majority of the themes in the book are. Atwood's insight on pharmaceuticals, religion, agriculture, food production, the cosmetic industry, and technology are projected into the future and amplified to create a monstrous reality for our future. Year of the Flood is yet another tale with which Atwood is begging us to look introspectively at our way of doing things in order to counteract the atrocious reality of the world created in this book.
Atwood's Gardeners are beacons of hope in the bleak reality of the novel and, I imagine, were characters difficult to surmise knowing the materialistic tendencies of today's status quo.
We can only hope that Atwood's Gardener's and their moving psalms were found in the elements of our society that work to sustain our environment and counteract consumerism.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Bubbleply
View the link below to see what this CBC Massey Lecturer has to say about climate change.
http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=128b041a-ee77-4a1f-bd84-176fcca0d9ee
http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=128b041a-ee77-4a1f-bd84-176fcca0d9ee
Shakespeare (xtimeline1)
xtimeline allows you to follow the timelines of people, concepts, institutions, and a myriad of other things. For the purpose of this site, I've attached a link to Shakespeare's timeline. It's well worth checking out.
http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/William-Shakespeare-s-Colorful-Life
http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/William-Shakespeare-s-Colorful-Life
Edmonton Reads!
It may be the city of champions to some, home of the Oilers for others, and international materialist perpetuater by West Edmonton Mallers, but to me, Edmonton is the city where I learned to appreciate r.e.a.d.i.n.g.
This blog is for fellow bookies (?) like myself who appreciate well-crafted literature and aren't ashamed to admit that they too display their books in their home trophy case known as the bookshelf.
I'm aiming for a space where we can converse and share ideas on literature young and old, classic and contemporary, from controversial and insightful essays to light-hearted yet inspiring fluff reads.
Veux-tu me joindre?
This blog is for fellow bookies (?) like myself who appreciate well-crafted literature and aren't ashamed to admit that they too display their books in their home trophy case known as the bookshelf.
I'm aiming for a space where we can converse and share ideas on literature young and old, classic and contemporary, from controversial and insightful essays to light-hearted yet inspiring fluff reads.
Veux-tu me joindre?
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