![]() ![]() ![]() Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy's southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So what can he do? Keep her occupied by filming every minute of their intense and definitely unrehearsed sex!Act III–cliff-hangerIt's Kate's choice now: Her hard-won career? Or end credits featuring dangerously wild sex with Ty? Ha. This will be Kate's last adventure for a while.Act II–plot pointKate is furious and threatens to quit. But when Kate is suddenly injured, Ty decides filming is too dangerous for her. Things look pretty bleak–until they make a fire and strip off their wet clothes….Act I–set upSurvive This! is Kate's life…as are unscripted fantasies about Ty, her boss and best friend. Wilderness survival television star Dominic Tyler (Ty) and his assistant Kate Somersby are stranded in a remote cabin during a freak winter storm. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Old things that do not change feel horrific and controlling. We see class struggles and a declining public opinion of wealth and aristocracy. I think Gothic novels have a very important place in 2022! Looking around us, the world we find ourselves living in is similar to the same world that created the Gothic genre as we know it. What place do gothic novels have in 2022? Having it on the cover so clearly is a great way to encourage that.īuilding off that, I think a lot of readers don’t think current books can be gothic. ![]() So, in a lot of ways, yes, I want readers to know what is in store for them when they pick it up, and to approach the book with that perspective. ![]() There is a conscious, Gothic tone woven throughout every page and themes that have been taken from Gothic literature and reapplied in a modern context. TRIPPING ARCADIA is a book that audiences have struggled to place in the past, because it’s modern, yes but it’s not a Contemporary novel. Was it important for you to let readers know that before they dove in? Your book has “A Gothic Novel” right on the cover. Many readers tend to assume one thing or another about what a Gothic novel is, so Debutiful decided to dig a little deeper with Mayquist to understand truly what Tripping Arcadia was all about. Kit Mayquist’s novel, Tripping Arcadia, has “A Gothic Novel” smack dab on the cover. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shetterly’s father was among the early generation of black NASA engineers and scientists, and she had direct access to NASA executives and the women featured in the book. Shetterly is also the founder of the Human Computer Project, a digital archive telling the stories of all of NASA’s “Human Computers,” women from all backgrounds whose work tipped the balance in favor of the United States in WWII, the Cold War, and the Space Race. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Octavia Spencer was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae in the role of NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. ![]() The film adaptation of her book-which became the number one movie in America-stars Taraji P. Shetterly’s New York Times bestselling book explores the true story of the black women mathematicians at NASA who helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. ![]() ![]() ![]() The seminar of Jacques Lacan, book xvii, the other side of psychoanalysis. Lacan, The seminar of Jacques Lacan, book xx, on feminine sexuality: The limits of love and knowledge. The dialectics of power: Utopia in the science fiction of Le Guin, Jeury, and Piercy. The lacanian subject: Between language and jouissance. An introductory dictionary of lacanian psychoanalysis. ![]() ![]() S: Journal of the Van Eyck Circle for Lacanian Ideology Critique, 5, 114-126. Le Guin The Dispossessed utopian tradition Anahtar Kelime: Lacanian psychoanalysis Ursula K. By focusing on the characterization of the relationsbetween the subject and the other in an anarchist (as well as a capitalist culture) in TheDispossessed, this article aims to analyze how the novel provides a path towards an idealstate. This article however, aims to approach thenovel from a Lacanian perspective by addressing the protagonist’s psyche and his relation tothe socio-symbolic orders in the novel. Literary scholarsgenerally focus on various aspects of The Dispossessed in terms of its anarchist politics,ecological politics, and revolutionary politics. The novel, in that sense, can be read as one man’s search for anideal state, rather than a description of a utopian/anti-utopian state. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed revolvesaround the central character Shevek’s self-appointed mission to improve the relationshipbetween two planets, Anarres and Urras, by breaking down the walls that are separatingthese ideological enemies. Written in 1974, the American writer Ursula K. ![]() ![]() Such believers, known as Fifth Monarchists, were supporters of Charles I’s execution, and have all but disappeared since the fall of Cromwell. There are still those who think of Charles II as a usurper those who still await the return of the true king – King Jesus. Charles II is still dealing with the aftermath of his father’s execution and the disaster of Oliver Cromwell’s rule. The charred London landscape is made richer by plenty of well researched history into the political landscape. Through the eyes of young Whitehall clerk, James Marwood and Catherine Lovett, the disgraced daughter of a once rich Regicide, we see people from all walks of life. The burnt landscape of 17 th century London is wonderfully grimy and decadent. ![]() ![]() It’s 1666 and the Great Fire of London is raging, but bodies are being found that have nothing to do with the flames. ![]() ![]() ![]() The art is overworked and relentlessly dark, every page filled to bursting. It's painfully embarrassing that the only two female characters featured in the book are relegated to such awful stereotypes. Catwoman is Batman's glorified "arm candy," while Superwoman is apparently sleeping with three of the primary Crime Syndicate villains Ultraman (alternate-reality Superman), Owlman (alternate-reality Batman), and Alexander Luthor (alternate-reality Shazam) all of whom think she might be having their baby. Bizarrely, despite the large number of characters, only two women get anything resembling legitimate page time. Johns delivers a few cool superhero moments, but they're not nearly enough to overcome the story's gimmicky-ness and its lack of emotional resonance. ![]() Soon after they arrive, the group mysteriously (and unbelievably) gets rid of most of the heroes on Earth, leaving it to unlikely bad guys like Lex Luthor and Black Adam teaming up with Batman to save the world. This collects a seven-issue "event" that finds the Crime Syndicate alternate-reality "evil" versions of the Justice League taking over our world. ![]() ![]() ![]() But while the movies were zany funny, the novel could probably be described best as a dark comedy. Make no mistake, on top of everything else, it is funny. If you lived during the 80’s, you’ll remember Fletch. As movie Fletch, Chevy puts on all kinds of goofy costumes and buffoons his way through solving crimes while tricking people into giving information to the various personas he takes on. For some reason, the epitome of the gold star for a comic is to star in a movie where he gets the chance to do various accents and pretend to be all different varieties of people. The films served as a vehicle for Chase to show off his multiple character talents. Sadly, after reading the novel, I’ve realized that the movies were really only loosely based on McDonald’s work. Both were funny and gave Chase his moment in the sun. If you’re old enough to remember the Reagan administration, then you may have seen the Fletch movies by Chevy Chase – Fletch and the sequel, Fletch Lives. In a little under 200 pages, McDonald, in his streamlined, use one word instead of ten, writing style manages to successfully provide the reader with a story about an anti-hero who solves not one but two complex mysteries. You break your back carrying such books around and yet despite the voluminous number of pages, the story goes nowhere. ![]() ![]() There are some books that are giant, unrelenting tomes. His name is the late, great Gregory McDonald. Publication Dates: First Published 1974 Published 2002 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ![]() ![]() ![]() In this episode, we discuss Atomised by Michel Houellebecq, who’s been called among other things - France’s greatest literary export, Enfant terrible, provocateur, and a jerk. Leave us a comment and subscribe to our channel!įollow us on Instagram: us on Facebook: us at 50 min If you liked or didn't like this episode, let us know. ![]() Bookshop is on a mission to financially support your local, independent bookstores. Join us as we break the main rule of Fight Club… talking about Fight Club.ġ7:00 Main message of novel/Toxic MasculinityĢ0:45 Favorite scene/ Contradictions in the bookģ0:00 Is this a story men should be inspired by?Įvery sale supports local bookstores. Palahniuk explores themes of masculinity, consumerism, and the search for identity in a society that often feels hollow and oppressive. "Fight Club" follows an unnamed narrator as he struggles with insomnia and an unfulfilling job, eventually leading him to create an underground club where men can gather to fight. ![]() In this episode, we discuss one of the most iconic and thought-provoking novels of the 20th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some readers may find the six perspectives jarring, while others will revel in the quick switches among different points of view as Haelsford’s central mystery unfolds. To Logan’s surprise, she’s the one they’ve set their sights on, inviting her into their fold just a few weeks before Haelsford’s yearly hex brings deadly Wolves to its streets. ![]() ![]() Logan is relatively new at Mesmortes Coven Academy, but even newbies know of the entrancing Red Three and lust to be a part of their circle. Six teens use witchery and myth to try to reverse a town’s legacy.Īs Halloween approaches, six young people’s paths converge in Haelsford, Florida: Logan Wyatt, a new witch student who still struggles to do basic spells Jailah Simmons, Thalia Blackwood, and Iris Keaton-Foster, who form a clique of powerful witches dubbed the Red Three and Trent Hogarth and Mathew Beaumont, two mundanes-those with no magical ability-who live in the cursed town of Haelsford and attend Hammersmitt School for Exceptional Young Men. ![]() |