It was the writer J.G. Ballard who said earth was the truly alien planet and when he wasn’t writing novels and short stories to that effect his non-fiction for various publications rarely contradicted such a point of view. Sean Sheehan The range of his short non-fiction work, from […]
In Focus
In Focus
The airport that never was
The story of how Rafah’s International Airport was destroyed by Israel in violation of international law. Sul Nowroz / Real Media* A small city in southern Ghazzah is under attack – again. The city is Rafah, a city that somehow manages to maintain her dignity despite the murderous […]
The liberation of one group, the liberation of us all
Is it enough to read a left leaning newspaper? This can be refreshing compared to the mainstream media, because it means having access to some critical thinking in relation to the government‘s role in addressing social issues. Mabel Encinas However, reading a newspaper is not enough to change […]
These are times of the signs
Surrealism lurks in the city – resting, hiding, waiting to be noticed, observed, called forth into recognition. Steve Latham These are times of the signs, random suggestions, inviting us to enter the serendipity of found significances, a conceptual equivalent of ‘found art’. To locate the oddness, even amidst […]
A genetic approach to James Joyce
A genetic approach to a work of literature looks at what was written before the final, published version of the work: notebooks, drafts, correspondence and whatever else might offer clues to how a writer reached the final stage of their work. Sean Sheehan This level of research is […]