Tag Archives: Hinduism
On The Road with Buddha: The Prince Who Walked Out of His Fairy Tale
UPDATED SEPT 2 What happens when a prince walks away from his kingdom? I love the symbolism and and dream like metaphors of fairy stories. SoĀ a “real life” one is all the more intriguing. I’d been fascinated with the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Music, Religion, Travel
Tagged Ashoka, BBC, Buddha, David Yip, Herman Hesse, Hinduism, Hollywood, India, Jack Kerouac, literature, Prince Siddartha, Something Understood
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Richard Dawkins & the humanist’s dilemma: When faced with Islamic State does “moderate” religious discrimination really matter?
This piece first appeared in The Big Issue magazine – journalism worth paying for. Available from street vendors UK wide or subscription. Blackwell’s bookshop in Oxford has 3 and a half miles of books. It’s a wonderful place. The deputy … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime and Justice, History, Media, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, Babu Gogineni, Blackwell's bookshop, British Humanist Association, Catholic, Christianity, culture, EM Forster, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, Hinduism, humanism, India, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Leo Igwe, media, Nigeria, oxford, publishing, Richard Dawkins, Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, Sheldonian Theatre, superstition, Switzerland, terrorism, Valentin Abgottspon, World Humanist Congress
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The Outer Limits: A fantastic voyage
“To God there is no zero. I still exist.” – Richard Matheson’s The Incredible Shrinking Man screenplay (1957) The summer solsticeĀ has just passed — marking the extreme tipping point of the earth’s axis and the longest day. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Radio, Religion, Science, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Cern, Disneyland, Hinduism, Journey Into Inner Space, Kevin Fong, Large Hadron collider, Mozart, Richard Matheson, Shard, Shiva, Something Understood, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Queen of the Night, The Shrinking Man, The Tower of Babel, Willam Beebe
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Wilderness Years: From Rapunzel to Travolta and General Zod
A blind prince wanders through a Biblical-looking stony desert. The strange coda to Rapunzel is often forgotten, but itās what I remember most about reading the Ladybird storybook as a child. And itās where I chose to start today’sĀ Something Understood … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Politics, Radio, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged BAFTA, books, culture, Hinduism, James Taylor, John Profumo, John Travolta, Ladybird books, music, politics, Pulp Fiction, Rapunzel, Winston Churchill
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