Monthly Archives: February 2013

In praise of bookstores…

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

This is a post to promote bookstores.  Yes, yes, we’ve done it before, talked about the vanishing bookstore and how it is so difficult nowadays to get up, go to a good bookstore (if you can find one anymore), browse … Continue reading →

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Commemorating Hagop Oshagan’s death (1883-1948)

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

~~The Armenian novelist and literary critic Hagop Oshagan died in Aleppo, Syria, sixty-five years ago today.  His shrine is in the Christian cemetery of the city, and a community landmark.  Oshagan had gone to Aleppo for a jubilee honoring his … Continue reading →

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Nemo is here, howling.

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

At last, Nemo has arrived. Like Irene before him, his name does not fall well on him.  He should have had a much less harmless name–something like Hannibal or even Stalin because, frankly, perched here on the second floor of … Continue reading →

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Five Broken Cameras at the Academy Awards

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Taline Voskeritchian

Five Broken Cameras, a Palestinian-Israeli-French production, is a contender in this year’s Academy Awards, in the category of Best Documentary Feature.  Nothing would be more cause for celebration that a win for this extraordinary film, especially as one of its … Continue reading →

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