Category Archives: Books & Literature

The Stoner Cult

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Ron Pavellas

[Written by Eric Gandy, a Contributor to this journal] ”I don’t have a bedside table. I pile my books on a pallet next to the bed, and Stoner is on the top.” This response given by a budding member of … Continue reading →

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A love story, inside a lecture on race, wrapped in an exploration of cultural differences between the USA and Nigeria

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Ron Pavellas

Last year I read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimananda Ngozi Adiche. It was well-written and engaging, and informative about a part of the world I knew little of: Nigeria and the Nigerian Civil War. More recently I viewed … Continue reading →

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