The Vale of Belvoir is next to Ab Kettleby, a village in North Leiceistershire, England. Continue reading →
Ayurveda: A Natural Approach to Maintaining Good Health
Ayurveda, baby sister to the ancient science of Yoga, is beginning to gain a following in the West, as people search for healthy, sensible ways to care for and maintain our most precious possession, good health. Continue reading →
The Bars of Capitol Hill
By Alexander Bond
Capitol Hill is a great place to be. It is the center of the nation’s political discourse. It is also the center of a vibrant social scene for young, upwardly mobile congressional staffers and the people who lobby them. If it seems like more business is conducted during happy hours than office hours, you are entirely correct. Continue reading →
Comparing the Power of Kings in the Iliad to Beowulf
Kings play an important role in both Beowulf and The Iliad. In both poems, the kings have complete authority over their subjects. It is considered dishonorable in both poems to disobey the king. The king’s orders are rarely even questioned by anyone other than advisors and fellow kings. Yet even though kings from both The Iliad and Beowulf wield tremendous power, their roles do differ. Continue reading →
Sigur Rós and Hopelandic
I was at the Paramount theatre in Denver on February 23rd when the Icelandic band Sigur Rós finished off an eclectic, hypnotic, all encompassing, and art installation-enhanced set of songs that meshed into an uproar of one of the most enthusiastic crowds that I have encountered in my 20 years of attending shows. I listened to my friends gush afterwards about how it was one of the most powerful concerts they had ever seen. As the pink-haired girl sitting in the seat next to me exclaimed, ‘each song delivered chills.’ Days after, my other very good friend and I were talking about the concert, and she told me that her grandparents also liked the band. In fact, her grandmother liked Sigur Rós so much that she stayed home one day just to lie in bed and ‘immerse herself’ in the album Takk. I wondered how music reigning all the way from Iceland’s capitol city Reykjavik, could equally engage fans spanning age 18 to 80 years old? I remember walking back from the show and thinking how we instill meaning into Sigur Rós, even if rarely, a U.S. fan can pronounce the band’s song titles or understand the words. Continue reading →