Art & Leisure

This phenomenon is from the world of make-believe, encased in fables, special effects, action, intrigue, and certainly a product of the flight of human imagination that has not known any boundaries or been conformed by any pre-defined and set...

Fragility Part 2, an exhibition of new works by contemporary visual artist and musician, Richard Nattoo, was held July 27-August 24, 2019 at Gene Pearson Gallery. Nattoo, a recent graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of...

Sam Hunt is considered New Zealand’s most popular poet. His latest book, Coming to It: Selected Poems, brings his published work up to 23. Released in 2018 by Potton...

There is an air of intrigue, a sense of awe, the fear of the unknown and epics that attain mythical proportions – the imposing structures of the Mayan civilisation nestled in the forests of Mexico are the earliest ­habitats of human civilisation...

As kids are getting ready to go back to school, in parents are on a shopping frenzy, and one of the hot items on the shopping list is a tablet. They come in various sizes, shapes, and colours, and nearly all have accompanying learning apps. But...

Heaven’s Open Book Author: Sheldon Peart Critic: Glenville Ashby, PhD Heaven’s Open Book lends new meaning to the biblical adage: ‘’Judge not lest ye be judged.’ Author Sheldon Peart encapsulates his defining message in the preface: “...some...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): The Taliban fighters arrived with hammers and hatred. What they left behind is laid out on tables at the National Museum of Afghanistan 18 years later: shattered pieces of ancient Buddha figurines, smashed because they...

“My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen. My mother and three or four of her friends told stories with effortless art and technique. They were natural-born storytellers in the oral tradition.” – Paule...

Sister memories I remember my sister for hopscotch days dandy shandy ball ground being chased bullied because we wore trainer bras it was not such a funny memory when in her twenties just after her second child birth a...

In our continuing series, we showcase the work of animators who will be part of the C.A.G.E. (Cosplay. Animation. Gaming. Esports) exhibition on August 31, which will be held at the University of Technology, Jamaica. The event is an effort to bring...

In some ways, Anton Nimblett, author of the seventeen short stories in Now/After, is reminiscent of Jean Rhys. There are at least four stories – ‘Perseverance Village’, ‘Something Promised’, ‘In This Night Air’ and ‘Spouter Inn’ – where we see the...