I looked around Vedasitikanda in the distance, and saw a glistering wall around the temple complex on the summit. I wish I was the eagle that soared above Vedasitikanda’s rocky hill, instead of the traveller with a heavy camera, strutting up the stone steps, secretly hoping to be airlifted by the bird that was nowhere … [Read more…]
I looked around Vedasitikanda in the distance, and saw a glistering wall around the temple complex on the summit. I wish I was the eagle that soared above Vedasitikanda’s rocky hill, instead of the traveller with a heavy camera, strutting up the stone steps, secretly hoping to be airlifted by the bird that was nowhere … [Read more…]
As the Indian-origin Tamil workers in Sri Lanka’s plantations observed the 200th anniversary of their arrival in the island recently, President Ranil Wickremesinghe shone a light on the fact that the thriving plantation sector of today owes its birth to Sir Edward Barnes, who was Governor of Ceylon in two stints between 1820 and 1831. … [Read more…]
“Compounding global crises are having a profound impact on all of us and this record funding gives researchers the time and security to develop their big ideas.” Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Emma Johnston Open to all disciplines, research programs could include the development of novel technologies, biomedical, legal, business, design, policy and political instruments. The … [Read more…]
Sir Clive Lloyd CBE AO is a Guyanese-British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. He captained the West Indies from 1974 to 1985 including three World Cups, winning twice in 1975 and 1979 and becoming runners-up in 1983. … [Read more…]
Sir Clive Lloyd CBE AO is a Guyanese-British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. He captained the West Indies from 1974 to 1985 including three World Cups, winning twice in 1975 and 1979 and becoming runners-up in 1983. … [Read more…]
Mainstream games are embracing openly queer characters – and so are many of their players and fans. The Last of Us, the prestige HBO adaptation of the critically lauded game, has been celebrated (and review-bombed) for delivering a strong narrative featuring prominent LGBTQIA+ cast and characters. In Left Behind, the seventh episode, the show transported us to the … [Read more…]
Gayle Worland | Wisconsin State Journal The UW Russian Folk Orchestra will perform a 25th anniversary concert on Saturday. UW RUSSIAN FOLK ORCHESTRA The UW Russian Folk Orchestra is turning 25. Festival Choir of Madison is celebrating half a century. The chamber ensemble known as con vivo! is marking 20 years. And Madison Jazz Society … [Read more…]