Georges Simenon was a Belgian writer best known for his detective stories. He wrote literary novels, too, like this one published in 1933. It’s about a young French man, Joseph Timar, who goes to Gabon to take a position with a French company operating there. He finds himself in a world where there are three… [Read More]
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Ethiopia: “The God Who Begat a Jackal”, by Nega Mezlekia
Ethiopia is a strange country: the home of a large Christian Orthodox population, but also the birthplace of one of the largest religions in the Caribbean, Rastafari; a nation associated with famine, a famine that was largely man-made; a country where the large Christian population, monarchical social structure, and convenient location made it loom large… [Read More]
Getting started
I’m Annie Logue, and this is my blog. Obvious, yes? This is a blog about money and culture, to give you ideas for how to spend better, recommendations for good books, and things to consider about capitalism. Here are answers to some questions you may have: What should I read here? Depending on your interest:… [Read More]
The Interview, the First Amendment, and Cultural Sensitivity
In the original Naked Gun movie – remember that? – Ayatollah Khomeini, Mikhail Gorbachev, Yasser Arafat, Muammar Gaddafi, Fidel Castro, and Amin conspire to have Reggie Jackson assassinate the Queen of England. Was everyone up on arms about the sensibilities of respected national leaders like Muammar Gaddafi and Elizabeth Alexandria Mary Mountbatten-Windsor? Nope. They recognized… [Read More]
Holidays Galore, 2014-2015 edition
I’m passing on this handy calendar of religious holidays, prepared by the University of Illinois at Chicago, which has astonishing diversity. What I like is the breakout of which holidays come with restrictions from work and which do not, which limits the number of excuses students can use. One of the amazing things about the… [Read More]
