Archive for the Category ‘Books’

Fernando Botero in the Caribbean: Adam and Eve for St. Martin’s Nativity; “Colombia’s pain” at DR’s National Gallery

Fernando Botero in the Caribbean: Adam and Eve for St. Martin’s Nativity; “Colombia’s pain” at DR’s National Gallery

The cover design of Nativity/Nativité/Natividad, a new poetry book out of St. Martin, appears to be asking us to enter the epic poem through a portal of two towering sculptures by Fernando Botero.
The images that dominate the cover are of the colossal Adán and Eva bronze statues, measuring 222×110×63 and 226×90×75, housed at the Museo [...]

Barbados’ Pop Culture Festival – Anime Kon 2010 ReVue: Are you ready for 2011?

A recap of the major highlights of Barbados’ first ever pop culture convention…

“Whose Vagina Is It, Really?” – Jamaican Author makes Best-selling list and gives back to her community

“Whose Vagina Is It, Really?” – Jamaican Author makes Best-selling list and gives back to her community

ward winning Jamaican author, radio personality and columnist, Sandy Daley, who is basking in the success of her first book, “Whose Vagina Is It, Really?” has now made it her mission to give back to young girls in the parish of her birth in Jamaica.
“I have decided to donate one US dollar from every book [...]

Jamaican Graphic Novel Dread & Alive adds new distributors and one of a kind reggae soundtrack to epic series. Soundtrack opens Sept 14; Comic book out by Sept 15

Jamaican Graphic Novel Dread & Alive adds new distributors and one of a kind reggae soundtrack to epic series. Soundtrack opens Sept 14; Comic book out by Sept 15

Zoolook, in cooperation with Soul of the Lion, is pleased to present Nicholas Da Silva’s Dread & Alive: The Lost Tapes.
The debut audio counterpart to the highly anticipated Issue #3 of the Dread & Alive comic book series, The Lost Tapes features top current international roots reggae artists Anthony B, Lutan Fyah, SOJA, Jah Mason, [...]

True Blood in 60 Seconds – Parody discovered by European Fan-Site “The Vault”

Babelgum has made a video parody of True Blood that sums it all up in a very funny way and in just a minute of time. They manage to boil True Blood down to its essence: Lots of sex and biting, alongside the allegorical use of vampires to represent other discriminated members of modern society.

Barbadian author donates books to number of St. Martin institutions

Barbadian author donates books to number of St. Martin institutions

The author Cynthia Wilson, a new entrant to Barbadian literary culture, presented copies of her short stories collection, Same Sea … Another Wave, to seven St. Martin institutions, said Jacqueline Sample, president of House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP).
Same Sea recipients are the St. Martin’s Home and Bethany Home, both facilities for the elderly, the [...]

Life-sized TIE Interceptor – Simply awesome! {COURTESY: DVICE}

There are many great replicas of Star Wars ships, but never before has Dvice laid eyes on a life-size recreation of a TIE Interceptor. Yet, here it is, large and in charge on the floor at Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando. See another angle in the video above.

Descendants of St Martin Publisher/Politician José Lake, Sr. host family reunion

Descendants of St Martin Publisher/Politician José Lake, Sr. host family reunion

The children of José H. Lake, Sr. (1925-1976) held a family reunion recently in Philipsburg, descendants of the late St. Martin newspaper publisher, labor activist, politician, and patriot, participated in a private prayer at their patriarch’s gravesite; picnicked at Le Galleon Beach; and attended a dedication service at the Catholic Church in South Reward.
Attending the services [...]

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse has a tiger by the tale! Reviews of Books 5 & 6 in “Southern Vampire” Series – Glance at HBO’s version coming soon…

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse has a tiger by the tale! Reviews of Books 5 & 6 in “Southern Vampire” Series – Glance at HBO’s version coming soon…

As regular readers are aware by now, am thoroughly addicted to Sookie Stackhouse series at the moment, both tv and book, each is correct in its own right and author Charlaine Harris loves the divergence created by HBO writer Alan Ball.
Both series look at how Japanese created blood substitute so potent that Vampires come Out [...]

New Comic Book Artist from Barbados hopes Image Comics will publish his new graphic novel series: Diskordia looks at Surrealism and Humour

New Comic Book Artist from Barbados hopes Image Comics will publish his new graphic novel series: Diskordia looks at Surrealism and Humour

Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio looks at dreams and how they can be warped and controlled and stolen or exchanged… Sun Tzu the Chinese philosopher once posed a riddle over what is identity using the avatars of man and butterfly, Inception challenges you are BOTH, while a Barbadian artist and writer wonders what if you’re NEITHER?
Via [...]

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