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Cultural Mulatto: Yes is the answer
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Monday, August 6, 2012. Yes is the answer. When John Lennon first met Yoko Ono he experienced a rare moment of cosmic connection. Invited to climb a ladder at the Indicia Gallery in London, where Ono was preparing a conceptual art exhibit, he used a magnifying glass suspended from a string to find the word “ yes. 8221; inscribed in tiny writing on a canvas on the ceiling. In Amsterdam and Montreal. At its best, conceptual art provokes thought, and Save the Date. Is already promising some mind games.
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Cultural Mulatto: September 2012
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012. In case of emergency, take off your high-heeled shoes. 8220;In case of emergency, loosen your tie and collar… take off your high-heeled shoes.”. This instruction, delivered via the Turkish Airlines. In a sophisticated female voice, caught my attention during a recent trip to Istanbul. It offers, I feel, a significant lesson in disaster preparedness which also can be applied to a variety of situations on the ground. They also cause us to contemplate, however subliminally, the ...
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Cultural Mulatto: April 2015
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The fallout from the riots following the Monday (April 27) funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died earlier this month in Baltimore police custody, has been roiling on social media ever since angry crowds began torching vehicles and looting shops in the city. The chatter has followed a familiar trajectory: First, the breathless posting of breaking news from a range of sources – each revealing a sliver of the poster’s own sociopolitical leanings. This last point h...
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Cultural Mulatto: Windex vs. Dettol – the smackdown
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Windex vs. Dettol – the smackdown. If you’ve ever seen My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding. You’ll recall the patriarch’s love affair with Windex. Which he used to clean his glasses, hands and car and prescribed as a cure-all for a variety of ailments and skin blemishes. 8220;Put some Windex.”. A product with almost limitless powers. Reveals it’s now being marketed in multiple forms, from disinfectant wipes to hand sanitizer). Yes, India, which is one of the world’s top 10 economi...
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Cultural Mulatto: August 2014
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Introducing my new portfolio. I'm happy to share the link to my new online portfolio. And hope you will stop by for a visit if you are so inclined. I've included some of the stories I liked best and will be adding more from time to time. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Introducing my new portfolio. Lucy Chumbley's online portfolio. 1001 reasons for Muslim pride (CGNews 11-27-12). Washington bishop joins effort to free imprisone...
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Cultural Mulatto: February 2012
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Monday, February 27, 2012. Circus, spaghetti, sex and cinema". Tonight I’m inspired by the artistic process of the people who write and direct movies. The Academy Awards are on, and my Sunday reading has included magazine and newspaper interviews with a number of screenwriters and directors describing their craft, work methods and challenges. I decided to pull the thought that struck me most out of each of the articles I read today and see what I could learn. So here goes:. 8220;I love what I do, but the...
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Cultural Mulatto: Desperate screenwriters, and other tales of writer's block
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Thursday, May 17, 2012. Desperate screenwriters, and other tales of writer's block. Oh, how I relished ABC’s recently concluded Desperate Housewives. A series stuffed with so many hooks and quippy one-liners that it would put a fisherman’s tackle box to shame. I was full of admiration for the screenwriters, who managed to create story arcs for the ladies of Wisteria Lane that blended the sympathetic and the sinister and tapped into the dark side of suburbia without becoming dark. Quite a feat. Sam Kashne...
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Cultural Mulatto: August 2011
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Monday, August 29, 2011. A cultural mulatto moment. Identity is such an elusive animal for us Third Culture Kids. When I first moved to England from the Middle East as a young adult, I became "the American girl" even though I had not lived in the U.S. for a decade.When I moved to the U.S. 10 years later, I became "the English girl," even though I had only lived in England since I was 18. But usually that just piques people's curiosity. Why is it complicated? I've got time.". And sometimes that hurts.
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Cultural Mulatto: December 2011
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Thursday, December 15, 2011. Out of sync with the season. Call me old fashioned, but I like to celebrate Christmas at Christmastime, leaving Advent as a season of preparation and waiting. During my childhood, we put up our tree just a few days before Christmas, often on Christmas Eve. Because, my mother always noted, the 12 Days of Christmas. But I'm just getting started. And I like doing it my way. I like the anticipation, the building excitement. I like tapping into those Christmas Eve memories...But I...
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Cultural Mulatto: September 2011
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Monday, September 26, 2011. While our children were swinging happily on the monkey bars at a neighborhood playground, I asked my Peruvian friend Araceli if she had ever heard of Paddington Bear. Beloved of English children since his creation in 1958 by author Michael Bond, Paddington is a small brown bear who sports a duffel coat, hat and wellington boots. He lives with the Brown family and his favorite food is marmalade. But where is "Darkest Peru? Monday, September 26, 2011. This has been a year of fab...
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