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Wine & Words: ‘A Warrior for the Sun; a Fighter for the Light’
Down Below by Leonora Carrington Rain putters against the window. Grey skies encompass the building of old that fosters knowledge within its walls. It cultivates a home for life-long learning. Libraries are a creative living organism – an analogy learned in grad school that holds truth. Libraries are ever-evolving to fill the void and meet…
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Lost in Translation: Genres
In this installment of “Lost in Translation” I want to talk about genres in anime and manga and some of the tropes that are associated with them. Anime and Manga encompass a wide range of genres such as action/adventure, fantasy, science fiction, romance, slice-of-life, and comedy as well as various subgenres. You might hear shōnen,…
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Wine & Words: The Devil Comes to Moscow
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Arm and arm, hand and hand, I stroll the neighborhoods filled with brownstones that reminisce a tale from the past. Warmth pulses from the sun, beating softly down on a different borough. The East Village has changed directions to the West. Vintage clothing line the streets. Records are…
The Library Vault
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