Tag Archives: music
Torture by music
A few days ago I listened to a great BBC report called Torture by Music. It tells us the story of Ruhal Ahmed – a British citizen who spent two years in Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre – in addition to other detainees … Continue reading
Posted in Extraordinary rendition, Politics
Tagged BBC, black sites, democracy, forced positions, GITMO, music, Obama, sleep deprivation, torture, war on terror, waterboarding
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Expressing the inexpressible
What would this world be without music? It would be less cheerful, for one. Less understanding. Less poetic. Less fun. You might argue that the world already seriously lacks these qualities, despite the amount of music being made. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Culture, Life, Philosophy, Poetry, Random thinking
Tagged classical, diversity, genres, instruments, interpretation, music
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“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky If you don’t know Charlie already, I think you should get in touch. Even though it’s hard to pick favourites when it comes to books, this one is definitely in my … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged awesome, Buzz Aldrin what happened to you in all the confusion, Charlie, different, happiness, J.D. Salinger, Johan Harstad, Lars S. Christensen, masturbation, music, quotes, Reif Larsen, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stephen Chbosky, teenager, The Catcher in the Rye, The Half Brother, The perks of being a wallflower, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet
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