The World and I back issues from April 2008:
Touching rainbows: the art of Jonathan Green.(THE ARTS)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Jonathan Green is one of North America's significant fine artists. He has an ability to capture intricate details in his prints and paintings. He uses colors that celebrate life and make quilts out of colorful patterns. Green draws the folds in polka dot dresses; he shows the movement in ...
Ideals betrayed by prejudice, fanaticism and greed.(BOOK WORLD)(Clash of the Gods)(Book review)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Clash of the Gods Jonathan Slevin and Charles Sutherland Abington House, 465 pages, $24.95. The gripping spy thriller, Clash of the Gods, highlights many of the most vexing religious and foreign policy issues of our time. The authors, Jonathan Slevin and ...
Kiran Desai: icon of the new breed of writers.(BOOK WORLD)
Apr 01, 2008; ... A new breed of writers is emerging, who are multiethnic, multicultural and multiracial. The trend is new and infectiously successful, because they bring about a gust of freshness in fiction and in English Literature. They form the new generation of the global village, born in one ...
The churches of Hawaii.(CULTURE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Most of us know little about Hawaii--luaus, muumuus, orchid leis, ukulele music, hula dancing, and ancient Polynesian gods tend to come to mind--and unfortunately much of what we do know often comes from unreliable novels, movies and television. But there is so much to learn about the ...
Hindu engagement ceremonies.(CULTURE)
Apr 01, 2008; ... My aunt and her "JFK" My Aunt Pushpa was the typical Tamil Brahmin beauty--slim, fair and glowing with a dainty sweetness. As a young boy I wanted to be by her side always, to protect her from imaginary and real demons. A graduate in arts, she was skilled in classical Indian ...
Introduction.(CURRENT ISSUES)(on the rise and decline of nations)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008; ... History tells us that every civilization, however major, ultimately loses its place in the world. The most recent example is Great Britain. Following World War II the greatest colonial empire the world had ever known was broken up. By the mid 1970s Britain had abandoned its trade and ...
Introduction.(Srfi Lanka)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Some tragedies seem never to end. After decades of civil war in Sri Lanka, it appeared that some resolution might come to pass. Rebel forces had been cornered in the north and local elections were successfully held in the region in March. But hopes for further progress were soon dashed ....