This week the focus of Between Birds of Prey is John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost”. This very large poem, first published in 1667, tells the story of the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. “I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night, Taught…
Episode 73 of Between Birds of Prey is a bit different from the regular episodes. This week we focus on several tales of mystery and imagination (macabre, horror, fantasy and akin genres). In this way, we have theatrifications of poems and short-stories from some very well-known authors: Lord Byron, Rimbaud, Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luís…
Today we will make a musical journey through the Universe, having as guide the great book “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(book). “We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.” in Carl Sagan – “Cosmos” Here is the playlist/audio for today: Artefactum – Drifting Through Corridor of the Stars (Lost Signals From…
In the last weeks I have read the “Berlin Noir” trilogy by Philip Kerr. We have some interesting books here, which focus the life of a criminal inspector in 1930’s Berlin, during the rise of Hitler to absolute power. If you want more information about the book, you can check its page on goodreads or in amazon. After…