Music

The Night at the Ballet: La Bayadère

Beautiful moments if you can spare the time to watch this exquisite performance of “La Bayadère“; a great story line of love, revenge and murder where the lovers Nikita – the Temple Dancer – and Solor – the warrior having been brutally separated in life are finally reunited in death […]

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Hearts & Minds in Sri Lanka

Another cowardly attack by Muslim terrorists, this time on a holy site and during a holy period; this is truly disgusting beyond expression but no longer surprising. It is also a reminder of the global reach of terrorism and the need to uproot this ideology altogether not only via security […]

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Notre Dame Cathedral on Fire

Very shocking to watch one of the icons of France go into flames. My heart goes to the people of this great/proud nation on this very emotional moment; a moment I am certain that is shared by many around the world, but in my mind the symbols of France run […]

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Julian Assange, Busted!

While I have absolutely no sympathy for Wikileaks founder I find this latest development rather puzzling particularly have listened to the Ecuadorian President’s here reasons behind withdrawing the Asylum status from Julian Assange. Most of the reasons given with regards to continuing relations between Julian Assange & Wikileaks and the […]

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