A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Flashback, June 1863: Tubman Spy Work Aids Union Army

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Secessionists who discounted the intelligence of their slaves learned firsthand the folly of their contempt during a Union Army raid on...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Flashback, May 1593: The (Christopher) Marlowe Mystery

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Following an accusation of heresy, likely extracted under torture, by friend Thomas Kyd, playwright Christopher Marlowe was arrested o...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Quote of the Day (John le Carre, on Film Adaptations)

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"Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bullion cubes."—Attributed to novelist John le Carre Gi...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

This Day in Literary History (Graham Greene, Voice of Faith and Betrayal, Dies)

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April 3, 1991—British novelist Graham Greene , whose serious fiction and so-called “entertainments” alike probed the human heart hopelessly...
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MikeT
I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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