Monthly Archives: June 2007

This and that: Tuesday evening in Tobago edition

A plagiarism in plaid – Farewell, Ousmane Sembene! – Hello, Grandpa Sydney! – Daily Telegraph, if you’re going to steal information from bloggers (and commenters), the least you can do is give a credit in return. And come up with less lame defenses than this. Technorati Tags: daily telegraph, geoffrey philp, ousmane sembene

This and that: Terror plot and yesterday at Antilles edition

Bloggers on the “terror plot”: Over at Global Voices, Nikipedia has posted an article rounding up the reactions from the Trinidadian and Guyanese blogospheres to this weekend’s announcement of a “terror plot” against New York’s JFK International airport allegedly masterminded by three Guyanese and a Trini. Meanwhile, over at Antilles. . . : Maybe I [...]

Little feet

Those who check in on my Flickr page would have noticed (some of with great relief, I’m sure) that I’d sort of burned out on the bird photography. Thing is, there are just so many ways to shoot a Blue Gray Tanager. Here in Tobago, however, I’ve become obsessed with the several varieties of hummingbird [...]

Unburnable on tour

I have to agree with Nicholas, who writes, over at Antilles, that one of the greatest pleasures of the Calabash Literary Festival last weekend was meeting writers whose works one has read and enjoyed, like Marlon James (who’s also a prolific blogger), Kei Miller and the indefatigable Marie-Elena John, who attended Calabash as part of [...]

Nikipedia in the Boston Review

He’s probably never going to mention this himself, but I have no such qualms. Nikipedia has had two poems published in the March/April 2007 issue of the Boston Review, and they’re now available online. Enjoy “A Name for This Bird” and “Dreams Like a Bird”.

Red Earth Eco-Arts Festival (June 1-3, 2007)

Bamboo Cathedral, venue for the Red Earth Eco-Arts Festival Now I know how Tobago residents feel when they read about all the exciting happenings in the sister metropolis (ie Trinidad). As part of the lead up to World Environment Day on June 5, Red Earth, a non-profit founded by “a group of environmentally motivated artists [...]

Scarborough fear

Most of you will probably never have cause ever to drive in Scarborough, Tobago’s capital. Be thankful.