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And if I ever lose my north and south…

By KDSMurray | Published: 26 February 2010

Moonshadow is considered one of Cat Stevens greatest songs and his personal favourite of that period. It imagines the loss of body parts as a form of liberation. One curious verse talks about the loss of teeth: And if I ever lose my mouth All my teeth, north and south Yes, if I ever lose [...]

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Why ‘Up in the Air’ should be grounded

By KDSMurray | Published: 16 January 2010

New critique or old myth? You could be forgiven for thinking that the recently released Up in the Air heralds a new wave of American films that reflect the real social realities of America exposed by the Global Financial Crisis. ‘ target=_blank>Rolling Stone claims that ‘Up in the Air is a defining movie for these [...]

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Vertiginous Africa

By KDSMurray | Published: 20 December 2009

Tourist images of the African continent are dominated by scenes of safari adventures. While these entail their own colonial associations – Africa as nature rather than culture – there is a more phenomenological dimension to the African experience for westerners. This suggests a continent that we look down to. Virgin Airlines have just released their [...]

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Uruguay also exists

By admin | Published: 30 December 2008

Looking from above, we often search for glimpses of north-ness down in the South. Along with the glittering Paris’s and Venices of the South, there are several locations that lay claim to the title ‘Switzerland of the South’. Each identifies with different elements of Switzerland. For Tasmania, it is the picturesque mountain scenery. In the [...]

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