La Jetée and its Sources:Every literary or cinematic masterpiece has its lineage. Shakespeare’s plays were often adaptations of Italian and Greek tales. Balzac…Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
2001: A Space Odyssey, RevisitedStanley Kubrick’s science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most influential films ever made. Measured by the wealth of…Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
Rumi and the SunAround 4.5 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of primordial dust and gas. Gravity collapsed colossal amounts of material into…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Rumi and his teacher, Ibn ArabiJalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273 CE), one of the greatest poets of classical Iran (Persia), was born in Balkh in the Northeastern Persian…Mar 19, 2020A response icon2Mar 19, 2020A response icon2
Rumi and his Muse, ShamsThe legend has it that Jalaluddin Rumi developed an intense friendship with a man named Shams (“Sun” in Arabic) of Tabriz, a character…Mar 19, 2020A response icon1Mar 19, 2020A response icon1