From Denis McClean, in Darjeeling When I look at this photograph, it makes me think of a life-boat crammed with children. Watching and listening to them playing marbles or throwing a ball around, you would never guess the heartache and suffering that many have endured. Some had been sold into virtual slavery by their impoverished…
GLAS regulars will hopefully have noticed that we have a posh new website. It’s still under construction, so please be patient for the next few weeks. We’re progressively adding every event that GLAS has hosted since the very first one back in 2005.
Last minute problems with GLAS events have taught me to hide my despair at cruel twists of fate and to bite my tongue when dealing with a concierge who resembles an ex-gang member who has become an avid convert to clean living and a rules-based lifestyle. He can make life and death decisions about our…
The world woke up this morning to the startling news that the number of billionaires has dropped for the first time since 2003, down a staggering 355. Unfortunately, the numbers of children orphanned by AIDS shows no sign of dropping and currently stands at over 15 million children around the world but this rarely makes headlines.…
Over 200 people braved the cold winter night on January 27 to take their seats in the theatre at the College de Coudrier to hear the well-known Joycean scholar David Norris’ give his tour de force performance based on the life and work of James Joyce, “Do You Hear What I’m Seeing?”. They had gathered…