The Details of Thomas Becket’s life and of the first fifty years or so of his cult are so well-known that they hardly bear retelling.1 For the fifteenthcentury monks who acted as custodians of his shrine there was a handy mnemonic for the most significant events of his path to sainthood—the Seven Wonderful Tuesdays—which they duly copied into the instructions written fo…
The compilation of this recipe book fits nicely with the main object of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria. That object is “to improve conditions by community service as they affect the welfare of women and children”. By growing fruits and veggies in our gardens we can be sure of eating fresh foods with the maximum nutritional values. Who could resist the appeal of a crunchy tur…
ohn Cage’s 4'33" remains an echo, a repetition of the space of silence and all silence entails. Performed for the first time by pianist David Tudor in 1954 during a piano recital in Wood-stock, New York, it asks of the performer to sit at the piano, and to “perform” a piece of music. Tudor interpreted the instruc-tions Cage had written and sat at t…
Lance Armstrong tengah berada di puncak impiannya. Atlet balap sepeda kelas dunia, dengan sebuah rumah mewah di tepi Danau Austin, kunci mobil Porsche, kontrak kerja senilai jutaan dolar, dan kekasih cantik yang meramaikan hari-harinya. Namun hanya selang beberapa pekan setelahnya, dia menerima kabar yang meruntuhkan dunianya: "Kau terkena kanker, stadium lanjut". Menghadapi vonis itu, dengan …