Where are our national languages now? Where are the books written in the alphabets of our national languages? Where is our own literature now? Where is the wisdom and knowledge of our fathers now? Where is the philosophy of our fathers now? The centres of wisdom that used to guard the entrance to our nationalContinue reading “RKS African Literature: Mistaking Foreign S*** for a Delicious National Dish (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
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RKS African Literature: English Cultural Imperialism (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
“You talk as if you knew I came from the university, and it is true. I am from there. I’m a kind of research student in culture. I’m a junior research fellow in African culture. Our culture…sorry I mean our culture. That is what I call English cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is mother to theContinue reading “RKS African Literature: English Cultural Imperialism (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
RKS African Literature: The Effects of American Experts on the Kenyan Economy (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)
“Nairobi is large, soulless and corrupt.” He moved nearer to Warĩĩnga, leaned against the wall and went on: “But it is not Nairobi alone that is afflicted in this way. The same is true of all the cities in every country that has recently slipped the noose of colonialism. These countries are finding it difficultContinue reading “RKS African Literature: The Effects of American Experts on the Kenyan Economy (Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o)”
RKS CHINESE FILM: “Operation Hadal”: Beyond the Classic War Movie?
“Operation Hadal” exhibits all the tried-and-true elements of the classic war movie; bad guys, good guys, the old warriors, the young boastful bucks, blood, guts, tension, suspense, bravery, sacrifice for country and fellow warriors and hand to hand combat…and that schmaltzy over the top Top Gunish type music. Let’s not forget the patriotism and prideContinue reading “RKS CHINESE FILM: “Operation Hadal”: Beyond the Classic War Movie?”
RKS TURKISH LITERATURE: Insult Islam: You Die (Orhan Pamuk)
There was, for example, the poet Nurettin, who admired all things European but took little interest in politics until the day a radical Islamist news paper unearthed something he’d written years earlier-an essay on art and religion-and distorted it to charge that he’d insulted our faith”; afraid of looking frightened, Nurettin dusted off his oldContinue reading “RKS TURKISH LITERATURE: Insult Islam: You Die (Orhan Pamuk)”
RKS American Literature: Wait for the End of Segregation? (Martin Luther King Jr.)
We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights. The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jet-like speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse and buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. Perhaps it is easy for those whoContinue reading “RKS American Literature: Wait for the End of Segregation? (Martin Luther King Jr.)”
RKS AMERICAN LITERATURE: Letter from Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King Jr.)
My friends I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure. Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but as ReinholdContinue reading “RKS AMERICAN LITERATURE: Letter from Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King Jr.)”
United States Postal Service Announces New Patriotic Series of Stamps: “Heroes of the January 6th Storming” will be the Initial Release
(Spoof News Services 21July2026: Washington): The United States Postal Services announced today the issuance of a series of stamps “Heroes of the New America”. The first series of stamps shall depict the ‘Martyrs of January 6” to commemorate the heroic actions of patriots who stormed Sleepy Joe Hollow to rectify “the stolen election”. All patriotsContinue reading “United States Postal Service Announces New Patriotic Series of Stamps: “Heroes of the January 6th Storming” will be the Initial Release”
RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): The Good Old Days When the Berlin Wall Was Standing
The Good Old Days When the Berlin Wall Was Standing Being a Party member is a daunting responsibility Although being truthful the proletarian view us with undeserved hostility Daring to compare us to a new sort of nobility What a scheming lack of capitalist civility! We serve our mighty land and people Merely a shortContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): The Good Old Days When the Berlin Wall Was Standing”
Two Wet Gurgly Type Explosions Heard in the White House This Evening
16July2026: Washington: Spoof News Services At 10:45 p.m. this evening two wet gurgly type explosions were heard by passerbys on the White House Lawn. A Secret Service motorcade was seen mulling about the service entrance to the White House loading a body into a Home Depot rental van and speeding off to the Trump MemorialContinue reading “Two Wet Gurgly Type Explosions Heard in the White House This Evening”
