Category Archives: A Karagöz puppet battle

Turkish women and their hair: A visit to the guzelik salonu

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lizcameron

We Karagöz puppets take over while m’lady rest. She a right mess! Don’t tell her we say. We sneak jumpy jumpy iPhone toy, find her drafts from summer. She too perfectionist. We hit “publish” while she sleep, We blame Karagöz … Continue reading →

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The Karagöz puppets reflect on the culture shock of seclusion

Posted on October 12, 2012 by lizcameron

; We awoke in Tulum, Mexico, after our long trip and long stop at La Carretta in Miami, for too much delicious Cuban food. And soon enough, there we were, in the hotel, bellies full of good Mexican breakfast, and … Continue reading →

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Saf and Dobra remember Samandağ, roll their eyes at Erdoğan’s insane war and peace comment

Posted on October 6, 2012 by lizcameron

Recently, those impish puppets, Saf and Dobra, to be specific, expressed their hot and cold feelings about their home country through sharing (veiled commentary) poetry from Wislawa Szymborska with you. As you may recall, these two puppets (just two of the … Continue reading →

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