Category Archives: Visits from the Karagöz puppets


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“Yeah, that’s deep, deep stuff.” I like the idea of the Sesame Street folks carving out the time to produce such a segment.  Who pitches such an idea? Who approves such an idea?  It…

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The Karagöz puppets stage a coup d’état: Guest blog, anyone?


We Karagöz puppet troupe had muffin. Well we had that American thing yes, cranberry orange, but strange bug call spellcheck on jumpy iPhone toy make “enough” to this muffin word. We giggle . But we done. We done play easy … Continue reading

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


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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