Tag Archives: Andrew Lang

A love letter to Andew Lang – who helped me find the Karagoz puppets


Dear Andrew Lang, I am sure you are dead and gone.  But, I do love you nonetheless.  Although I never met you, nor could I have met you due to time travel limitations, I love you because it was the … Continue reading

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Stories make the world go round – or – where the Karagöz puppets came from


Yesterday, I wrote about Elif Şafak‘s words on the importance of stories – on breaking down walls, expanding circles and enjoying in the overlapping of those circles.  Although you wouldn’t know it from my current profession, a professor of statistics, research … Continue reading

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