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Likened to a Taliban on the cross-town bus: A sparkly response


The inspiration for today’s pit-stop on the cross-cultural road trip of this Turkish-American marriage sprung up while we were watching a re-run of the television sitcom “Seinfeld.” Let me explain that almost 20 years after moving to the United States, … Continue reading

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The puppets finally show up with süt, çam balı ve sarmisak


This morning, the puppets finally came down from the mango room to visit me.  They have been having a wild time up in our office (a.k.a. the mango room), chasing the sunbeams and dust bunnies up there.  It has been … Continue reading

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The Karagöz puppets (and I) review The Globalization of Love


Today, I woke up and the puppets were waiting for me, çay bardağı (tea glass) at the ready just as sugary and lemony as I have learned to like it, to tell me the news.  “M’lady,” they said, “you have a … Continue reading

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