In ancient Rome, they marked the new year in March, a time which has always made far more sense to me than a dark, frigid day in January. March is when we get the first breath of spring, when winter’s grasp begins to ease, and we realize that we have survived another miserly winter season.
After a very dark COVID-19 winter surge, I have emerged bleary-eyed into a new year and a new spring. As I am immuno-compromised, I was in an early group for vaccination against the disease here in Ohio (though it was for me, as it’s been for many, a Hunger-Games-esque experience of calling, clicking, signing up at multiple places, calling again, clicking, etc. until I was able to secure both appointments, because, while the vaccines are a scientific miracle, the administration of same was an American mess).
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Tareque Masud’s autobiographical debut, titled
The Clay Bird in English, is a poignant look at a rural Muslim family grappling with both religious fundamentalism and the nationalist movement. The film is set a few years before the liberation war. In one scene, the independent-minded Ayesha Bibi (Rokeya Prachy) observes, “Earlier there was a heaven-and-hell difference between home and what was outside of it, now it feels the same”. Play
Guerrilla (2011)
Bengali star Jaya Ahsan plays a freedom fighter taking on Pakistani forces while also searching for her missing journalist husband. The highlights include Ahmed Rubel playing Altaf Mahmud, the Bangladeshi freedom fighter and songwriter who popularised the revolutionary song
his war trilogy. great book. and mine is for savannah guthrie and mike feldman. thank goodness, anyway, a marriage we all are excited about. stay with us. nbc will have live coverage of the president conference with the president. chris jansing. bye-bye. plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it s clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders,