17+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1319+ words) Fiona Kelly Mc Gregor's The Trap follows her successful novel Iris (2022), set in the criminal underworld of Sydney during the Great Depression. In the previous novel, Iris Webber flees the prison of rural poverty for the dubious opportunities of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (872+ words) Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The ceramic bowl with an uneven glaze. The teacup mended with gold lacquer. The images are calming and attractive. They are said to reflect wabi-sabi " a Japanese aesthetic often…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (939+ words) Adjunct Professor of History and Affiliated Faculty, USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Cultures, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Susan H. Kamei is a researcher with The Irei Project and is a member of the Japanese…...