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Bourdain’s starter menu: Humble pie with foot-in-mouth; Live Wire dissects Sabga-Aboud’s apology
One serving of humble pie with a side order of foot in mouth please? And can I get some olive oil to go with that?
The Trinidad and Tobago have-nots scored a rare but fitting victory today as Mario Sabga-Aboud, a prominent local businessman and respected member of the Syrian/Lebanese community, apologised for comments made on CNN’s “Parts Unknown” show with host Anthony Bourdain.
And by “fitting”, Mr Live Wire means that Sabga-Aboud’s apology to the “man on the promenade” was free, empty and non-redeemable at any of the Global Brands Group of Companies.
Oh gorm, Super Mario, you couldn’t give us a coupon for Pizza Boys self?
Anyway, lesson learnt and we thank you, Sir. Don’t do that again!
So, you might ask—if you were too distracted by arguably more important things like flooding in south Trinidad, the disappearing CAL subsidy, the cybercrime bill, murders, suicides, sport a
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Open-mic youths speak out for justice
African societies have placed great worth on the oral tradition because it is the receptor and conveyor of feelings, history and culture. The oral tradition generated memory that has passed from generation to generation. In Trinidad, the enslaved Africans who resided here passed on this tradition which we embrace in calypso, speech bands of Tobago, the pierrot grenade, the midnight robber. For the younger generation, however, spoken word is the mode of expression to discuss issues that affect them.
This evening, spoken word takes the spotlight at the Kwame Ture Memorial Lecture Series at the National Library, Port-of-Spain. Listed to perform are Kern Solomon, Jabari Lynch and Akil Warner.
Orators and poets will present under the theme Youths Speak Out: Stand Up for Justice. Pieces will be centred around the issues and challenges ung people face within the context of th
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My last movie round up (i.e. round up of movies Ive been watching) was on November 1st Time for a new one covering the last 5 or so months. In order, I think (ones I finished only).
Shorts Canvas (heartwarming), Two Distant Strangers (horrifying).
There was another short but its not coming to me.
The series
Mangrove the first of Steve McQueens Small Axe series (looking at Black British West Indian life and struggles) with Antiguan and Barbudan Shabier Kirchner wracking up awards (especially from critics groups like the New York Film Critics Circle) as the cinematographer. I wrote about his strides in this CREATIVE SPACE. So good I wish it was Oscar eligible. Also I need to make time to binge the other four films in the series.
Trust this was a mini-series about the Getty kidnapping back in the day the Getty sections were obscene, no one should have that much money; but the dynamics between the Italians was very intere