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Rigas Laiks 2/2007
2/2007
Before and after love. Interview with Toni Morrison. "I really think that black men are the best in the world. But if I were a white man, yes, of course, then I would have reason to be afraid of them."
The warm voice. C.S. Lewis and conversations that change lives. "As a person from 'the old Western world', respect for tradition and 'following an argument' was everything to him, whereas striving for originality to assert his own personality was nothing."
Insiders' secret. Interview with Valdis Pīrāgs, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Latvia. "Freemasonry is very tolerant and flexible; it provides an opportunity but takes no responsibility for the result."
The wisdom of folly. On Saddam and the mental abilities of dictators
In contrast to expectations. Translation of an excerpt of "Reflections on the Guillotine", an essay by Albert Camus
From Paris to Paris H.
The evidence of robes. On the history of clothing worn by Lutheran ministers and adapting it to today's purposes
The guidebook of sense. On the possibility of translating the Qur'an
Need money. On the opera, the cinema, and the ideology of leadership
The mute soldiers. On the exhibition "The War of Animals" at the Imperial War Museum of London
The truth belongs to the people: the Wikipedia phenomenon
The cemetery people. On taking pictures in an old Jewish cemetery
Come with me, I'll show you life. An old interview with Klaus Kinski (translated from German)
Princesses and monkeys. On the puzzle of "Princess and the Monkey", a classic painting by Janis Rozentāls
City as a meal. On unforgettable dining in San Francisco