Category Archives: history and Geography

The Swing Ceremony

Posted on March 27, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

As a monument, this takes some beating! An annual swinging ceremony known as Triyampavai-Tripavai was held at Giant Swings of major cities until 1935, when it was abolished for safety reasons. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front … Continue reading →

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Drawing Khao Sok with the eyes shut.

Posted on March 19, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

See also my post ‘Photographs of Khao Sok’. Khao Sok National Park, South Thailand. Another image of the lake Drawing with the eyes closed.

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THE CAVERN

Posted on March 8, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Mere slips of girls behind masks are hardly what I am after. But am I that keen on entering this regal, sleeping vagina? Look what became of the wild boars, swallowed by an unforgiving Mountain who’d endured a love … Continue reading →

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My New Partner

Posted on February 12, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

Not far from Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand. I’ve met my perfect match.

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The Aeon of Ganymede

Posted on December 24, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

As we move into the age of Aquarius – who is Ganymede the water-bearer of the Gods – it is interesting to read this well-researched take on classical astrology It’s a pretty gloomy prognosis: velvet fascism and private paedophilia. And … Continue reading →

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Trippin

Posted on March 18, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click the link to watch Trippin This is a dance video set in the wonderful communist monuments of what was Yugoslavia. These were often erected to commemorate resistance against the Nazis. The photographer Xiao-Yang took got some amazing images out … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to Hapi?

Posted on December 25, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

“Lord of the Fish and Birds of the Marshes” and “Lord of the River Bringing Vegetation”, Hapi is the Egyptian God of the Nile. He has one pendulous breast full of nourishment, as well as a pot-belly. He is God … Continue reading →

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Nubia

Posted on October 1, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

Rome and Nubia With this link to an excellent documentary about what happened after the deaths of Anthony and Cleopatra, I’m going to open a post I shall return to on Nubia. It was thus I was introduced to Queen … Continue reading →

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Silent Highway

Posted on October 3, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

A poem about the Thames by Anthony Howell, published Autumn 2014 by Anvil Press Poetry – now available from Carcanet. Featuring Rutger Hauer as a sinister golf-loving cardinal, there’s an interesting film The Bankers of God  which goes deep into the … Continue reading →

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