rememberedastheoriginofShangri-La, , aveteranmemberoftheBritishdiplomaticservice, findsinnerpeace, love, andasenseofpurposeinShangri-La, whoseinhabitantsenjoyunheard-oflongevity.
(1627):Thisisautopianwork, , ’sNewAtlantis, , meaning “perfectson”inHebrew, hasshunnedthemisfortunesoftime, .
MoviestoSee
(1990):, ’sbook, thepessimisticthemeofthefilmisthatfear, hateandviolenceareinherentinthehumancondition—evenwheninnocentchildrenareplacedinseeminglyidyllicisolation.
(2011):ThisreligiousdramasportfilmstarringRobertDuvallandLucasBlack, isbasedonthebookGolf’, (LucasBlack), atalentedyounggolfersetonmakingtheprotour.
SongtoEnjoy
TheStarofMyUtopia
byBrendanPerry
Ifeelgreaterthanthesumofallmyparts
Adomesticbeastwithahairyheart
Trappedwithinawalledsuburbia
I’vefoundmytastesaresomewhatunderground
Betweentheshadowsandthecracks
Iambuildingmyutopia
Ineedtobreakfreefromallthatbinds
Thatmakesmeoldbeforemytime
Inthisworldofdystopia
Myloveislikeabrightguidinglight
Shininginthedarknessofthenight
Thestarofmyutopia
Inthemotionofthesea
Intheairthatwebreathe
Canyoufeelme?
Inthestarsandinthetrees
Inthesongofthebees
Canyouhearme?
Cagedgoldenmemories
Timehascometoshowyourtruefeelings
Iknowit’stheonlywaytobe
Whenthesameoldfeelingscomeoverme
Ifeelgreaterthanthesumofallmyparts
Aspacejockeyfromadistantstar
Maroonedupondystopia
I’vefoundmytastesaresomewhatunderground
Betweentheshadowsandthecracks
Iambuildingmyutopia
Inthemotionofthesea
Intheairthatwebreathe
Canyoufeelme?
Inthestarsandinthetrees
Inthesongofthebees
Canyouhearme?
Inourutopia
Youwillbequeen
AndIwillbeking
Inourutopia
Youwillbefree
Tobewhoeveryouwanttobe
