As the pandemic resurges to the top of the news, learn about how the situation is being handled in Cyprus, in the latest post in my newsletter series, The Cyprus Files.
Stay safe out there. Thanks for reading.
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Listen to “Brian’s Song,” a new episode on the Film at Fifty podcast
I was pleased to be a guest once more on the “Film at Fifty” podcast, which discusses films from 50 years ago.
On this episode, I join host Brian Rowe for a discussion of the extremely popular TV movie Brian’s Song (1971), which featured lauded performances by Billy Dee Williams and Jimmy Caan as football players for the Chicago Bears who form a lasting friendship despite their on-the-field rivalry and different backgrounds.
Though aspects of the film haven’t aged well, it’s still worth talking about due to the strong performances of the famous leads.
Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Read “The Turkey from Turkey” in The Usonian
Why do we call turkeys by the same name as a prominent country in the Middle East?
Here’s a little holiday-themed post from my newsletter The Usonian. Happy Thanksgiving!
Read “Fast & Furious: Cypriot Drift” in The Cyprus Files
In this week’s “Cyprus Files” newsletter, learn about my adventures driving on the LEFT side of the road in Cyprus—and my experience at the local equivalent of the DMV.
Thanks for reading, and be sure to follow The Usonian for more dispatches from Cyprus.
Read an interview with “Poet and nonfiction writer Andy Butter” in The Usonian
This week’s issue of The Usonian newsletter features an interview with poet and nonfiction writer Andy Butter. Check out the article to learn more about his work and his creative balance between two genres.
Read “The Two Nicosias, Part I” in The Cyprus Files
This week’s Cyprus Files newsletter takes a look at the contemporary urban experience of the walled city of Nicosia, the last divided capital in Europe.
In future posts I will continue to do my best to explain the complex geopolitical situation in Cyprus. Thanks for reading!
Read “Kafka on the Shore” in The Cyprus Files
This week’s entry in “The Cyprus Files” explores a different angle: the Kafkaesque bureaucratic measures required to temporarily live in Cyprus; i.e., what I’ve been up to largely over the last few months.
Thanks for reading and don’t forget to subscribe to The Usonian, my newsletter on Substack.
Read “The Usonian Interviews, No. 8: Writer and Literary Translator Lin King” in The Usonian
This week in The Usonian, check out my latest newsletter interview, this time with the amazingly talented writer and literary translator Lin King. We talk about her writing process, working with time in narrative, and her much-lauded short story, “Appetite”!
Make sure to subscribe to The Usonian so you don’t miss an update.
Read “The many faces of Cyprus” in The Cyprus Files, a newsletter series from The Usonian
Check out the second installment of “The Cyprus Files,” my series of posts reflecting on Cyprus and my Fulbright year on the island.
This week’s post narrates a dramatic tale of the Crusades and how it illuminates the eclectic influences on the Cypriot built environment.
Thanks for reading, and if you are interested in more dispatches from the island of Aphrodite delivered directly to your inbox, be sure to subscribe!
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Read “This is Cyprus” in The Cyprus Files, a new limited newsletter series from The Usonian
I just published the first issue of The Cyprus Files, the new channel of my Substack newsletter dedicated to my Fulbright experiences and observations from the divided island nation in the Mediterranean. The introductory post gives a brief overview of Cypriot history and its present context.
Stay tuned and subscribe as I bring you a little closer to one of the cradles of civilization—and one of the most complex geopolitical situations in the modern world.
Thanks for reading!
Harrison Blackman 
