Comments and Wars: Political I have spoken rather severely to two commentators on this blog. One was a right wing self-styled pundit who advocated political violence and murder. I decided to block him from the site because he was too disrespectful and too violent. I am far enough left politically that most liberals and progressives … More Un poco de calma, camaradas
1. YouTube still does not play sound for me unless I log in as administrator. Logged in as user, however, every other form of sound plays for me. I do not understand this: is it a problem at YouTube itself, or is there some setting I should adjust? 2. Recommended reading for interested parties is … More Le Monde Eléctronique d’Aujourd’hui
People post about serious things, but forget to watch the Mardi Gras Indians, who are far more interesting. The excellent, classic film on Mardi Gras Indians is, as I have said before, Always for Pleasure. The classic album to own is The Wild Tchoupitoulas. These are only the starting points. To find the Indians, you … More Indians!
1. In This Concrete Moment I have a splitting headache, caused by redoing footnotes. This onerous task is in itself enough to cause a splitting headache. And I now get splitting headaches from academic writing, anyway, so in this circumstance, I have a double splitting headache. Academic writing has not always given me splitting headaches. … More On Writing
One important attribute of the best scholars is that they give advice which speaks to the point of a question, and do not merely repeat platitudes. And yes, I do recognize that there is wisdom in platitudes, and that there are situations in which they do bear repetition. For further discussion of this matter, see … More Intermission: What Is A Scholar? XV
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