From Werner Herzog Film. He is crazy, but I love him. AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER BELLS FROM THE DEEP CHRIST AND DEMONS IN NEW SPAIN COBRA VERDE DEATH FOR FIVE VOICES ECHOES FROM A SOMBRE EMPIRE ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL FATA MORGANA … More Complete Filmography of Werner Herzog
Yosemite Valley, 1903. Axé.
My post entitled Henry Miller generated about 400 hits, twice as high as my usual average and almost my “best” day ever. I wondered whether people clicked on it expecting pornography and Geoffrey Philp thought they might have. He suggested I might follow up with a post entitled Anaïs Nin, so I am. If I … More Anaïs Nin
I always think I ought to read fiction – novels, plays – but I like history, letters, essays, and poems. Now I am reading Jack Spicer’s After Lorca, in his collected poetry. In the same volume is a letter describing the house I wanted to live in as a child: Their house is built mainly … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Jack Spicer
I missed this video and song before the election, so I now serve it as lagniappe. Obama: let’s stop bombing Afghanistan and Pakistan. Everyone: we need a truth and reconciliation commission, and Bush and Cheney must be prosecuted for war crimes. YES, WE CAN! These videos are charming, but do not be blinded by Obamamania. … More Lagniappe
1. Work on one thing at a time until finished. 2. Start no more new books, add no more new material to “Black Spring.” 3. Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand. 4. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! 5. When you … More Henry Miller
Ding-dong, the wicked warlock is dead (well, at least gone), suggests Patricia J. Williams – whose piece I recommend. Here are some of the things we have to roll back post Bush: Pax Americana and the aspiration to consolidate a global American empire. The Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive warfare. Hurricane Katrina and “heckuva job, Brownie.” … More Accomplishments of George W. Bush
I may like the changed times for many reasons, and I may even like the recession for its wake up call qualities, but the university is being asked to imagine how it would handle a 28% budget cut in fiscal 2009. I myself have a 28% budget cut this very semester due to my sabbatical, … More On Budget Cuts and Usury
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