Until very recently the administrative staff alleged we were Luddites and technophobes. We were using too much chalk and not enough computers. Now they are clucking that we “have become dependent on technology.” Axé.
Nietzche did not get tenure, it is said, due to the committee’s disinterest in The Birth of Tragedy, his tenure book; he never got another academic job. Now it appears that Taine failed the agrégation. From the Johns Hopkins Guide: Although he was clearly the outstanding student of his class, he failed his final examination … More Hippolyte Taine
I am of course also an aggregator of just a few Italian songs. It has come to me that of persons from the past about whom I know nothing, Monteverdi might be fun to meet. I am guessing we could speak in some form of Romance, and go out to hear raucous music. It is, … More Claudio, ancora
Catching up on the Costa Concordia news, hoping to hear the ringtone which apparently exists of Gregorio de Falco saying “Ritorni a bordo, cazzo,” I noticed that this ship was over ten times the size of the one I took to Europe long ago. When I rode on the M.S. Aurelia it took ten days … More M.S. Aurelia
Two of my friends from elementary school now have college age children who, according to their mothers, are all too cautious in life. They do not understand it, as they at the same age were not so cautious themselves, and as they have not raised their children to be fearful. One of these children, for … More Sobre el verbo atreverse a
75% of the faculty, including myself, would not recommend this action but 25% recommend it strongly and are in the most relevant subfield. After some consideration I decided I would write a lukewarm letter in favor, because if not the person in question would not have the requisite three letters. I reasoned that I would … More I should probably have said no
I am trying to find out where to buy this film by Juan Carlos Valdivia. I saw it in Mexico and did not realize when I went in that the actors and director were in the audience and would reveal themselves at the end, and take questions. From what I gather now, some viewers resent … More Zona Sur
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