Another great post on guns. Castrated existences. Material on my novel in this post and an echo here. Daily Kingfish, Lamar White, and Lamar’s links. Louisiana children and teens up for adoption now. Had I not committed to this book project, were I five years younger and so still eligible, and were I just slightly … More Posts of the week
Here you can watch Chinese movies, as revealed by Hattie. China reminds me of California but only some of these videos are in Cantonese, which is what we would speak in California. China appears to be modern in many ways, but not in teaching methodology; I think this is how the students here, also old … More Zhongwen Movies
Ode on Melancholy NO, no! go not to Lethe, neither twist Wolf’s-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine; Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kist By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine; Make not your rosary of yew-berries, 5 Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be Your mournful Psyche, nor the downy owl A partner … More Keats
The case was brought on behalf of guestworkers who say they were lured to teach in Louisiana public schools only to be forced into exploitive contracts by labor contractors. The lawsuit accuses officials of two labor contractors – Universal Placement International, based in Los Angeles, and its sister organization, Manila-based PARS International Placement Agency – … More La otra noticia: Pilipino slaves in Lousiana today
Here is a marvelous film on civilization and barbarism with which I may start the culture course in the spring, even though it does not involve Spain. Meanwhile, in news of current barbarism, consider: The contrast here is not only between the civility of the children and the cruelty of the shooter, but between what … More Civilization and barbarism
I am rushing to get all my posts out before Friday, when the world will end. As a Mayan I must point out that the idea of the end of the world is really Aztec. Still, I have set the goal of getting all my posts on certain topics out by Friday, as I will … More El apocalipsis según Google
Assistant professors in my college start at $44K, with no contributions made to Social Security. Those who started in 2008 or later have never had raises. This is to teach a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, 3/3, with 30% of time dedicated to research and the expectation of a book and articles for … More The problem with the classes is money
Look at it. Arnaud Daniel, and there is a translation. Pus Raimons e Truc Malecx chapten n’Enan e sos decx, e ieu serai vielhs e senecx ans que m’acort in aital precx don puesca venir tan grans pecx: al cornar l’agra mestiers becx ab que traisses del corn lo grecx; e pueis pogra leu venir … More Was this the inspiration for Mallarmé’s sonnet in -x?
I have taken today, which was a beautiful day, off and dedicated it to doing very little beyond reading blogs. Clarissa’s department is being turned from Foreign Languages and Literatures to World Languages and Cultures. Why do you think people are so anti-literary? I, too, dislike it but I have an advantage over some people … More On literature, dolça metzina
While I resent the way the French treat the Spanish at my university; while I deny that French Louisiana is all Acadian and that Louisiana is all French; and while I, a skull on a stela at Copán, do not love France in the way I might if I were an upper class postcolonial criollo; … More On French
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