Pasodoble

The LSAT differs from the GRE and other standardized tests I have taken in that the question is what is the flaw in the argument, not what is the point of the paragraph. This is difficult because the questions are written to be deceptive. That means you have to read very closely and my training … More Pasodoble

Iris Young

The erotic dimension of the city has always been an aspect of its fearfulness, for it holds out the possibility that one will lose one’s identity, will fall. But we also take pleasure in being open to and interested in people we experience as different. We spend a Sunday afternoon walking through Chinatown, or checking … More Iris Young

Ella Baker

Here is some information on Ella Baker. She is younger than my grandmothers and great aunts and I am not sure they would have entirely liked her — although I believe my aunt Helen, the librarian, would have done. “Don’t tell anyone, Z, but I am a Socialist. I know, it is problematic. In 1917 … More Ella Baker

Progress

1. As the astute reader knows, I have this blog because I do not have an analyst. I spend a great amount of time writing myself through emotional pain, pain I might not suffer if I simply changed my life, but which I must get control of in order to be able to change my … More Progress

El calor

We are on a heat advisory and I am perusing swimwear. I do not intend to actually acquire swimwear, as I own a piece of it already. Still, we can observe the Jantzen fit guide which is quite interesting. I’ll bet the vamp model (page 2) would seem like too much material to me, but … More El calor

On Poison at Work

I always did like Alberto Moreiras; I like this article and the journal it is in; thanks, SpanishProf, for this and much else. Highlights: …los efectos del mobbing son muy similares a los del síndrome de estrés postraumático: ansiedad, insomnio, obsesión, dificultades en el trabajo, y una pena profunda que se hace indescriptible e injustificable … More On Poison at Work

Nick De Genova

I should post this on my other blog; perhaps I will cross post it. I am writing it so I can clear out the journal issue in which the article in question lies: Gangster Rap and Nihilism in Black America. Some Questions of Life and Death. I do not know Nicholas de Genova and I … More Nick De Genova