The days are noticeably longer. I need Mardi Gras presents, and it is a whole day’s trip to go and get them. I have ordered them by letter, to an old fashioned address: Hové Parfumeur 824 Royal Street New Orleans, LA 70116 Here is a fascinating book about Edgard Dégas, Kate Chopin, and George Washington … More Rue Royale
By the time this post comes up I should, Goddess willing, be home from Brazil and also awake. I think I should make this soup, a recipe sent me from Kuwait by one reader, Anfal. 1/4 cup small, rice-like pasta 1 cup cooked red beans 3T corn oil 1/2 cup unions 1T garlic 1 vegetable … More Soup
The 1984 documentary is available at Amazon, where you can watch a clip. Now there is also Randy Schilts’ book. I recently saw the new Milk at the Fairfax, which is in Marin County – one of the right places to see the film for me. I got to follow the original Milk events at … More Trailer Thursday: The Times of Harvey Milk and Occupation 101
BANE: Do you know what it is to manage a course with a complicated textbook, an online activities manual with hundreds of pop up windows between which you have to keep navigating for each student, a test bank with very long and complex, but not very good tests in it, and WebCT? It means you … More Banes of Finals Week
In this post we will discuss Neil Postman, whom I did read for pleasure, but first we will mention my least favorite book of all time: The Velveteen Rabbit. I avoid public radio at this time of year because it is given to reading this book. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT I dislike The Velveteen Rabbit intensely … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Neil Postman. A Book of Anti-Pleasure: The Velveteen Rabbit
I Vou ver se hoje compro passagem. Depois explico o filme. II I bought a ticket. With tax it was $785 round trip. This is on American Airlines. It is not at all expensive, but it requires a 9 hour wait in Dallas. The film is Ó Pai, Ó, and this is its ficha. It … More Ó Pai, Ó: Bahia
Now much has been discovered. RIEDUCAZIONE It was abusive but the thing about it was that, like all abuse, its ultimate goal was to teach self abuse. I already knew how to do that, having learned about it very early on in life. Education militated against it, which is why I liked education. Reeducation reactivated … More Mais, yeah: révélations du jour
This video is marvelous and wild, and I would love to hear your comments on its discourse and ways of constructing its object. Axé.
The first pictures of Machu Picchu were taken by Latin America’s first Native photographer, MARTIN CHAMBI. And I have not met my InaDWriMo goal. I have been unquiet this month. I am more calm now. I am extending InaDWriMo through December and I intend to meet or exceed my original goal. * I lost sight … More MARTIN CHAMBI
1. Here is an interesting short film and film site. 265,000 of 4,500,000 Louisianians speak French at home. 2. I am watching City of God. Have you seen it? I am finding it rather flat, but this is perhaps because I already know a lot about Rio de Janeiro slums, have seen other films on … More Un Film sur L’Acadie
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