These are David Byrne and the Talking Heads. This musical selection has been inspired by the general situation and Momo’s Byrne post. Reading for today is the Feminist Reprise, Joanna Russ on Marriage and Capitalism. Axé.
Dick Cheney shot a man who did not die, and has now been bombed but left unscathed. The Pentagon has collected a database on more than 25 million 16 to 25 year olds, which is updated daily and distributed to Armed Services for recruitment purposes. Here is information on how to have yourself or your … More Evade Military Propaganda
What I dislike about the academic advice which has been forced upon me over the years is that it was advice to lead the life this man describes. I have also been instructed to say no a lot – no to the more creative, interesting, or challenging research, teaching, and service assignments and projects because … More Alguien se levanta…
The Shadow has lifted, I can see it and reject its precepts, but I am still fragile, and I may be so for some time – paradoxically moreso than when I was living under the Shadow. In the Shadow time, I wrapped large portions of myself away, to escape its ravages. Now I am almost … More Integrity III
I admire these words of Gracian because as he suggests, 1. corrupt atmospheres are in fact difficult to navigate, and not simple to merely ‘rise above’, and 2. nonetheless, it is a poor idea to compromise with these. The world is in chaos. Honorable dealing is deteriorating, good friends are few, truth is held in … More Integrity II
My Reeducation, undertaken to learn how to counter the effects of verbal and emotional abuse, reinflicted these with a vengeance. I had a certain history, which is why I sought Reeducation in the first place, but Reeducation made things far worse, and I became more vulnerable to abusers than I had been up to that … More Integrity I
In one of my comment threads yesterday, Colorado Bob talked a little bit about how he thinks of his blog. This is, of course, a question we all consider often, and much has been said about it. I will not attempt to link to, or to summarize, the ongoing discussions of this matter. My anniversary … More On Voice
Now we will pass some time studying the Communist Manifesto, that is, perusing some choice and still relevant passages from it. On what foundation is the present family, the bourgeois family, based? On capital, on private gain. In its completely developed form, this family exists only among the bourgeoisie. But this state of things finds … More Karl Marx I
Vicente Huidobro has New Year poems in both Spanish and French. I cannot find them now, however. Still, we can look at some very nice poems and theoretical texts at the Huidobro site hosted by the Universidad de Chile. It is sunny today, and it could be sunny tomorrow, too. This bodes well for the … More Nouvel an
I am leaving in the morning, as the bluesmen say. I am going to try to climb this mountain. Even if I do not make it to the summit, I will still get close. If I do not post, it will be because I am drinking Andean wine at some base camp, or sifting through … More Año nuevo
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