Bunk Johnson
03/04/2017
He was from New Iberia, I believe. Axé.
Henry Giroux Today
02/04/2017
Having a bad day today. Maybe the hangover from being denied tenure by the right-wing stooge John Silber, the then president of Boston University, in 1981 still stings. Since those dark days, I have always had some hope in the university, recognizing that it was an important site of struggle and filled with contradictions. I … More Henry Giroux Today
Taganka
30/03/2017
So it is, dear descendants of Alexander Veniaminovich! The evening dedicated to our common ancestor is scheduled for May 24, Wednesday, at 18 o’clock at the House of the Russian Diaspora in Taganka Square, Moscow. There will be invitations. Write here, who and how many people are coming, or send me a personal message. Bring … More Taganka
A flash of insight
30/03/2017
Why did you not ask for advice and information? Because I already knew that my father would not answer such questions. From this I had learned that answers would not be forthcoming from anyone. Axé.
Aleksandr Veniaminovich as a young man
30/03/2017
This is one of the photographs saved from the police in suitcases for 100 years. Only now has it been revealed. Axé.
Working at Librairie Gallimard
28/03/2017
I wish I could remember the name of the main manager of the bookstore, he was old and expansive and would sit in the office smoking cigars and doing paperwork, perhaps even reading manuscripts now that I think of it. Then there was the under-manager, M. Paul, a neoliberal type. Every morning after Giscard was … More Working at Librairie Gallimard
On the corruption of Trump
25/03/2017
I did not compile this myself, but here are some links to stories, many in the form of tweet threads with links to other stories, by journalists and others who are documenting the current web of corruption and conspiracy. 1. John Schindler aka @20committee. Former National Security guy, convervative, but realpolitik. Also loves cats. Twitter: … More On the corruption of Trump
Henrietta Kahn’s family names
25/03/2017
Only I will understand these notes, mais le blog, c’est à moi. Henrietta S. Kahn’s nephew Dr. Hugo Adolfovich Leventhal was from Riga but lived in Moscow, in the house of Aleksandr Bari. Hugo was the daughter of Henrietta’s sister Rose, who lived in Riga. His father would be Adolf Leventhal. There is a picture … More Henrietta Kahn’s family names
Good prose
24/03/2017
I discovered a blog with really good writing and then realized it is, in addition, from New Orleans. I am serious that this person can write and is more interesting than many writers who are packaged and famous. Axé.
Bad poetry
22/03/2017
Here is a bad poem or at least, one I dislike. I read it while reading an interesting book review that shows precisely why everyone is fatigued with the Democratic Party, in the same magazine with a yet more interesting book review on Hitler, characterized as a warning from history. This was the title of … More Bad poetry
