When I was a child, I would read fairy tales in which most characters were either royalty or peasants. I did not know the word peasant and misread it as “pheasant.” So I would visualize these tales, in which many characters were pheasants that spoke and lived like people. I imagined the pheasants’ wives and … More Des mots
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The UK’s universities can justifiably claim an outstanding international reputation, generating multiple direct and indirect benefits for society, and underpinning our core professions through training and education. Yet these attributes are being undermined and degraded from within and without, with innovation, creativity, originality and critical thought, as well as notions of social justice, being threatened … More We should say this here
Du Bois’s rebuke to Davis’s restored reputation was withering: “Judged by the whole standard of Teutonic civilization,” he concluded, “there is something noble in the figure of Jefferson Davis; and judged by every canon of human justice, there is [also] something fundamentally incomplete about that standard.” The problem, he submitted, lay with the idea of … More Por si acaso les pregunten
An ancient article, that we will start reading again from our current perspective. The “boom” is a term borrowed from industry, as the author points out. Desde hace unos diez años los desafíos de las letras hispanoamericanas han pasado al primer piano de la consideración critica. Una literatura semi-colonial — marginalizada por el subdesarrollo de … More Una escritura revolucionaria 1
Wellness User Team Synergy Sustainability Stakeholder Self-Starter Resilience Pivot Peaceful Protest Nimble Learning Outcomes Leadership Innovation Flexibility Failure Errors in Judgment Entrepreneur Engagement Dynamic Descent Into Violence Democracy Customer Creative Content Civility Choice Caudillo Branding Best Practices Accountability Read all about it. Axé.
According to the Left Business Observer, “the federal prison industry produces 100 percent of all military helmets, war supplies and other equipment. The workers supply 98 percent of the entire market for equipment assembly services; 93 percent of paints and paintbrushes; 92 percent of stove assembly; 46 percent of body armor; 36 percent of home … More Boycott
I bought fresh Gulf tuna yesterday. It smells like the ocean. I tried this recipe and it is quite good. I am curious to know how the dish will be cold — I think yet better, vinegary, like some kind of escabeche. We can have all sorts of hot vegetables with it, and I am … More Basalmic Tuna
We have not sung at all recently. Here is a beautiful video of fourteenth century songs from the exhibit on Haggodot, that ends in Barcelona today. See how Eastern it sounds, and how ancient. Axé.
About this post, from over two weeks ago: it is difficult for me to recognize mistreatment. But my reaction to is a kind of hallucination: I jump to thinking that if I can only calm my mother down and placate her, the pain will stop and I will be released from my cage. This indicates … More Des signes
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