Sound City
13/11/2013
We are to see this. I have seen Muscle Shoals and Twelve Years a Slave and preferred the former, which makes me a lightweight. Axé.
Self-portrait on the border between Mexico and the United States
11/11/2013
1932. Axé.
Muy interesante
11/11/2013
I have not seen Twelve Years a Slave yet, but I am substituting it. Axé.
Las alarmas del dr. Américo Castro
10/11/2013
I do not know things, so I did not know about this by Borges, but I need it for my LASA piece. Mignolo discusses it on page 129 of La idea de América Latina. (Do you see that I am doing research again?) Axé.
Afsnit syv
10/11/2013
When I know enough to truly understand this essay, I will consider myself educated. Think of the darkness and the great cold In this valley, which resounds with misery. – Brecht, Threepenny Opera Fustel de Coulanges recommended to the historian, that if he wished to reexperience an epoch, he should remove everything he knows about … More Afsnit syv
Things I could do with a good vita
10/11/2013
Look. My research interests are not out of date at all and there are grants in my home town for these — although I think they are limited to UC faculty. Still, I think I should find a way to go hang out in S.B. sometime. The next time I go to San Francisco, I … More Things I could do with a good vita
hooks/Harris-Perry
10/11/2013
This conversation is surely worth watching. Axé.
L’écriture
10/11/2013
I will submit paper #2 to that journal. I will finish paper #1 and send it somewhere. I will write that op-ed and send it to The Nation. I have two book reviews to finish. I must also write this paper, although I do not have complete control of the material yet. Finishing paper #1 … More L’écriture
Of random weekend interest
09/11/2013
This documentary includes clips from the first Soviet color film, and other color footage from the 1939-1945 war. I have not seen it all, but it is interesting, especially as we have now entered permanent war. There is footage of Japanese-Americans entering their concentration camps as well. I should be going to Twelve Years a … More Of random weekend interest
Cake
08/11/2013
My cake is derived from Clarissa’s grandmother’s cake. It is stellar, and it is not even seriously bad for you. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter an 8″ springform pan. 2 eggs 2 cups organic sugar (light, not demerara or turbinado) 1 cup plain kefir 1t baking powder 1T olive oil 2 cups … More Cake
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