Kaiso

Not entirely over Mardi Gras I am in a Calypsonian phase, and I have learned about an apparent subgenre – Kaiso – and this is it. Look at all these performers laughing and singing tongue in cheek lyrics. These rooms and this music have a New Orleans feel and I am right at home. Axé.

Alfonsina Storni

A nice letter to the Republicans. TU ME QUIERES alba, Me quieres de espumas, Me quieres de nácar. Que sea azucena Sobre todas, casta. De perfume tenue. Corola cerrada Ni un rayo de luna Filtrado me haya. Ni una margarita Se diga mi hermana. Tú me quieres nívea, Tú me quieres blanca, Tú me quieres … More Alfonsina Storni

Dorival

Dorival Caymmi was born in Salvador in 1914, and early on worked as a journalist. It would be amazing to have seen the city then. His “O que é que a baiana tem?”, in the film Banana da Terra (1939), made him and Carmen Miranda famous. Axé.

Pelo telefone

“Pelo telefone” was the first recorded samba, in 1917. I would like that recording. I love that it is about talking on the phone. And here is Martinho’s version. Axé.

Ya lo he dicho

Le peer review n’est pas du tout “aveugle”, cette fois-ci parque que l’institution de l’auteur était identifiée. Savoir où on est, c’est savoir qui on est, a dit un grand écrivain; dans ce cas savoir où c’est, c’est savoir qui c’est, je vous en assure. J’ai donc signé l’évaluation, pour maintenir la symmétrie de l’univers. Axé.

Indians!

Another documentary has been made about Mardi Gras Indians, We Love Big Chief! — filmed over Mardi Gras, 2011, by Gilles Riberolles. I missed the screening because I do not live in town. Everything was different before the storm. John Sinclair, who presented the film, was one of the people who still lived in town … More Indians!

Refrigerator

There is a problem in my refrigerator that causes condensation and leaking and it was fixed for $81 with a 30 day warranty. After 30 days the problem reappeared; said refrigerator was used when I bought it in 1998. There are three options — (1) continue to catch the water in a bowl, which is … More Refrigerator

Nina Turner

“By implementing more intensive screenings before prescribing the medication and requiring outpatient educational services, we can do more to prevent the potential side effects linked to PDE-5 inhibitors,” Senator Turner explained. “We must advocate for the traditional family, protect the sanctity of procreation, and ensure that all men using PDE-5 inhibitors are healthy, stable, and … More Nina Turner