Rocinha, occupied in pre-Olympic effort.

Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum without firing a shot on Sunday, the biggest step in the Brazilian city’s bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs. The occupation of Rocinha, a notorious hillside “favela” that overlooks some of Rio’s swankiest areas, is … More Rocinha, occupied in pre-Olympic effort.

Occupy

Mexico City is occupied. Here is a related comment by John Ackerman: Por mucho que públicamente reconozcan la importancia de la participación ciudadana, lo que realmente les conviene a los partidos es que la votación se circunscriba al voto corporativo. Asimismo, durante los procesos electorales los movimientos sociales son vistos como francas amenazas para las … More Occupy

Well – down with all major league sports, then.

So he promises them things he can’t promise like a book deal for “Major League Addiction.” He says it’s got good dirt. Something about a cabal of child molesters in clubhouse whose names he doesn’t remember and a full accounting of the steroid users he saw working in Fitzpatrick’s clubhouse and how Major League Baseball … More Well – down with all major league sports, then.

Left Hand

…Well so that is our country. The night side of our country. If there is a day side to it, high sierras, prairies of bright grass, we only know pioneers’ tales about it, we haven’t got there yet. We’re never going to get there by imitating Machoman. We are only going to get there by … More Left Hand

Limit and cut

Here is something else I dislike about standard academic advice: it is all about limiting, cutting, squeezing, evading, fitting in. It is claustrophobic and everything is such a tight fit. What about expanding, using your powers, doing as you see fit, enjoying what you do? This version of how to say no, from the Tenured … More Limit and cut

Things

Is there anyone else who doesn’t have a lot of things? I do not. Ideally I would have still fewer things, but many wall decorations. Axé.

Marco Longhini

A good conductor is worth a great deal. Listen to the waves murmur, as the fronds tremble. We have sung this song before.  Beautiful dawn: the breeze is your messenger, and you are a messenger of the breeze. Axé.