See the Northern Gaijin. “A comparative cultural study of the two attempts at creating a utopian community by bring in an outside group into a different culture would be an interesting research paper for someone,” says he, and it is true. I think the N G must have lived in this area at one time. … More On Magnaville and Fordlândia
La Selva, Salomón de. Tropical Town and Other Poems. Houston: Arte Público, 1999. 978-1558852358. $27. We have two copies of this book and I almost put it on an acquisitions list again; I seem to have fetishized it. I appear to believe that ownership of this book signals that our library is on its way … More On Commodity Fetishism
Not From the Tourist Board Student: There is a very dark side to that famous Cajun joie de vivre and all the other forms of insistence that Louisiana is a happy place. Professor Zero: The poverty, the political hierarchies, and the colonial social and economic structure? Student: Those things, yes, but also the domestic violence, … More Numa sala de jantar domingueira, lendo jornal…
Afternoon is fading in Maringouin and I did not get to Rising Tide, which must have been an adrenalin filled event since Hurricane Irene made landfall as a Category One storm in North Carolina this morning. I have written Eric Cantor: Bayou Maringouin, LA. Today marks the sixth anniversary of the arrival of the Hurricane … More Irene, Good Night
This song is for that Spanish Professor and Clarissa. It is truly American, and it explains a great deal. * I hope, but cannot promise, to be at Rising Tide today. This year August 29 falls again on a Monday, as it did in 2005. Classes had just started and things were hectic, and we were … More Gates of Eden
“Police issued arrest warrants for the two for their roles in a bar fight Aug. 19 at Shady’s bar. BRPD contacted LSU Coach Les Miles and the players’ attorney, Nathan Fisher, to request the players turn themselves in, which they did at 10:15 a.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.” Various people were quoted talking … More Rough Underbelly
De la musique, pour le weekend. Either I will go to Rising Tide, or to something even more audacious. Axé.
Experiments this week prove once again that the Mediterraneans are right: you should eat dinner for lunch and hardly eat dinner. This is the plan that gives you the most energy throughout the day and also makes the day the longest and the least stressful. I wish it were more feasible to do this in … More Food
I am so depressed already and it is only the end of the first week. Real teaching hasn’t started yet, even. It is the basic language classes that do it. I barely began to recover from these over the summer and it is all starting again. I the angel of death appeared I would say … More J’ai peur
This film is in fashion in the blog world, so I will post the beginning of it. Consider the role of the narrator. Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 