Review Session

That is a refined video of some refined sculptures but in case anyone does not realize it Mictlantecuhtli is against rape culture. If you think I exaggerate or that women are simply not tolerant enough of certain things, then perhaps you can empathize a bit more if we talk about men. From Shakesville: Rape culture … More Review Session

Laptops

My limping laptop broke definitively and was donated to the computer recyclers yesterday. My cheap one is limping and is now my designated media computer (I have no television or stereo system, so I can justify a designated media computer). I am typing now on the netbook. I have a desktop at work. On the … More Laptops

رقص جدید پشتو

This is the search term that most recently led someone to my blog: رقص جدید پشتو. I cannot read it but I think it is Persian or Pashto, not Urdu or Arabic. I can tell that it has to do with Khattak dance. Can you read it? Axé.

Mac McClelland

It seems that Mac McClelland, a journalist who wrote this and more for Mother Jones on Haiti, had a breakdown. This is about the breakdown and how she cured it. A writer at Slate had a serious problem with her having felt as she did and dealt with it as she did. Ms. interviewed her. … More Mac McClelland

Khattak Dance

It is time for something new new: Khattak dance. Regardez ça-là, it is mesmerizing. The Khattacks speak Pashto. Their historical centers include Herat, Ghowr, Ghazni, Zhob, Karak, Tirah and Wana. Their ruler under traditional organization was Malak. We could easily learn Pashto as it is Indo-Iranian (English is Indo-European) and uses Arabic letters (an alphabet, not … More Khattak Dance