Vertical Cuts
14/09/2010
We are making deals with Bobby Jindal right here. In the meantime we are having an excellent time in classes. Truly. Axé.
Chilanga Banda
12/09/2010
Here’s a dark video I don’t dare show in class, by the great Mexican band Café Tacuba. It is written entirely in Mexico City slang, but there is a translation right here. Here is a very different song by the same band I don’t dare show in class, again because it is too dark. I … More Chilanga Banda
Nicanor Parra
11/09/2010
No es Chile el que limita con la Cordillera de los Andes, con el Desierto del Salitre, con el Océano Pacífico, con la unión de los dos océanos: la cosa es al revés. Es la Cordillera de los Andes la que limita con Chile, el Océano Pacífico es el que llega hasta la cumbre del … More Nicanor Parra
Des chaussures pour la rentrée
09/09/2010
We may have vertical cuts at my university and I am slowly getting an interview wardrobe together. Today I bought these shoes. They had been marked down from $148 to $37, which I considered very good. Axé.
Zou Jingzhi
08/09/2010
The gate of hell, so gloomy so cold so deep and so far away, opening and closing at the bottom of the dry well Girls dare not bend to look in afraid of a hand pushing from behind Concubine Zhen died thin. Her husband was an emperor, her mother-in-law the emperor dowager Widowed for many … More Zou Jingzhi
Le futur
07/09/2010
The budget situation chez nous is bleak. But I do like archival footage. Axé.
Response to Clio, or, Rules for This Academic Year
06/09/2010
I wrote this almost three months ago, in response to a post by Clio. I have put off publishing it for another week every time it has come up, because there is more pain in it than I want to see. Now there has been a comment and I’ve responded, so the post has to … More Response to Clio, or, Rules for This Academic Year
Tantas Veces Federico
05/09/2010
Federico plays, La Argentinita sings, and the poem below is beautifully read. El poeta pide a su amor que le escriba Amor de mis entrañas, viva muerte En vano espero tu palabra escrita Y pienso, con la flor que se marchita, Que si vivo sin mí quiero perderte. El aire es inmortal. La piedra inerte. … More Tantas Veces Federico
Shrimp Salad with Two Dressings
04/09/2010
The bed of the salad is baby spinach, tossed with basalmic vinaigrette and chopped garlic. The shrimp salad that you ultimately toss with it is initially marinated and chilled for an hour in white wine vinaigrette. The salad is composed of the following: 1 large ripe tomato, sliced and the slices halved 1 large ripe … More Shrimp Salad with Two Dressings
Mi Niña Lola
03/09/2010
This is Concha Buika. Axé.
