From Kai Chang I had learned that there was Chinese writing on the walls on Angel Island but I have now discovered that this building is closed for renovation until at least 2009. It is an excellent island, however, with unique and arguably the best views of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate. … More Angel Island
Observe OneVoicePAC. It is excellent. Then in that spirit support the people of New Orleans. Then read Momo on the triumph of the corporate university and feel your blood run cold. Axé.
From 02138: Because, in any number of academic offices at Harvard, the relationship between “author” and researcher(s) is a distinctly gray area. A young economics professor hires seven researchers, none yet in graduate school, several of them pulling 70-hour work-weeks; historians farm out their research to teams of graduate students, who prepare meticulously written memos … More More Outsourcing
Here is a small excerpt from one chapter of a book by Robert Jay Lifton. The language of the totalist environment is characterized by the thought-terminating cliché. The most far-reaching and complex of human problems are compressed into brief, highly reductive, definitive-sounding phrases, easily memorized and easily expressed. These become the start and finish of … More Robert Jay Lifton
You may not be able to tell because I wrote my posts ahead of time, but I am in California. I have been here for several days and I will be here for several more days. What I have to say on this location is: 1. It is its own country, entirely different from anywhere … More Amazing
I scored 100% intoxication, 75% hotness, 50% complexity, and 50% craziness! “You are Ginger! You’re sweet and spicy. You’ve got an exotic flair, sexy even. People sometimes use you for interesting purposes. Once you let your guard down, you’re quite juicy and very good for people. Some claim that you’re medicinal. Break me off a … More In Which I Am Ginger
My favorite ancient deity is the Anatolian creator goddess Kybele. She is also said to have been the spouse of the Titan Chronos and progenitress of the Olympian gods. Her celebrants are the Korybantes. Her crown has the form of a wall, and she is accompanied by lions. Here is Kybele in her fountain in … More Cibeles
I Today’s featured post, on the caste system in India, is by Ridwan. I recommend it and its fascinating videos. I have also seen, out of professional “deformation” as we say, the film of Love in the Time of Cholera. I do not recommend it. It is weak and I feel somewhat polluted by it. … More Leni Reifenstahl
I Here is the First Amendment to the United States Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of … More On the Right to Opine
I am closing in on final grades for my very last class. The music for this is by Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, and other stars. For it we thank the Azgoddess. You should really click on the link. Being nearly finished with grades is so inspiring, I can almost recite a Christmas poem: A … More Trilce XIX
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