christmas haiku by eartha kitt
Only in Yorkville by Jason Verweysanta baby a ’54 convertible too light blue Eartha Kitt, Santa Baby (original lyrics by Joan Javits) Listening to Christmas songs on the radio I heard this perfect...
View ArticleDura-Europos, a Melting Pot at the Intersection of Empires
Dura-Europos, a Melting Pot at the Intersection of Empires – NYTimes.com History comes alive in this very cool article about Dura-Europos. It was an ancient city in the Middle East in what is now...
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the st stephens day murders by elvis costello I knew of two sisters whose name it was Christmas And one was named Dawn of course the other one was named Eve I wonder if they grew up hating the season...
View Articlerappin’ shakespeare
lust caution by angus mcdiarmid Sonnet 129. The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action: and till action, lust Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, Savage, extreme, rude,...
View Articlesociologist who resisted internment
Sociologist who resisted internment dies in Canada – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun. Vindicated. Cool story about Gordon Hirabayashi. He was born in Seattle. His parents were Japanese. He was sent to prison...
View Articlewhat a lot of work it was to found the roman race
tantae molis erat romanam condere gentem Vergil, The Aeneid This is an interesting series of three articles by Adam Kirsch celebrating 100 years of the Loeb editions of Latin and Greek classics. The...
View Articlerevenge burns for former North Korean judoka
JUDO/ Revenge burns for former North Korean judoka – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun Interesting article. But as a budoka – martial artist – I wonder if this is the best attitude to instil into your...
View ArticleChildren whose minds wander have sharper brains – Telegraph
Children whose minds wander have sharper brains So this sounds like a RAM concept of short-term memory. The problem with this analogy is that when the computer shuts down everything in the RAM memory...
View Articleunderstanding cognitive aging will be one of the challenges of this century
Study: Mental Decline Can Start at 45 – USA Today I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the...
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