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A top-10 list of random significance: Half Cousin‘s “The Absentee (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)” Emily Jane White‘s “Bessie Smith” Hexstatic‘s “Bust” Underworld‘s “Crocodile (Huntermann Dub Remix)” Múm‘s “Dancing Behind My Eyelids” Modeselektor‘s “The Dark Side of the Sun” New Young… more ›
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The first definition of “bullet” listed in the OED is “a small round ball.” I think first of a child’s ball: small, probably red, and rolling across a street in front of an oncoming car. When I was living in… more ›
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It’s like, you know, flamenco piano: when you hear the first measures of just such a beast you recognize the form (flamenco) but don’t recognize the medium (piano) because your ears are not trained to interpret that form through that… more ›
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Rarely does a day go by since I first heard this song in Germany that I don’t stop to listen to it or sit down to watch this video. Yes, yes: come marry me! (And that’s only a message to… more ›
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I had my first setback in about a month or so after beginning my new insomnia medications: I couldn’t get to sleep Tuesday ‘evening’ until about 2:00 am (Wednesday morning). Now I’m still recovering from that episode. The only thing… more ›
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Well, I kept my cell phone on buzz from late September until today hoping that I’d get that call either from the MacArthur Foundation or Sweden. No such luck. I guess I can switch it off (and hold my breath)… more ›
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I’m loving how the Turks have taken to the streets to protest the passing of a House bill (in committee) calling the Armenian Genocide “genocide.” Perhaps someday our government will actually do something about genocide instead of sitting in committee… more ›
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I just finished reading two articles from the IHT: German claiming CIA torture loses final appeal and 40 years after Che’s death, his image is a battleground after doing some serious thinking since finishing my class this afternoon. I taught… more ›
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One of the many blemishes part of Putin’s blemished legacy, Anna Politkovskaya was murdered a year ago. more ›
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Today, on Columbus Day (Observed) I’m sitting through a lecture on early American history—yeah, academic calendars don’t quite match up to national holidays. (When I was at UD—boo! hiss!—I was told that we would not be off on Labor Day… more ›