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Just Now: May 2009
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South Africa, in a bit. Monday, May 25, 2009. On the final session of the storytelling lab we took as a part of our applied theatre studies, one of my colleagues - a fellow American - announced that storytelling was the "most African experience" he'd had through the university, and the only training he received here that he could not have gotten at home. Perhaps more importantly though, what elicited this this apologetic performance? I can only speculate. Or Kabuki style of presentation. As a class, ...
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Just Now: January 2009
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South Africa, in a bit. Saturday, January 31, 2009. Lost in the Supermarket. Shortly after dropping off my stuff, I went with Thabo to "Campus Square" - a 5-10 minute drive away - to get groceries and to buy airtime for my program issued South African cell phone. There are three major options for buying groceries: Pick n Pay, Spar, and Woolworths. I blindly opted for Pick n Pay. Before I left I kept telling people, yeah! It's ten rand to the dollar there! Everything is going to be so cheap! I mentioned a...
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Just Now: Voor Trek
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South Africa, in a bit. Monday, March 9, 2009. A blonde haired, blue eyed fantasy of the colonization of South Africa. I was immediately reminded of an exchange between Owen Wilson's and Bill Murray's characters from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Zissou: It's a documentary! It's all really happening! Ned: Well, then damn you for that. Now, before I begin an incredulous tirade, I'll ramble into a tangent:. Recall, the ghost in Hamlet. Charges his son, "Remember me"; Hamlet pleads to Horatio,. Histor...
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Just Now: April 2009
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South Africa, in a bit. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Fun With Zuma (On Display! Today is election day here in South Africa - a holiday of sorts. School is canceled and we had a day off from the show. In preparation for the election,. My friend Salome and I took the completed piece to the Wits School of Arts and hung it off of the second story cat walk. Its new resting place is directly above another art piece on the first floor whose subject is also Zuma. Salome inspecting our work. Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
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¿øntraßalance: The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds
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A healthy overdose of reality. The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds. The Fountainhead in 5 Seconds. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dragon Falls from Sky in Tibet. A video showing a dragon sculpture is being shared along with the claim that a real dragon fell from the sky in Tibet. Extra, Extra: New Maps Show America's Boiling Future. Image: Extra, Extra: New Maps Show America's Boiling Future] Human skull found on Long Island, Speedo dumps Lochte, horrible Trump supporters, a Pigeon Pi.
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¿øntraßalance: Responding to Fareed Zakaria's Pop-agandist Tweet-Bait, ‘The Capitalist Manifesto’:
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A healthy overdose of reality. Responding to Fareed Zakaria's Pop-agandist Tweet-Bait, ‘The Capitalist Manifesto’:. Responding to Fareed Zakaria's Silly, Pop-agandist Tweet-Bait,. The Rich don't want want capitalism. Posted 02:23 AM on 06/14/2009. Posted 03:44 AM on 06/14/2009. Pretty much everyone who works national security/ foreign relations works there as a fellow, including candidates on both sides of the aisle (I know at least Clinton and Gates were fellows, I don't know about Obama though I'd imag...
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¿øntraßalance: Of Sheeple, Hummers, Muzak, and Ideal Worship
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A healthy overdose of reality. Of Sheeple, Hummers, Muzak, and Ideal Worship. What follows is several passages from an incredibly poignant and honest commencement address. By David Foster Wallace. Which can be found in its entirety here. I'm reminded of one of my favorite quotes here, by another writer who signed his name in triplicate - one Ralph Waldo Emerson. 8220;People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.". I have come gradually to understand that...
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¿øntraßalance: Let Us Consider the NYU Twerps
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A healthy overdose of reality. Let Us Consider the NYU Twerps. So you attempt to assert control and make some positive change to what you know and can conceivably handle—and if you're these kids, you do it like an asshole, with a nonsensical list of utopian goals that'd make an ANSWR organizer blush. ( Gaza. Anyone with any sense in their damn heads knows New York University. And give back all your real estate. To people who actually want to live here for serious and maybe re-open The Bottom Line.".
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¿øntraßalance: Deceptively Brilliant Observation du Jour
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A healthy overdose of reality. Deceptively Brilliant Observation du Jour. Ich werde ein Berliner:. 8216;German people aren't very good at being indifferent towards any given thing.’. German people aren't very good at being indifferent towards any given thing. One particular topic they just can't seem to keep their minds off is America. Actually, the last recorded incident of a German person asking the question:. Hey, what's up with the USA? And the respondent simply answering:. Dunno, why are you asking?
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¿øntraßalance: A feel-good fridge-free farce
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A healthy overdose of reality. A feel-good fridge-free farce. Apparently the latest thing in low-impact living is getting rid of your fridge. The NYTimes. Naturally has the details,. Though the featured performers are, improbably, a couple of public servants in Ottawa City, Canada:. Not everyone is sold on the idea:. A feel-good fridge-free farce. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dragon Falls from Sky in Tibet. Extra, Extra: New Maps Show America's Boiling Future. Jack White Releases Half a Song.