The birth of Christ in this video is told in the manner of a saga. A fine retelling for Gregorian Christmas.
Author: Rudy Carrera
I blog and comment on music and other subjects.
Li Jinhui (黎錦暉) and Yellow Music
Li Jinhui (黎錦暉) is considered to be the father of shidaiqu, or Chinese popular song. He was skilled at mixing traditional, perhaps vulgar, Chinese folk songs and making them fit inside the jazz idiom thanks to working with trumpeter Buck Clayton, who was in his Shanghai band for two years. You can read more about him on Wikipedia in English or in Chinese.
How to Read James Joyce’s Ulysses (and Why You Should Avoid “How-to” Guides Like This One) — Biblioklept
[Editorial note: What follows is an edit of a piece I first posted on June 16, 2010–Bloomsday. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first publication of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses. I tried to come up with something original, but I found I had nothing to say that I hadn’t already said here, which essentially amounts to, […]
How to Read James Joyce’s Ulysses (and Why You Should Avoid “How-to” Guides Like This One) — Biblioklept
‘Ulysses’ at 100: The key role played by Paris in the birth of a masterpiece • FRANCE 24 English
Students, this is an article on the Irish author James Joyce and the legendary book he penned.
Kings & Generals: Emperor Taizong and the Rise of the Tang Dynasty DOCUMENTARY
Get a VPN, kids. It’s worth it.
“Politics have no relation to morals.” — Art of Quotation
“Politics have no relation to morals.” Niccolo Machiavelli, author, historian, philosopher, Italian
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Luck is For Leprechauns — Cristian Mihai
“The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory.” – Blaise Pascal Imagine if somehow, through a miraculous occurrence, you’d be offered the chance to get what you want most out of life. Your heart’s desire. Right here, right now. Would you take it? No strings attached, no soul-selling required. But would you take it? Would […]
Bill Buckner 1949-2019 — Lion of the Blogosphere
The most exciting moment in the history of sports was Game Six of the 1986 World Series. I guess that sucks for Buckner whose job, in the 9th inning of the game, was to ensure the game did NOT become the most exciting moment in the history of sports for fans of the other team.
Dante Alighieri: Neutrality — Quite a Quote!
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.” —Dante Alighieri.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Never complain
Sage advice.
“Never complain about people, no matter how justified. Just drive them to complain about you.”
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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