Es ist viel einfacher, Kritik zu üben, als etwas anzuerkennen.
Archive for December, 2007
Benjamin Disraeli auf Deutsch!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On Bush 41
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Yale Daily News on former President Bush’s visit to Yale,
Guests said they were impressed by Bush’s charisma and lucidity. John Lapides ’72 said he was one of the first people to shake Bush’s hand, and when they passed again later, Bush recognized him. “I already met you,” Bush remembered.
The good, belletristic life
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
…a more generous discussion of the belletristic content might have been reasonably expected.
JSTOR: Modern Language Notes: Vol. 55, No. 4, p. 304
It’s in the water
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
gladwell dot com – none of the above
For some reason, human beings seemed to be getting smarter.
A prank
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
William Horace de Vere Cole
The Time-Life Library of Curious and Unusual Facts reports that “Cole often targeted his peers. For example, playing on the innate good manners of the well-bred English gent, Cole would pose as a surveyor on the street and politely ask a passing swell to help by holding one end [...]
From a letter penned by Lord Morley
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I wonder whether you agree with me in the garb proper for writing. Like Buffon, I insist upon shaving and clean linen before sitting down to composition.
The South will rise again?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Bank of the South | Bolivarian finance | Economist.com
DREAMT up by Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez as an alternative to the wicked World Bank and the even more wicked IMF, the Banco del Sur (Bank of the South), which seven South American governments signed up to on December 9th, flatters to deceive. Despite months [...]
Program on Women, Religion, and Globalization
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I think the topic is relevant and interesting. Just like the logo.
Women, Religion, and Globalization
Knol
Posted in Politics on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Like the Fortnightly Review, it seeks to establish by-lines.
A welcome enterprise but one I’m not sure will work out if topics are allowed multiple pages. And, it is easy to spot experts today, but what about twenty years from now.
Let’s see what happens. Usually what Google touches is gold. Usually.
Ignorance is bliss
Posted in Language on December 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not knowing whether LDS is cult, Mr Huckabee asks this very innocent question.
YouTube – Huckabee Asks If Mormons Believe Satan & Jesus Are Brothers
