君子不器
Taroko Gorge and Its Remixes “Taroko Gorge” by Nick Montfort February 17, 2012 by Leonardo Flores “The lines of this poem cascade down the screen, describing a peaceful natural scene. Its pacing is meditative, reminiscent of some Gary Snyder poems. Its rhythm is mostly iambic with abundant trochees at the beginning of lines and occasional…
Resolutions Advocating a Boycott of Israel Kenneth Surin | Jan 9, 2017 I’m at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Philadelphia. The MLA Delegate Assembly voted today on two resolutions, for and against, of an academic boycott of Israel. The resolution against the boycott was carried narrowly, the resolution in favor…
Were the DNC Emails Hacked or Leaked? an increasingly leaky state…a state of leakiness…news hacks talking about hacks
Taiwan scrambles jets, navy as China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait “Taiwan scrambled jets and navy ships on Wednesday as a group of Chinese warships led by China’s sole aircraft carrier sailed north through the Taiwan Strait, the latest sign of heightened tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled Taiwan. The Soviet-built Liaoning aircraft carrier, returning…
Reuters | Monday, January 09, 2017 | Steam rises from chimneys of a heating power plant near a monument of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, with the air temperature at about minus 17 degrees Celsius (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit), during sunset in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov