“Against Seduction”

Posted on 5/10/12 by Clifton

Here’s a song with words by Brecht, translated to English and musickized by The Danish Cartoonists:

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Discussion Concerning Delicious Foie Gras Ice Cream and Ethics

Posted on 4/16/12 by Clifton


Emeril

There is foie gras ice cream in my freezer. (And yes, I had a bite for breakfast.)

Before you decide to be a Debbie Downer:

Me

Clifton

I think it’s a bit dishonest for Bourdain to imply that D’Artagnan, an organic farm, says something about broader duck farming practices.

This document appears to me to paint a more realistic picture: An HSUS Report: The Welfare of Animals in the Duck Industry Also, at base, the fact remains that, when we eat an animal, the animal’s lifespan has almost certainly been reduced unnecessarily. Yes, I understand that most people experience a feeling of extraordinary apathy at this idea, but there it is anyway.

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Pinker: “A History of Violence”

Posted on 3/26/12 by Clifton

Some of the evidence has been under our nose all along. Conventional history has long shown that, in many ways, we have been getting kinder and gentler. Cruelty as entertainment, human sacrifice to indulge superstition, slavery as a labor-saving device, conquest as the mission statement of government, genocide as a means of acquiring real estate, torture and mutilation as routine punishment, the death penalty for misdemeanors and differences of opinion, assassination as the mechanism of political succession, rape as the spoils of war, pogroms as outlets for frustration, homicide as the major form of conflict resolution—all were unexceptionable features of life for most of human history. But, today, they are rare to nonexistent in the West, far less common elsewhere than they used to be, concealed when they do occur, and widely condemned when they are brought to light.

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The Shema

Posted on 3/6/12 by Clifton

Deuteronomy 6: 4–9
דברים פרק ו פסוקים ד-ט

Masoretic Hebrew to
word-by-word English translation,
with audio, romanization,
and English translation

יְהוָה
יִשְׂרָאֵל
 שְׁמַע
ד
Hashem* Israel listen
4
אֶחָד
יְהוָה
אֱלֹהֵינוּ
is one
Hashem
our God


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Hebrew
consonants		 שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד׃
romanization Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
English Listen, Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
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Borgia (Tom Fontana) Character Reference

Posted on 2/27/12 by Clifton


Rodrigo Borgia


Giulia Farnese (mistress of Rodrigo and wife of Orsino)


Vannozza Catanei (mother of Juan, Cesare, Lucrezia, and Goffredo)


Juan Borgia (son of Vannozza and Rodrigo)


Cesare Borgia (son of Vannozza and Rodrigo)


Lucrezia Borgia (daughter of Vannozza and Rodrigo)


Adriana De Mila [Caretaker of the Borgia children and manager of their household in Rome, mother of Orsino Orsini (husband of Giulia Farnese)]

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El Cápac Ñan

Posted on 2/26/12 by Clifton

Vocabulario

El Cápac Ñan es el nombre que se les da al extenso sistema de caminos, eje principal de la red viaria del Imperio inca. Todos los caminos del imperio se vinculaban con el Cusco, la capital imperial, de donde se desprenden una serie de caminos que unen los distintos pueblos del Imperio Inca. Durante el Tahuantinsuyo constituyó un medio de integración para el desarrollo de la cultura andina en los aspectos político–administrativo, socioeconómicos, sociales, culturales y ambientales. Fue usado por los conquistadores españoles para dirigirse a Bolivia, Chile y las pampas cordilleranas argentinas.

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“Loco” por Alejandro Fernández

Posted on 2/19/12 by Clifton

Vocabulario

Loco
Me dicen loco, porque hablo con las aves
Y a los amigos que me encuentro por la calle
No les platico de otra cosa que de ti

Loco
Porque me ama la mejor de las estrellas
Porque se niegan a aceptar que la más bella
Haya bajado de tan alto para mí

Loco
Porque les digo que me quieres con el alma
Y por las tardes, cada vez que cae tu falda
Voy despojándote de todo lo demás

Loco
Por esos ojos que me dicen que me aman
Cuando amanecen encimita de mi almohada
Tras esas noches de locura que me das
Cuando te sueño

Loco
Porque les digo que me quieres con el alma
Y por las tardes cada vez que cae tu falda
Voy despojándote de todo lo demás

Loco
Por esos ojos que me dicen que me aman
Cuando amanecen encimita de mi almohada
Tras esas noches de locura que me das
Cuando te sueño

Fuentes

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/loco-crazy.html

translate.google.com/#es|ena

http://www.wordreference.com

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“Quiero Que Me Quieras”

Posted on 2/12/12 by Clifton

Vocabulario

Quiero que me quieras
Quiero que me adores
Quiero que me sientas
Me urge que me ames

Yo mis botas lustraré
Y mi sombrero me pondré
Tempranito llegaré
Si me dices que me amas

Yo te vi, yo te vi, yo te vi
Yo te vi llorando, oh oh
Si, si te vi si te vi si te vi
Si te vi llorando

Solo en este mundo
Sin tí me estoy muriendo
Dime que, dime que, dime que,
Tú estás sintiendo

Hilo papalote, hilo
Chaparrita, ya de tanto llorar
Ya estás bien hinchadita,
Pero tu así me sigues gustando, ya no?
Vente conmigo

Quiero que me quieras
Quiero que me adores
Quiero que me sientas
Me urge que me ames

Yo mis botas lustraré
Y mi sombrero me pondré
Tempranito llegaré
Si me dices que me amas

Yo te vi, yo te vi, yo te vi
Yo te vi llorando, oh oh
Si, si te vi si te vi si te vi
Si te vi llorando

Solo en este mundo
Sin ti me estoy muriendo
Dime que, dime que, dime que,
Tu estas sintiendo

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Modes

Posted on 2/8/12 by Clifton

LoAMLy, Please Don’t Interrupt

Locrian
Aeolian
Mixolydian
Lydian

P(hrygian)lease
D(orian)on’t
I(onian)nterrupt

C Locrian C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C
F Locrian F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F
A# Locrian A# B C# D# E F# G# A#
D# Locrian D# E F# G# A B C# D#
G# Locrian G# A B C# D E F# G#
C# Locrian C# D E F# G A B C#
F# Locrian F# G A B C D E F#
B Locrian B C D E F# G A B
E Locrian E F G A Bb C D E
A Locrian A Bb C D Eb F G A
D Locrian D Eb F G Ab Bb C D
G Locrian G Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

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De Henry y June

Posted on 2/5/12 by Clifton

Vocabulario

~25 minutes in:

HM: Anaïs, le presento a mi esposa June.

JM: Le agradezco que se ocupara de Henry. No la describió bien. No lo hiciste, Henry. ¡Los colores que ha usado! Es como si pintara cada cuarto para un ánimo diferente, Anis.

AN: Se pronuncia “Anaïs.”

JM: Henry entiende todo equivocado.

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HG: ¡Oh, disculpen!

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HM: Siempre alegres y optimistas.

HG: ¡Eso mismo! ¿Cómo se llamará su libro?

HM: Estoy barajando un par de títulos. Canto al Ecuador y Trópico de Cáncer.

HG: Me gusta Canto al Ecuador.

AN: ¡No! Trópico de Cáncer.

JM: Sin duda. Tiene toda la razón. Ves, Henry, te lo dije. Continue reading →

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