download medical movies


Archive for May, 2007

Appeal to ‘Progressive’ bloggers in the U.S.: Learn a second language.

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

The word ‘Progressive’ is one that would no doubt be placed on George Orwell’s list as a meaningless one, but I use it as a convention, not because I am convinced it truly means anything useful.  Given that, I would implore so-called political bloggers (of whatever bent) to learn a second language, so that they […]

‘Children of God’: Not just a movie in Bolivia

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

While we deride the growing evil Empires in Latin America, Bolivia’s public health situation somehow stays under the radar. Read this article from BBC.Mundo, 23 May 2007. I could not find a commensurate article in English (sorry). BOLIVIA (EN ESPANOL).

Academia is anathema to art: A conclusion

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

After a number of years of starry-eyed visions of living within an ‘artistic community’ in academia, I give up. I just don’t see the two as compatable. I think the last nail in the coffin of such a dream came when my good friend was turned down as an ‘Artist in Residence’ at […]

“Shakespeare wrote for money…I write novels for the same end.”

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

That was the first sentence Anthony Burgess uttered when he began his Shakespeare seminar at City College of New York.