CAPTAIN SWAN - UA SAVITRI
Este bunny se me ocurrió en Islandia este verano. Nunca había hecho nada de EÚV antes y quería hacer un UA de LRDLN/Savitri de mi OTP, con Killian como Kai/Satiaván e Ingrid como Hela/LRDLN. Siempre me...
View ArticleAQUÍ HAY UNA GAVIOTA...
AQUÍ HAY UNA GAVIOTA...Canción de Cornelis Vreeswijktraducida del sueco por Sandra Dermark14 de septiembre, 2016Aquí hay una gaviota preciosa, blanca y gris,que nos visita todo el verano;cuando le...
View ArticleFÖRKYLNING GÖR INGEN GLAD
Min ädevälskling du ädevär som en rodevosrodevoddevosen nydevyutesprudevungen skädelevärdå räcker armarna inte tillja som den ljudelevuvaste musidevikmin älskade du ä-de-vä-de-vä-de-värförkylning gör...
View ArticleTAKOTSUBO
Takotsubo CardiomyopathyI’m reviewing a left ventriculographyfrom a man with chest pain, MI ruled out,his wife dead for a post-crash hour.The scan shows his cardiac apexbulging with each beat,...
View ArticleSPIRITUAL POSSESSION IN OVID'S METAMORPHOSES
The principal translation we will use for Ovid's Metamorphoses is that of A. D. Melville in the 1986 Oxford World's Classics edition – use of the text without a translator credit can be assumed to be...
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TENNIS BALLS, MY LIEGE
This is a #4thCentennial post about tennis, Anglo-French relations, warfare, and masculinity. It also explores a more peaceful, better way in which a conflict could have been solved (unfortunately, it...
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PARTIAL REVIEW: FOODFIGHT!
Characters straight out of the uncanny valley (all, except the leading cast, meant to represent certain US grocery mascots), reptilian Nazi military going "BRAND X, BRAND X, BRAND X..." Yes, we're...
View Article"THE OTHELLO SYNDROME", URI CAINE
« The Othello Syndrome » de Uri CaineJacques BonnafféIl n’y a pas de prélude, l’opéra commence immédiatement allegro agitato sur un rapide glissando de cordes menant à un formidable coup de tonnerre...
View ArticleESSAYS ON VARIOUS THEMES
1) Pequeño Deseo: Giving Hope One Wish at a TimeChild cancer patients, and other terminally and chronically ill minors, here in Europe are usually hospitalized for years, maybe for the largest part of...
View ArticleTHE EIGHTH PLAGUE: TH. GAUTIER
This weekend, I came by chance upon Théophile Gautier's Roman de la momie.I was hooked indeed, but what struck me the most was (as in other Exodus retellings) the Eighth Plague. Never had I read of a...
View ArticleOTHELLO - SELON LA DRAGONNE
OTELLO de Giuseppe Verdi (1887 - j'ai fait un effort, je vous ai donné une date, mais ça sera la seule hein, ne me prenez pas pour une encyclopédie sur pattes, nan mais!) - Acte I - Le lieu: Chypre...
View ArticleMORE INFO ON CHEVALIER'S OTHELLO
Word of Tracy reveals more details on her playground pre-teen version of Shakespeare's outpost thriller for the Hogarth project, including the now official title (which, IMOHO, sounds a tad racist :o...
View ArticleTHE BATTLE OF DAN-NO-URA
In the stories concerning Yoshitsune and his loyal retainer Benkei we have already referred to the battle of Dan-no-ura, the last conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans. In this great sea-fight...
View ArticleAbsent-Mindedness: A Blessing in Disguise?
Absent-Mindedness: A Blessing in Disguise?This is the second in a series on the 7 deadly sins of memory. In this one, absent-mindedness: how we would forget our heads if they weren’t screwed on and why...
View Article¿POR QUÉ EL POLLO CRUZÓ LA CARRETERA?
¿POR QUÉ EL POLLO CRUZÓ LA CARRETERA?"¿A quién le importa?"Alaska y Dinarama"Cruzar o no cruzar, he aquí la cuestión".Hamlet"Lo que carece de belleza es inútil, según afirmo".El profesor de Estética de...
View ArticleINTERESTING ORIGINAL POKÉMON NAMES
Umbreon is Blacky in Japanese. That's it, Blacky, as obvious as the Pope is Catholic.Aerodactyl is Ptera, which is perfect for a pterosaur... if the Japanese language could not use two consonants...
View ArticleFRIKIZOIDE
Here is a translation of the Spielberg cartoon that I never got to know until YouTube appeared.Because it was never broadcast on TV in Spain (again, No Export For You >:( )But I love this cartoon...
View ArticleSHIKIBU MURASAKI: WORLD'S FIRST NOVELIST
Yes, the first novel in the world, the Genji Monogatari, was written by an Asian woman. Centuries before Cervantes came up with his Ingenious Hidalgo.For more info, the Genji Monogatari is as complex...
View ArticleLA CORONA PARTIDA - ESCENA CLAVE
La película alcanza su cénit justo en el momento en el que Felipe I el Hermoso celebra su coronación como Rey de Castilla, en Burgos, mientras Cisneros escribe a Fernando el Católico anunciándole el...
View ArticleFIVE OBSTRUCTIONS - REVIEW
The Five Obstructions is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is conceived as a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films...
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