Posted in In English, reading on Jul 13th, 2006 No Comments »
Madness is evidence of the imperfections of human reason, a constant reminder of the limit of our brain power. A mad person is annoying to us, not only because of the inconveniences has he/she caused, but also his/her mere existence. We are uneasy for this being: are we the same as him/her? To admit a […]
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Posted in In English, reading on Jul 12th, 2006 No Comments »
Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
Doubtless can be an adjective meaning “free of doubt,” but it is relatively rare: He is doubtless and fearless when he begins his performance. Doubtless is also an adverb, as are all the other locutions in this entry; all mean “probably,” “certainly,” […]
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Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a recent Northwestern University journalism grad went to a job interview millions of other girls would kill for: working at the elite fashion magazine Runway. After a few minutes sitting in the waiting area, she was surprised by finding out all employees there worked for an emperor-typed editor, Miranda Priestly (Meryl […]
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Off-Broadway show: Room Service (Sunday, June 10)
Here is a NewYorkTime Review:
“Generally considered one of the funniest American plays of the 1930’s, Room Service centers around a slippery theatrical producer, trying to find a backer for his new show while holed up in a Times Square hotel with nineteen starving actors. Hoping to forestall eviction, he […]
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Posted in life on Jul 11th, 2006 No Comments »
Michel Foucault: The Hermeneutics of the Subjecct
–: Madness and Civilization
Koopman: Hostile Takeover
New York Public Library, 42 street
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There is an interesting scene in Tails, a story of some dogs met in a pool waiting for adoption or slaughter. One of the dogs, newly dumped in the pool, was asked what talent it had. Obviously the new guy did not know a dime of their question. So the rest of dogs showed it […]
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