http://apc.bendofbay.org/ lend me your ears Copyright 2006 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:19:33 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Christopher Crumlish died on January 15. He was 45 years old. The picture was taken on December 25th, a couple of days before he was admitted to the hospital, with heart failure, on December 28, 2005. For the past... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2006/01/christopher_b_c_1.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2006/01/christopher_b_c_1.html Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:19:33 -0500 MIT's open courseware project now offers an introduction to Chinese... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/12/learn_chinese.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/12/learn_chinese.html Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:08:44 -0500 Today's New York Times has an article about Barney Rosset of Grove Press Fame. The article describes a film project of Grove's involving Beckett, Harold Pinter and Eugène Ionesco. Rosset is trying to bring their films out after 40 years.... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/12/samuel_becketts.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/12/samuel_becketts.html tips Sun, 04 Dec 2005 15:33:15 -0500 Here is one of Kafka's favorite parables. It is also one of mine. I don't have Kafka's version in front of me, but it goes something like this: A group is sitting together in an inn. They are all friends,... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/11/a_parable.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/11/a_parable.html Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:00:27 -0500 From Richard A. Clarke's comment in the November issue of The Atlantic Imagine if, in advance of Hurricane Katrina, thousands of trucks had been waiting with water and ice and medicine and other supplies. Imagine if 4,000 National Guardsmen and... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/10/louisiana_and_f.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/10/louisiana_and_f.html Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:40:46 -0500 the bend of bay postcard project received this sometime between September 22 and today.... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/10/new_orleans.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/10/new_orleans.html Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:47:34 -0500 The Economist, published this editorial about Katrina and America. The editorial is titled: When government fails - The pathetic official response to Katrina has shocked the world. How will it change America? DONATE... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/the_economist_n.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/the_economist_n.html tips Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:52:04 -0500 Help Katrina victims by donating to the Red Cross Tell your senators and congressman to strengthen federal relief efforts in the region. Ask them what, specifically, they intend to do to improve them. Remind them that helping people is more... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/katrina.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/katrina.html tips Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:02:09 -0500 If you are visiting the Museum of Modern Art and have an mp3 player, you can save a couple of dollars by downloading some of the content in the "acoustiguides" before you go. full details here... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/museum_of_moder.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/09/museum_of_moder.html tips Thu, 01 Sep 2005 07:56:08 -0500 The Kitchen has a new series of CDs featuring live recordings from the early ’70s to the mid-’80s. The series includes Steve Reich, Sonic Youth, Christian Marclay, and Meredith Monk. This is a chance to relive the glorious, lower rent,... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/08/the_kitchen_rev.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/08/the_kitchen_rev.html tips Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:37:27 -0500 From an article in the The Guardian of August 23, in which a new prize for short stories is discussed: Alex Linklater, deputy editor of Prospect magazine, spoke out today in support of the short story. "The novel is a... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/08/the_british_lit.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/08/the_british_lit.html tips Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:29:49 -0500 WGBH Boston maintains a web site, Art of the States, that streams a lot of music by 20th century American composers. It is a great place to sample before you buy. For more information, visit their "about" page.... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/07/art_of_the_stat.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/07/art_of_the_stat.html tips Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:37:36 -0500 This site no longer accepts trackbacks, because 99 out of 100 of them are spam.... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/07/no_new_trackbac.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/07/no_new_trackbac.html Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:31:00 -0500 The action of James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place on June 16, 1904, a date which has become a sort of holiday and spawned various celebrations around the world. It is probably a little late to take part in this... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/06/post.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/06/post.html tips Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:45:42 -0500 Nietzsche is one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood philosophers, as a result both of his manner of writing and the machinizations of his sister after his death. Herewith my advice for those interested in learning more about Neitzsche and... http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/06/nietzsche_101.html http://apc.bendofbay.org/archives/2005/06/nietzsche_101.html tips Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:31:11 -0500