ARTE+PLUS
Monday February 27th 2006, 12:37 pm
Filed under: porpoisestuff


Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater (1822)
Thursday February 23rd 2006, 11:55 pm
Filed under: porpoisebooks

quincy “I here present you, courteous reader, with the record of a remarkable period in my life: according to my application of it, I trust that it will prove not merely an interesting record, but in a considerable degree useful and instructive. In that hope it is that I have drawn it up; and that must be my apology for breaking through that delicate and honourable reserve which, for the most part, restrains us from the public exposure of our own errors and infirmities.”

Texto Completo@Project Gutenberg
Thomas De Quincy
Biografía@Wikipedia



Incendio en Arteaga
Thursday February 16th 2006, 11:34 am
Filed under: porpoisestuff

arteaga“Autoridades de Protección Civil de Nuevo León se mantienen en alerta ante la posibilidad de que se propague al estado un incendio forestal que afecta a cerca de 400 hectáreas de pino en la Sierra de Arteaga, en Coahuila. Debido a que el periodo invernal fue de escasas lluvias, las autoridades de Protección Civil del Estado temen que la temporada de incendios forestales, que abarca los meses de febrero, marzo y abril, sea alta.” – El Norte.



NGC 2244
Wednesday February 15th 2006, 9:23 pm
Filed under: porpoisespace

NMH“What creates the cosmic dust sculptures in the Rosette Nebula? Noted for the common beauty of its overall shape, parts of the Rosette Nebula, also known as NGC 2244, show beauty even when viewed up close. Visible above are globules of dark dust and gas that are slowly being eroded away by the energetic light and winds by nearby massive stars. Left alone long enough, the molecular-cloud globules would likely form stars and planets.”

APOD



Bring it on Mr. Kamel, you Wanker.
Wednesday February 15th 2006, 8:34 am
Filed under: realpolitik

marin Este infeliz es el democráticamente electo gobernador de Puebla, que después de girar ordenes para secuestrar a la periodista Lydia Cacho,
recibió como regalo un par de botellas de coñac “importado”.

Cuando se le preguntó sobre las grabaciones, su respuesta fue:”Yo no leo chismes, yo tengo cosas más importantes que atender”, mientras que su vocero llama a las grabaciones “intrascendentes”. Es impresionante la manera en que estos parásitos se deslindan de responsabilidades, pues saben que son intocables.

kamelEste es el malparido (multimillonario, explotador y presunto pederasta) que con su dinero controla el sistema de justicia del estado de Puebla y luego reparte botellas en agradecimiento. Si tuvieron oportunidad de escuchar las grabaciones, estarán de acuerdo conmigo que “a mayor ingreso, más corriente”. ¿Escucharon cómo se expresaba de la periodista?.¿Oyeron las salvajadas a las que quería someter a esta pobre mujer dentro del reclusorio?.¿Para qué le ha servido a este maldito tanto dinero?

Lean más sobre el tema aquí y aquí.

Ps. Si llego a desaparecer, ya saben quien es el responsable. Y como dijo Bush jr: “Bring it on”



Communist Daughter
Tuesday February 14th 2006, 10:30 am
Filed under: redporpoise

daughter“Sweet communist. The communist daughter.
Standing on the sea-weed water. . with cocoa leaves
along the border, sweetness sings from every corner. . . .
careening from the clouds the bridges burst and twist
around and wanting something warm and moving bends
towards herself. . . . the soothing proves that she must
still exist. . . . ” – Jeff Magnum

Poster Translation:
The Communist Party said:” you must!”
The Komsomol replied: “It will be done.
To the farms and building sites!”
More beautiful posters, here!



Pingüino Culero
Monday February 13th 2006, 11:10 pm
Filed under: porpoisezoo


Big Sounds
Tuesday February 07th 2006, 10:48 pm
Filed under: porpoisestuff


The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (Tristar, 1963)
Sunday February 05th 2006, 6:17 pm
Filed under: porpoisemusic

NMH“For all those who have a big axe to grind with Brubeck, for all those who claim the band was only successful because they were predominantly white, or played pop-jazz, or catered to the exotica craze, or any of that, you are invited to have all of your preconceptions, tepid arguments, and false impressions hopelessly torn to shreds by the CD debut of one of the great live jazz albums of the 1960s. At Carnegie Hall reveals the band at the epitome of its musical — harmonic, rhythmic, melodic, improvisational — strength with near telepathic communication. It swings like a mother and offers an entirely new dimension to the definition of “melodic improvisation.”"-Thom Jurek.



Femmes Fatales
Saturday February 04th 2006, 7:20 pm
Filed under: porpoisestuff