alternative(m)emory Dear O, I gathered yellow water in my fists. I placed my hand inside the middle of the earth, onto the other shore… Dear O, I wore my green dress and my red hair and obsessively played the piano… Dear O, I read Cartarescu and did Theatre studies. I filled the […]
POSTMODERN LITERATURE:
BECKETT AND MORGAN – TWO PERSPECTIVES ON POSTMODERNISM It may be that some rough beast will slouch again toward Bethlehem. It may be that some natural cataclysm, or extraterrestrial intelligence will shock the Earth into some sane planetary awareness of its destiny. I have no prophecy in me, only some slight […]
Sports, Destruction, and Community
The Saints didn’t make it to the SuperBowl again this year. New Orleanians are used to disappointment, and sadly, we’ve also gotten used to living among the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the flood. While we look forward to Mardi Gras, we can’t help but wonder if Chicago fans will again engage in riotous […]
The Birthday Roda
La Plata, Argentina — A light on in the sky, the moon, glows defiantly on the steps of the Humanidades branch of the University of La Plata. The steps are littered with short slips of paper, advertisements and such for various student services, hair cuts, cell phones. It is winter in August, the air dry […]
Networked Nature at Foxy Production
At a bit before seven this evening I found myself standing beneath the pulsating lights and gently inflating and deflating tentacles of a mechanical septopod, while watching slime mold – in extravagant magentas and greens – creep across a television screen. A woman leisurely wandered past the mold toward the hydroponics to my left, and […]
AIDS & Spatial Planning
The Metlife Foundation and the Enterprise Foundation share a common commitment in building healthy communities. Began in 1996, the group recognizes nonprofit groups for innovation in two main areas: supportive housing and property asset management. The “Awards For Excellence In Affordable Housing,” represents models that serve as inspiration for other groups with a desire […]