遗巷
远眺近窥
博文
(2015-02-05 09:07:45)
Yourlovelypoemremindsmeofafewimmortallinesbypoetlaureatessuchas:"IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind"fromOdetotheWestWindbyPercyByssheShelley;"AndmilestogobeforeIsleep"fromStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningbyRobertFrost;"Listen,Sorrow,beloved,tothesoftapproachofNight."fromMeditationbyCharlesBaudelaire.TheEnglish,AmericanandFrenchpoetsrespectivelyexpresstheirfeelingsonWinte...[阅读全文]
(2015-02-04 09:34:56)
“GreatF*ckingBook!”
byLostalley
TheabovearenotmywordsbutStephenKing’s,onalittlebookcalled“EnglishasaSecondF*ckingLanguage--Howtosweareffectively,explainedindetailwithnumerousexamplestakenfromeverydaylife.”IdefinitelyagreewithStephen,andhighlyrecommendit.Togiveyouanidea,IquotethepraisebythepublisherSt.Martin’sGriffin:
“IntheEnglishL...[阅读全文]
TheabovearenotmywordsbutStephenKing’s,onalittlebookcalled“EnglishasaSecondF*ckingLanguage--Howtosweareffectively,explainedindetailwithnumerousexamplestakenfromeverydaylife.”IdefinitelyagreewithStephen,andhighlyrecommendit.Togiveyouanidea,IquotethepraisebythepublisherSt.Martin’sGriffin:
“IntheEnglishL...[阅读全文]
(2015-02-02 09:34:23)
ChangingTaste byLostalley
ThisSaturdayafternoon,IhadabrunchwithafriendatBonaparte,aFrenchbistroinGeorgetown,DC.Therestaurantisastone’sthrowawayfromablockofartgalleries,antiqueshopsandfashionboutiques.It’sbeenquiteawhilesincemylastvisit.Ifeltlikeinadrasticallydifferentworld.Allgallerieswereinunisononabrighterexteriorwithvibrantcolorsandloudlogos.Theartworksinsideshare...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-28 18:54:24)
伊斯兰教并没有恐怖主义基因，但和所有宗教一样都有复仇情结。没有以色列的扩张和对巴勒斯坦的奴役，就没有伊斯兰恐怖主义。这个因果不容颠倒。
为政治目的而不择手段，本质上是人类生存竞争的极端体现，用绝对的道德感裁判是非，不是伪善就是愚蠢。以色列开国总理本.古里安曾在大卫王酒店引爆炸弹，造成三百多名英国平民死亡，英国的恐怖分子就是以色列的自[阅读全文]
(2015-01-21 16:55:09)
AnArtistWhoLovesFlowers byLostalley
ImetAiLiinsummerof2003inShanghaithroughaprominentartandliteraturecritic,whenIembracedChineseContemporaryArtwholeheartedly.Iamnotparticularlyfondofflowersoncanvas,eventhosebyVincentVanGogh(sorryfortheblasphemy).Thisproclivitymayberootedinthesubconscious——worshipingmasculinityandgrandeur,forflowershintfragilityandfemininity.Myfriendinsistedo...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-21 11:12:54)
LadiesinDisguise
byLostalley
LingeringRussianRomanticismofGlazunov’s“ConcertofWaltzNo.1”carriedmetoanothercomposerofthesamegenre.OutoftheFive(RussianRomanticSchooloriginators——Mussorgsky,Balakirev,Cui,Rimsky-Korsakov,andBorodin),Mussorgskyistheleastfavorite,tome,forhispumped,clumsyandover-nationalisticcomposingtraitswithoneexception.His“PicturesatanExhib...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-20 11:12:13)
RussianRomanticism
byLostalley
Thismorningofjustanothermundaneday,onmywaytowork,awaveringsoundfromthecarradiochilledmeunexpectedly.ItwasRussiancomposerAlexanderGlazunov'sConcertofWaltzNo.1.Myheartwasfilledjoysandtears.Itbringsbackmostsensuousmoments:firstkiss,firstspringtimebirdsinging,lastdropofautumnrain,lastgustofwinterstorm,bytheoceanfront,nearthelakeside,nexttoapond,whenyouheartandsou...[阅读全文]
byLostalley
Thismorningofjustanothermundaneday,onmywaytowork,awaveringsoundfromthecarradiochilledmeunexpectedly.ItwasRussiancomposerAlexanderGlazunov'sConcertofWaltzNo.1.Myheartwasfilledjoysandtears.Itbringsbackmostsensuousmoments:firstkiss,firstspringtimebirdsinging,lastdropofautumnrain,lastgustofwinterstorm,bytheoceanfront,nearthelakeside,nexttoapond,whenyouheartandsou...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-19 19:41:25)
(2015-01-17 17:33:07)
OldShanghai
byLostalley
Inthesummerof2010,IreturnedtoShanghaitoseemymotherwhohasAlzheimer.Fromtheairporttomyparents’home,Shanghaiataglimpsefailedtostirupsufficientaestheticreactionasexpected.Thecitylookedglitzy,dizzy,andinexplicablynumbingtothislesscuriousandmorecriticalsoul.It’shardtofindthekindofbeautylikeanagedwall,aquietalley,acobblestonepavedstreet,avegetablestandabandoned...[阅读全文]
byLostalley
Inthesummerof2010,IreturnedtoShanghaitoseemymotherwhohasAlzheimer.Fromtheairporttomyparents’home,Shanghaiataglimpsefailedtostirupsufficientaestheticreactionasexpected.Thecitylookedglitzy,dizzy,andinexplicablynumbingtothislesscuriousandmorecriticalsoul.It’shardtofindthekindofbeautylikeanagedwall,aquietalley,acobblestonepavedstreet,avegetablestandabandoned...[阅读全文]
(2015-01-17 11:45:00)
ABygoneTaleofCastle
byLostalley
OnacloudyandbreezyafternooninJanuary,2014,Idrovebyasign"CastleforSale",aftermissingaturnandtakingadetouronanunfamiliarcountryroadinsuburbandWashington,D.C.AcastleinsuburbandD.C.?Ipulledoverandjumpedoutofmycar.Afewhundredyardsaway,abeige,stuccoandstrangestructureemergedbyafrozenpond.Immensecuriostybroughtmetothegate,andIwasawe-struck.Itwasloveatfirs...[阅读全文]
