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A Bridge Too Far?
(2015-02-21 16:06:59)
ABridgeTooFar?---OnUkraine’sUncertainFuture byLostalley
HearingtheceasefiretruceoverEasternUkraine,IrevisitedmypiecewritteninMarch,2014.Inlessthanayear,Ukrainehasdeterioratedfromaregionalconflictintoacontinentalconfrontationthathasthepotentialofbecominganabyss.Itstartedwiththepretenseofpro-westdemocraticmassmovement,whichcouldhavebeennegotiatedforapoliticalsettlement,b...[阅读全文]
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Exchange with a Friend on Chinese New Year\'s Eve
(2015-02-19 20:18:12)
ExchangewithaFriendonChineseNewYear’sEve(myfriend’sinitalic) byLostalley

DearEdgar,
Uponreceivingyourmessage,Iwaswatching"BoysformBrazil"forthesecondtime,thefirstbeingalongwhileago,Ican'tevenremember.70sisrenaissanceforfilm.Acting,directing,music,screenplay,aresubstantiallyappealing.
LunarNewYearismostlyaformalitytome.Icalledmyd...[阅读全文]
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海上旧照
(2015-02-16 20:07:10)


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As Time Goes By
(2015-02-14 20:44:18)
AsTimeGoesBy
ByLostalley
ItmaybeanachronistictopostanoldmoviesonghereandLwordseemsmerelyaclichénowadays.ButonthisValentinenight,watchingthemovieclipspostedbyLeafmomentsago,Irememberedsomething. Itwasinmycollegeyears.IwasreturningtoXiamenUniversityfromShanghaiaftersummervacation.AtatrainstationinZhejiangProvince,China(Iforgotthename.It’soneofthoseshortstopsalongthe24-hourjou...[阅读全文]
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Paradise Lost, Paradise Not Yet Regained
(2015-02-11 08:24:17)

ParadiseLost,ParadiseNotYetRegained
byLostalley
AshipwreckandJohnMilton’sepicseemhardlyassociated.ButlastWednesday,theydid.AcargoshipFloreanasankwithmorethan1,900tonsofgoods,including13,000gallonsoffuelandgascylinders,offthecoastofGalapagosArchipelagowherethe19thCenturyBritishnaturalistCharlesDarwinconceivedhistheoryofevolutionandnaturalselection.Uponhearingthenews,myheartdropped...[阅读全文]
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唱希腊悲剧和意大利闹剧的阿根廷总统
(2015-02-07 14:53:23)


唱希腊悲剧和意大利闹剧的阿根廷总统
昨天，我的阿根廷朋友打电话致歉。阿根廷总统克里斯蒂娜（CristinaKichner)在访华期间和习总会谈后，立刻在社交媒体上嘲讽中国人的英文烂，说中国人发不出R，只能发L。她在推特（tweeter)上写的西班牙原文如下：“Másde1.000asistentesalevento…¿Serántodosde‘LaCámpola’yvinieronsóloporelalozyelpetlóleo?&[阅读全文]
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A Double-Headed Eagle
(2015-02-07 11:25:45)
ADouble-headedEagle--JewishRightandLeftIdeologuesinAmerica byLostalley
Byreadingexceptsofthebook"UncivilLiberties--DeconstructLibertarianism",IcanagreewiththetenetthatAmericanvaluesshouldundergoconstantdeconstruction,andfrankly,allvaluesshouldbescrutinizedordeconstructiedifnecessary,astimegoesby.However,Ispeculatethatthebookhasoneparticulartargetinmind--TeaParty.It'sdeceivin...[阅读全文]
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Birds of Feather Flock Together
(2015-02-05 17:31:23)
BirdsofFeatherFlockTogether byLostalley
AdamMansbachisaninterestingwriter,onthemargin.Well,interestingwritersareoftenmarginalizedandgetinspiredbythatexperience.Mainstreammeansmediocrity,andthat’swhatmostbestsellersare.HereisaJew,bornandbredinBronx,wholookswhite,talkslikeablackrapperandwritesinbetween.Istartedbutdidn’tquitefinishhis“TheEndoftheJews”,...[阅读全文]
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On 'My Little Poem by Sportwoman'
(2015-02-05 09:07:45)
Yourlovelypoemremindsmeofafewimmortallinesbypoetlaureatessuchas:"IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind"fromOdetotheWestWindbyPercyByssheShelley;"AndmilestogobeforeIsleep"fromStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEveningbyRobertFrost;"Listen,Sorrow,beloved,tothesoftapproachofNight."fromMeditationbyCharlesBaudelaire.TheEnglish,AmericanandFrenchpoetsrespectivelyexpresstheirfeelingsonWinte...[阅读全文]
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'Great F*cking Book!'
(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]
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