2014/01/11
2014/01/07
a monstrous and novel wonder...
"At this time male twins, who came from the region of Cappadocia,
were wandering through many parts of the Roman Empire; I myself, who am
writing these lines, have often seen them in Asia, a monstrous and novel
wonder. For the various parts of their bodies were whole and complete,
but their sides were attached from the armpit to the hip, uniting their
bodies and combining them into one. And with the adjacent arms they
embraced each other’s necks, and in the others carried staffs, on which
they supported themselves as they walked. They were thirty years old and
well developed physically, appearing youthful and vigorous. On long
journeys they used to ride on a mule, sitting sideways on the saddle in
the female fashion, and they had indescribably sweet and good
dispositions..."
Leo the Deacon, 10th century, Byzantium
(english)
falls jemand mehr über das monströse in geschichte und gegenwart hören will...
(german)
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2014/01/06
2013/12/23
improving, improving, improving...
it just came to my mind to have a look if the four-piece duo big blood are still out there. my radar lost them some years ago. and well, they are. their sound has grown uglier and heavier. an unmistakable sign of vitality.
the piece above is from their 2013 effort radio valkyrie 1905 - 1917.
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2013/12/22
a sinister compound...
europa, hort der selbstgerechtigkeit, mekka der gespaltenen zungen! aahm nein, die rede ist nicht von eu-beamten oder -parlamentariern - die haben kein publikum, das an der nase herum zu führen wäre.
ein publikum haben nur unsere nationalen regierungen und parlamente - ein publikum, unsere aufrechten völker europas nämlich, die es vor einem gefräßigen europa zu beschützen gilt. dass es zuallererst unsere regierungen selbst sind, die in europa bestimmen, was und wie gefressen wird, stört da wenig. als konsens-beschaffer "zuhause" taugt die union allemal!
click here, my dear...
"When prime ministers go to summits they can be described as "heading off to Europe". Anything they agree to there can later be attributed to something called "Brussels", which is a sinister compound that erodes national sovereignty – often, but by no means exclusively found in the capital of Belgium."
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2013/12/21
rape...
a short, but dense account on an illuminating, though horrifying, issue...
What does it mean when women perpetrate gang rapes?
"[...] Cohen’s theses also resonate with the work of sociologist Peggy Reeves Sanday whose book, Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus, includes a cross-cultural analysis of rape-tolerant and rape-intolerant communities. Sanday studied 95 different societies and found that rape was rare in 47 percent of them—and common in 18 percent of them, or the most “rape-prone,” a category that includes the U.S. In particular, Sanday documented the use of gang rape in the development of fraternal bonds and the role played by women in targeting, cultivating, and entrapping victims. [...]"
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2013/12/17
death-metal-english...
Big, polysyllabic words: You don’t have to use them correctly; you just have to use them. Bonus points for Greco-Latinate words that end in “-ition,” “-ation,” “-ution,” “-ous,” “-ized,” “-ism,” “-ance,” “-ial,” “-ity,” and variations thereon. Double bonus points for words ending semi-inappropriately in “-ment,” as in “Torn Into Enthrallment.” These words don’t even have to be real. Is “Multivectorial Reionization” a real thing? Who cares?
Prepositional phrases: Same is true here, too — the more prepositional phrases, the better. “(-ation word) of the (ominous word)” is perhaps the most brutal of all grammatical constructions, which is why “Procreation (of the Wicked)” is one of the best song titles ever. It also has parentheses, which are a less common but still valued component of Death Metal English.
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2013/12/16
RAIUNO...
radiotelevisione italiana. canale numero uno. 1972. audience clapping like a communist party congress in china. a lotta strings, a double phalanx of brass. les paul electric guitar. a singer with a feeling.
good stuff.
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2013/12/12
sixpacks and tits...
does the rise of men's sexual objectification mean equality?
"I wouldn’t call it equality — I’d call it marketing, and maybe
capitalism. Market forces under capitalism exploit whatever fertile
ground is available. Justice and sexual equality aren’t driving
increasing rates of male objectification — money is."
auf diese gleichheit kann ich verzichten.
aber verzicht ändert nichts.
denn es geht um geld.
erstaunlich auch, dass man sich als mann vorstellen kann,
die frauen ihrerseits hätten sich an diesen scheiß sicher schon lange gewöhnt.
es wird nicht wirklich so sein. selbst sich an die eigene
objektifizierung anzupassen, heißt nicht sich daran zu gewöhnen.
ganz zu schweigen von jenen, die das nicht hinnehmen und
dagegen rebellieren.
mir gefällt diese entwicklung nicht. ich will diese bilder nicht.
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