tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378116292024-03-19T01:48:09.033-07:00Conversations in the Book TradeConversations in the Book Trade: Books, art, art-books, and ... authorial movies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4089125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-80472400540305588552024-03-16T02:09:00.000-07:002024-03-16T02:09:25.738-07:00Village buses in Seoul Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-69154187174407291382024-03-05T21:39:00.000-08:002024-03-05T21:39:40.538-08:00Working Life Clip from a moviepoem about work: a theme that receives less and less attention the more literary production becomes integrated into “the program era”.If curious, more at YouTube: https://youtu.be/jAsC7ZP5S3U?si=0LlK2uBwJ8NxdtbHUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-48001592487640272422024-03-04T01:11:00.000-08:002024-03-04T01:11:18.762-08:00The Wargasm The Wargasm 6: Israel/ Hamas version https://youtu.be/kgoqypRj33w?si=XTsQ1X-nW25txH_w via @YouTubeThis is part of a series on war and (from the POV of some politicians) its addictive qualities.Repeatedly in he 21st C, wars have had the same dynamic: political tension/orgiastic release… The Wargasm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-62333913484504117432024-02-28T15:42:00.000-08:002024-02-28T15:42:54.657-08:00Should we ban air travel?Should we ban airplanes to help the environment? #airpollution #airtravel #ecologyandenvironmentShould we ban air travel somewhat? Completely?Full video at YouTubeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-5828109470790018232024-02-27T20:55:00.000-08:002024-02-27T20:55:05.130-08:00Noteworthy Marc Eliot Stein on Tennyson’s Princess Ada Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-71229234844512175352024-02-27T20:31:00.000-08:002024-02-27T20:32:10.866-08:00Snow in Sapporo and climate change Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-83748367864806267462024-02-25T16:23:00.000-08:002024-02-25T16:23:16.692-08:00Travel Hell 2Air Travel Hell: Problems with Airlines. #airtravel #aircanada #airport #flightdelayshttps://youtube.com/shorts/-lDW7hdNy9U?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-12306392531269124532024-02-25T05:14:00.000-08:002024-02-25T05:14:39.719-08:00Travel hellTravel hellAirlines take a lot of heat from environmental. But their industry dues a good job of scaring off the average people who fly economy.Air Travel Hell: Problems with Airlines. #airtravel #aircanada #flightdelaysFull video at YouTube:https://youtube.com/shorts/-lDW7hdNy9U?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-69304932460511228782024-02-20T13:11:00.000-08:002024-02-20T13:11:42.966-08:00Glass condos: environmentally wasteful? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-25596458571371505632024-02-20T06:21:00.000-08:002024-02-20T06:21:16.225-08:00Parks 2Clip 1Public parks in Toronto and Seoul: How very different cities manage natural spaces #seoul #torontoFull video at YouTube:https://youtube.com/shorts/vq57LVIDduI?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-71370672517409500582024-02-19T15:43:00.000-08:002024-02-19T15:43:56.029-08:00High Speed?High speed rail in North America gets a lot of discussion. Full stop.Are passenger trains in Canada and the US too slow? Your thoughts welcome.Full video at YouTube:https://youtube.com/shorts/3K-qP1BksYo?si=3msZUSp8trC5PVHa via @YouTubeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-60023723407274132292024-02-18T14:32:00.000-08:002024-02-18T14:32:01.507-08:00Parks in Seoul and Toronto Clip 1Public parks in Toronto and Seoul: How very different cities manage natural spaces #seoul #torontoFull video at YouTube:https://youtube.com/shorts/vq57LVIDduI?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-53464519389522880102024-02-17T18:47:00.000-08:002024-02-17T18:47:21.583-08:00High Park historyHigh ParkThough you can barely see it from here, there’s a substantial amount of housing to the middle right. The park is in the west end of Toronto in what’s now a densely populated area.Full video at YouTube: High Park: a brief history—https://youtube.com/shorts/bTa2Q7ldNSQ?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-70947177190622851962024-02-17T12:43:00.000-08:002024-02-17T12:43:10.507-08:00Condo Design Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-22178466926406822982024-02-15T16:32:00.000-08:002024-02-15T16:32:31.369-08:00Glass Towers Glass towers look modern? But do they make long term sense?Glass condos: plagued by poor design? #urbandesign #torontorealestate #condolivingFull video at YouTube:Glass condos: plagued by poor design? #urbandesign #torontorealestate #condolivinghttps://youtube.com/shorts/KewIHJ6_cl4?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-43825901033796779362024-02-13T16:59:00.000-08:002024-02-13T16:59:30.423-08:00My father in hospital Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-81595913633274720612024-02-05T08:08:00.000-08:002024-02-05T08:08:52.398-08:00War Markets From War MarketsA poem about MIRVs: Multiple Insane Reentry Vehicles….Full video at YouTube: War Markets: an authorial moviepoemhttps://youtu.be/SWqLFVSWb5IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-24752175876052509852024-02-03T12:08:00.000-08:002024-02-03T12:08:32.626-08:00Meat — new cutMeatThe weapons folkAre in a cafeteriaWhere the menu is swell.For lunch they have quail, and snail,And foie gras on crisps,While in the middle of the table –Supplied by Raytheon –Sits a calfHalf-cooked with beamsIts meat delicious and bleeding. YouTube link:youtu.be/_3OixAU0uIoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-19618827679685509712024-01-28T13:11:00.000-08:002024-01-28T13:11:07.367-08:00Hospital windows Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-19477775696650190002024-01-26T06:20:00.000-08:002024-01-26T06:20:33.445-08:00Thomas HardyA somewhat portentous reading of Neutral Tones; but worth a listen nonetheless.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-38868443868340651792024-01-26T06:17:00.000-08:002024-01-26T06:17:44.112-08:00Noteworthy Frames of Reference by Estill PollockUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-863016903969516742024-01-24T18:12:00.000-08:002024-01-24T18:12:38.776-08:00Mountain climbing in Korea Climbing Hyoungjae Bong: Reaching the Summit. #mountainhiking #hikingink... https://youtube.com/shorts/NMj2FX65lxc?si=_mUTJ-97ubxcOpp6 via @YouTubeMountain climbing in South Korea.#mountainclimbing #koreannature #형재봉 #등산Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-88848510416202818652024-01-23T18:08:00.000-08:002024-01-23T18:08:07.242-08:00Noteworthy From Another World by Christien GholsenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-83542315084720650932024-01-23T16:28:00.000-08:002024-01-23T16:28:52.420-08:00With my dadWith my dad…He was admitted to hospital last summer. He’d been weakening for days and the resulting mental confusion paralyzed his decision making. I live far away, but when I told him he had to call 911 he resisted then made the call. A gastric tube is keeping him alive now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811629.post-43668444513236984582024-01-23T05:53:00.000-08:002024-01-23T05:53:47.667-08:00Hospitalized parents 2Clip.Having parents in medical care during government cutbacks. #healthcare #agingparents #hospitalcareFull video at YouTube:https://youtube.com/shorts/CJTrH3_V5hk?feature=shareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0