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Posted by papi on January 16th 2011 in Books, Journalism, Life, Parenting, Society
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The following book excerpt in the WSJ has been attracting some attention:

Why Chinese mothers are superior

The title of the excerpt, as well as the book itself, seems to have been written with the express intention of provoking extreme reactions, and it seems to have succeeded very well in that. The interesting thing is that if this book had been written by an author of a different race, it would have been dismissed out of hand as an inflammatory piece of racist stereotyping. Perhaps the parents on rantlust would like to comment.

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Posted by papi on November 15th 2010 in Movies, Reviews
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While on movie reviews, thought I’d plug this deliciously unhinged thriller for the ages. Elvis and a back-in-black JFK battle an evil Egyptian mummy in a Texas nursing home. Enough said!

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Posted by papi on March 02nd 2010 in Blogs, Disasters, Earth
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An inspiring account of the Chilean earthquake - from one of our own - right from the trenches.

“On February 27 I waked up suddenly, at 3:34 am, Santiago de Chile time, shaken by the most violent earthquake that I had never experienced before. During 90 seconds I was convinced that I was living my last minutes on this world; I was terrified, not because of dying, in some way I was surrendered to death, but because I thought that it would be very painful. I live in an eleventh floor apartment, and I thought that the violence of the movement would break the building: I felt like being swallowed by the unlimited power of nature; I was minute, weak, insignificant in front of such almighty energy.”

Read the full account here:
http://www.yogzilla.com/2010/03/02/the-force-of-nature/

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Posted by papi on January 27th 2010 in Government, History, Politics
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Howard Zinn, the people’s historian, died today.

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Posted by papi on January 27th 2010 in Rants
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Beware the enema of the state!

http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=382840

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Posted by papi on January 22nd 2010 in Raves, Theater
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There is nothing more satisfying than a story well told. Even better when it’s a yarn full of fantasy and flights of fancy, narrated with spirit, and accompanied by musicians who understand and enliven the tale with their efforts. Leave the world at the door, and prepare to be transported with words and music to the city of the dead.

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/90226

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Posted by papi on January 13th 2010 in Rants
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Alas, another whole year to wait for the most wonderful time to roll around.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/the-spiritthings/382186/

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Posted by papi on June 16th 2009 in Animation, Art, India, Movies, Raves, Religion
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A lovely interpretation of the Ramayana.

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