Yearly Archives: 2010

Nigh at the Museum

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico (MACPR) presented a couple days ago a wonderful night of music and poetry. What a splendid occasion to cross again the doors to this beautiful architecture of red bricks and arcades and … Continue reading →

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Stories Told and Made: WikiLeaks, Nobel & World Domination

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

A mix of a few ideas about stories being told or made: One. At the Nobel Prize ceremony this week, Mario Vargas Llosa received the highest award for literature. Earlier, on the paper he usually writes on, he published a … Continue reading →

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

I went yesterday to see You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. Yes, I came out of the theater with a bit of a depression, and since I was alone, I could not let it out. Depressed after a Woody … Continue reading →

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Free Speech Deficits and WikiLeaks

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

WikiLeaks shutdown calls spark censorship row | Media | The Guardian This time, the Web is dying. When a website is literally pulled from hyperspace only because of what it published, that’s it. It does not happen in China, but … Continue reading →

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Elementary School, Watson!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Antonio Vantaggiato

An extract follows from This 8th Grade Exam From the 1930s Is Really Hard by Nikhil Swaminathan of Good Education. Earlier this week, Valerie Strauss over at The Washington Post‘s Answer Sheet blog posted an exam given to eighth grade … Continue reading →

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