Pages

Saturday, May 5, 2012

SORE DI MALIOBORO


SORE DI MALIOBORO

Orang-orang, banyak warna.
Abu-abu, kehujanan.
Mantel-mantel, kecil di bawa.

GRATEFUL DEAD

Message to their Creator from those suffering eternal torment in Hell:  Hey thanks for the free will.

Monday, April 30, 2012

LOOKS LIKE PAUL KRUGMAN KNOWS HIS BIBLE

If I were given to trawling through the Bible to find passages that support my notions of the good and true, I might light on this bit from Genesis:



Sounds pretty Keynsian, doesn't it?  Pharaoh didn't say I'll just take enough to keep me and my family in beans and rice.  And you guys keep all the rest and enjoy it, cuz, hey, it's yours.  How would that have worked out?                               







Sunday, April 29, 2012

A Polish rock band built around a string quartet plays a Hungarian song from the 70's still familiar around Europe.
The life-affirming spirit of dangdut overcomes the glowering spectre of rap.