La rana hervida y el camello reventado

Estímulo paulatino
El modo de hervir una rana viva sin tapar la olla
y cómo romperle el lomo a un camello, paja por paja.

La paradoja de los paradigmas

Etimología y ejemplos de un concepto por muchos mal usado

Azotadas por llevar sostén

Fuente
Somalia, Al Shabaab, radicales islámicos

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Tras obligar a las mujeres a sustituir sus velos por otros especiales, más tupidos y efectivos para ocultar aún mejor sus rostros, no consienten que éstas utilicen sujetadores por considerarlo algo “antinatural”, un “engaño” y un quebrantamiento inadmisible de la sharia, el código religioso musulmán. El castigo ha de ser público y sobre todo ejemplar. La web Fox News ya informó la pasada semana sobre uno de estos castigos ejemplares. Según las fuentes citadas por la cadena estadounidense, un hombre armado se encargó personalmente de ir reclutando a todas las ‘sospechosas’ de utilizar sujetador, es decir, aquellas que presumiblemente tenían un busto firme. Una vez reunidas, fueron azotadas por varios hombres enmascarados y obligadas después a desprenderse de sus prendas. Pero la humillación no quedaba ahí. Tras recibir los azotes, fueron obligadas a sacudir sus pechos en público para que “recuperasen su forma natural”.

Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies

Centro de Estudios Culturales Contemporáneo

Los estudios culturales son un campo de investigación de carácter interdisciplinar que explora las formas de producción o creación de significados y de difusión de los mismos en las sociedades actuales. Desde esta perspectiva, la creación de significado y de los discursos reguladores de las prácticas significantes de la sociedad revelan el papel representado por el poder en la regulación de las actividades cotidianas de las formaciones sociales.^[1]
El ámbito de los estudios culturales combina la economía política, la comunicación, la sociología, la teoría social, la teoría literaria, la teoría de los medios de comunicación, el cine, la antropología cultural, la filosofía y el estudio de fenómenos culturales en las diversas sociedades. Los investigadores de los estudios culturales a menudo se interesan por cómo un determinado fenómeno se refiere a cuestiones de ideología, nacionalidad, etnia, género y clase social.
La fundación de los Estudios Culturales
El término fue acuñado por Richard Hoggart en 1964 cuando fundó, ese mismo año, el llamado Centro de Estudios Culturales contemporáneos o CCCS (Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies) en Birmingham. En la actualidad, Stuart Hall, que sucedió a Hoggart, es el director del centro.

Los estudios culturales se basan en cuatro grandes estudios de los llamados founding fathers (padres fundadores): The Uses of Literacy (1957), de Richard Hoggart, una revisión crítica de la cultura de resistencia de la clase trabajadora frente a la gran influencia de los medios de comunicación de masas; Culture and Society (1958), de Raymond Williams, en el cual se defendía el uso de enfoque muy amplio para comprender la evolución que ha seguido el dabate moderno sobre la cultura; The making of the English Working Class (1963), de Edward P. Thompson, un intento de crear una historia social desde abajo, desde la llamada baja cultura, y una culturalización crítica de la propia categoría de clase social; The Popular Arts (1964), de Stuart Hall y Paddy Whannel, en el que se relaccionan críticamente los niveles de alta cultura y baja cultura, poniendo ejemplos como el jazz.

Parrafus interruptus

Parrafus Interruptus es un programa radial de tipo cultural producido en Argentina y en idioma español creado y conducido por el periodista, escritor, autor teatral, guionista televisivo, editor cultural y crítico de cine Hugo Paredero. Este programa tiene salida a la medianoche de lunes a viernes a través de la emisora pública LRA Radio Nacional.

El programa no responde a propaganda comercial o política de ningún tipo, y sólo reconoce como objetivo el entretener, incentivar y premiar el interés por la Literatura promoviendo la lectura.

LRA Radio Nacional

Padre Rico, Padre Pobre, Mujer Millonaria

Fuente
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Kim Kiyosaki es una mujer empresaria y emprendedora. Inauguró su primera empresa en 1984 y es la compañera de vida y esposa de Robert Kiyosaki, además de ser su socia en asuntos de negocios.

Es además autora del libro titulado Mujer Millonaria, el cual se dirige a las mujeres que desean ser económicamente independientes y no depender de un hombre, familia, compañía o gobierno que les dé dinero.
Este libro no sólo da consejos económicos sino que también muestra ciertas estadísticas acerca de las mujeres mayores, mujeres divorciadas, mujeres solteras, mujeres que viven en la pobreza y mujeres activas dentro de la sociedad, además de haberse convertido en parte esencial del proyecto que comenzó su marido.
Sus proyectos
Robert K., junto con su co-autora (Sharon) y su esposa (Kim), tiene tres conceptos corporativos y empresariales, los cuales comparten. El primer proyecto es Padre Rico (The Rich Dad Company), que le pertenece directamente a él; el segundo proyecto es Familia Rica (The Rich Family Company), manejado por su co-autora y el tercer proyecto es Mujer Rica (The Rich Woman Company), a cargo de su esposa Kim.
Actualmente se encuentra embarcado en un nuevo libro online titulado La Conspiración de los Ricos ("Conspiracy of the Rich" en inglés) del cual es publicado un nuevo capítulo cada cierto tiempo. Este libro es gratuito para su descarga.
El libro que catapultó a Robert Kiyosaki a la fama (y el más conocido de todos) es el bestseller "Padre Rico, Padre Pobre". Tras este éxito publicó en el año 2000 los libros "El Cuadrante del Flujo de Dinero" y "Guía para Invertir" que le consolidaron como uno de los más influyentes autores sobre finanzas personales.

• Si desea ser Rico y Feliz ¡No vaya a la Escuela! (1992).
• Padre Rico, Padre Pobre. Lo que los ricos enseñan a sus hijos acerca del dinero ¡y la clase media no! (1997)
• El Cuadrante del Flujo de Dinero. Guía del Padre Rico hacia la Libertad Financiera (2000)
• Guía para Invertir. En que invierten los ricos ¡a diferencia de las clases media y pobre! (2000).
• Niño Rico, Niño Listo. Como dar a sus hijos una educación financiera sólida (2001).
• Retírate Joven y Rico. Como volverse rico pronto y para siempre (2001).
• La Profecía del Padre Rico (2002).
• La Escuela de Negocios. Para personas a las que les gusta ayudar a otros (2003).
• Padre Rico: ¿Quién se llevó mi dinero? (2004).
• Padre Rico, Padre Pobre para Jóvenes (2004).
• Antes de Renunciar a tu Empleo (2005).
• Queremos que seas Rico (junto a Donald Trump) (2007).
• Hermano rico, hermana rica (2009)

Enlaces externos

• Robert Kiyosaki Official Web Site
• Kiyosaki Peru
• PadreRico.com
  Club con miles de usuarios hispanos (emprendedores, empresarios e inversores)
• Club RichDad!
  Club con miles de usuarios hispanos (emprendedores, empresarios e inversores)
  

The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson

Fuente

Homer y sus amigos llegan de la planta nuclear a la taberna de Moe para su rutina diaria. Moe les dice a cada uno que la policía informó que la mayoría de los accidentes de tráfico son causados por borrachos como ellos. Moe hace un sorteo para ver quién no debe beber esa noche para llevar el coche y Barney sale elegido.

Luego, Homer le deja su coche a Barney para que lleve a los borrachos a sus casas. Después de dejar a Lenny, Carl, y Homer en sus casas, Barney desaparece con el coche de Homer por dos meses. Resulta que el coche de Homer ha terminado de alguna manera encima de la acera en World Trade Center (WTC) de la ciudad de Nueva York. Los Simpson deciden entonces a realizar un viaje a Nueva York para encontrar su coche, pese a las reticencias de Homer que cuando era joven tuvo una mala experiencia en Nueva York.

Cuando llegan a Manhattan, deciden separarse para permitir a Homer encontrar su coche. En el World Trade Center, Homer encuentra centenares de multas por mal estacionamiento en la ventana de su coche y un cepo unido a la rueda. Lo fuerzan a esperar desde las 9:00 am a las 5:00 pm para que fuese un oficial de policía para que pudiera pagar y quitarle el cepo. Muchos transeúntes le dan monedas, pensando que es un vagabundo sin hogar. Durante su espera le entran ganar de orinar, va hasta el baño de la torre sur del World Trade Center y encuentra un cartel que dice que ese baño está fuera de servicio y que debe utilizar el baño de la torre norte. Vuelve atrás y sube la torre norte, donde finalmente consigue utilizar los servicios. Mirando fuera de la ventana, sin embargo, descubre al oficial de policía al lado de su coche y después de unir otra multa de estacionamiento en el auto grita Ouh tan ruidosamente que el eco recorre a través de la ciudad entera y en el segundo eco aparece el Empire State, donde se puede ver a Marge, Maggie y Bart en la terraza.^[6]

Después de bajar corriendo de la torre norte, se encuentra que a su vehículo le han multado 250 dólares por la espera. Frustrado, decide salir de la ciudad y sube en su coche y conduce adelante con enorme fuerza. El cepo rasga un agujero en su coche pero él continúa conduciendo, hasta que unas obras en la carretera lo para. Homer sale del coche y miente a un trabajador que va a consultar con su jefe. Mientras que el trabajador está ausente, Homer roba su martillo mecánico y lo aplica para quitar el cepo. Aunque daña gravemente el frontal de su coche, rompiendo las ventanas y destruyendo el capó, el cepo sale y Homer conduce lejos de los insultos de las personas presentes.
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To photoshop or not to photoshop?

http://twitpic.com/n3k5v
Pienso que es el efecto contrario...
Cómo envejecer en minutos

Nora en Catcerto.com

This is not a trick taught to Nora. She began sitting at the piano at about one-year-old. She's almost four now.
She plays only when the mood strikes her, which is usually several time a times a day for short periods.
Look for catcerto.com





CATcerto (entire performance). Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, conductor and composer Mindaugas Piecaitis.

Voodo nupcial

Der Darwin Award

El Premio Darwin, una distinción para la estupidez con final fatal
Source

Charles Darwin hat das Prinzip der natürlichen Auslese als Motor der Evolution erkannt: Die am besten an ihre Umwelt angepassten Individuen setzen sich durch und pflanzen sich fort, die anderen sterben aus. Die Gewinner des Darwin-Preises schaffen es, „sich auf derart blödsinnige Weise aus dem Genpool zu eliminieren, dass dadurch das langfristige Überleben der Art gesichert wird“, erklärt Northcutt in ihrem Buch „Die Darwin Awards“.

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Auch die kreative Entsorgung der Gene findet Anklang Preise oder eine „Lobende Erwähnung“ bekamen auch Überlebende, die zumindest die Vererbung ihrer Gene unmöglich machten. Zum Beispiel Männer, die mit Staubsaugern unbeschreibliche Spiele trieben.

DIZINFORMATIONE.IT

Oltre la Veritá Ufficiale

La sacrilega alleanza tra i Bush e i Sauditi
di Michael Moore tratto da http://it.geocities.com/comedonchisciotte/georgedarabia.html

Non mi interesso delle teorie della cospirazione a meno che non siano vere o non riguardino i dentisti. Credo che tutti i dentisti si siano riuniti in qualche luogo ed abbiano deciso che il denaro reale si trovi all'interno dei canali della radice ed è per questo che ogni volta che si entra da loro si inizia con l'esame radiografico. Nessun altro mammifero deve, come noi, passare attraverso questo tragitto.
Le domande che mi pongo sull'11 settembre non riguardano il modo con cui i terroristi sono riusciti ad eludere il nostro sistema difensivo, o come siano stati capaci di vivere nel nostro paese senza essere mai scoperti, o come tutti i bulgari che lavoravano al WTC abbiano ricevuto un comunicato segreto che li invitava a non recarsi quel giorno al lavoro, o come le torri abbiano potuto venire giù così facilmente quando si suppone siano state costruite per resistere ai terremoti, ai maremoti e agli ordigni posti nei garage.

Queste erano tutte domande alle quali la commissione investigativa sull'11 settembre avrebbe dovuto rispondere. Ma la formazione della commissione fu osteggiata dall'amministrazione Bush e dai repubblicani al Congresso. In modo riluttante alla fine accettarono – per poi cercare di bloccare le indagini facendo ostruzionismo all'ottenimento delle prove cercate.
Perchè la gente di Bush non vuole che venga fuori la verità? Che cosa temono? Che gli americani pensino che fecero fiasco, che erano addormentati quando si presentò la minaccia terroristica, che volontariamente ignorarono gli avvertimenti di ex funzionari di Clinton riguardo Osama bin Laden semplicemente perché odiavano Clinton (sesso! cattivo!)?

Il popolo americano è molto comprensivo. Non se la prese con Franklin Roosevelt quando fu bombardata Pearl Harbor. Non rifuggì da John F. Kennedy dopo il fiasco della Baia dei Porci. E non prestò molta attenzione al fatto che durante la presidenza di Clinton 47 persone sono state assassinate misteriosamente. E allora perché, dopo questo monumentale tracollo della sicurezza nazionale, Bush non dice la verità, o, almeno, non smette di impedire che la verità venga fuori?
Forse è perché George & Co. hanno molto da nascondere sul perché non fecero decollare velocemente i caccia quella mattina. E anche perché, probabilmente, noi, popolo, abbiamo paura di conoscere tutta la verità in quanto non sappiamo per quali strade ci porti.
Sebbene pieno di quel sano scetticismo che è richiesto in ogni cittadino di una democrazia, aderii a quell'impostazione mentale di base tenuta dalla maggior parte degli americani nell'autunno del 2001: è stato Osama e chiunque lo ha aiutato deve essere catturato e portato davanti alla giustizia. E pensavo che questo era ciò che Bush stava facendo.

E invece una notte nel novembre 2001, mentre a letto, mezzo addormentato, stavo leggendo un articolo nel The New Yorker di un giornalista investigativo, Jane Mayer, mi imbattei in un paragrafo che mi fece sobbalzare seduto per rileggerlo, perché non potevo credere a quello che diceva: "Circa due dozzine di membri della famiglia bin Laden, la maggior parte qui a studiare nei college e in altre scuole, si ritiene fossero negli Stati Uniti al tempo degli attentati. Il New York Times aveva riportato che furono rapidamente riuniti insieme da funzionari dell'Ambasciata saudita, che temevano rappresaglie. Con l'approvazione dell'FBI, secondo un funzionario saudita, i bin Laden volarono con un jet privato da Los Angeles a Orlando, poi a Washington, e infine a Boston. Una volta ottenuto il permesso della FFA al volo intercontinentale, il jet si diresse in Europa."
Che cosa? Mi ero dimenticato una simile notizia? Mi alzai per cercare sul New York Times, e trovai questo titolo: temendo pericoli, la famiglia bin Laden vola via dall'America. La storia diceva: "Nei primi giorni dopo l'attacco a New York e a Washington, l'Arabia Saudita supervisionò l'evacuazione urgente di 24 membri della famiglia di Osama bin Laden dagli Stati Uniti."

Così, con l'approvazione dell'FBI e l'aiuto del governo dell'Arabia Saudita - e sebbene 15 dei 19 dirottatori fossero cittadini sauditi – ai parenti del sospettato numero uno fu permesso non solo di affrettarsi a lasciare il paese ma le nostre autorità fornirono la necessaria assistenza! Secondo il Times di Londra, "la partenza di così tanti sauditi ha preoccupato gli investigatori, che ritenevano che qualcuno di loro fosse in possesso di notizie sui dirottatori. Gli agenti dell'FBI hanno insistito nel controllare i passaporti, compreso quelli della famiglia reale".
E questo è tutto ciò che fece l'FBI? Controllare qualche passaporto, porre alcune brevi domande, come "Ha preparato lei il suo bagaglio?" e "I bagagli sono stati in suo possesso da quando li ha preparati?".
Così, questo potenziale materiale di testimonianza fu mandato via con un bon voyage e un bacio di addio. Come scrisse Jane Mayer sul The New Yorker, "Quando chiesi ad un funzionario dei servizi segreti americani se qualcuno aveva considerato di trattenere i membri della famiglia, egli rispose - Questo si chiama prendere ostaggi. Noi no lo facciamo".
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Halloween Porn

25 Must-Have Films: Halloween Porn (excerpts) Interesantes títulos!

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Les Vampyres

Dark Angels

The XXXorcist

Orgy in Black

Porn of the Dead

Curse Eternal

Intercourse with the Vampire

Grub Girl

Witch Bitch

Interview With A Vamp

Enchanted

En búsqueda de estupideces

The Search for Stupidity

09/23/2009 in Stupid Fun by Maxim Staff

Koogle.co.il
Made specifically for orthodox Jewish computer users, this search engine omits religiously objectionable material like photographs of immodest women. (We’re guessing that means no photos of ham and cheese sandwiches or crab cakes, either.)

Searchwithkevin.com
Powered by Kevin Federline (wait, he’s still alive?), every time you search this site you’re entered to win a kick-ass prize. The most popular prize searchers are eligible for is Swag Bucks, which you can redeem for official K-Fed merchandise, autographs, iPhones, and two therapy-bound children.

Blackle.com
Yahoo! may hate the environment, but Blackle hearts it. The background on this search engine’s main page is black to reduce energy consumption. Dude, if you’re so worried about saving the world, just compost your downloaded porn.

Peepo.com
This icon-based directory makes it easier for learning-disabled folks to navigate the Web. Sweet idea! We can’t wait to see their icon for our favorite time-killing Web site: hornyalbinogoats.com. (We just love watching those little guys scamper!)

Banana slug.com
“Tired of the same old Google results?” the site’s header asks. Well, no, actually, since you asked. Who gets tired of viewing images of DD boobs when you do a search for “gardening equipment”?

100 best films

The all-Time 100 best films choosen by R. Corliss and R. Schickel

Corliss & Schickel Talk

Shii, el Wii para mujeres

Le daría Isidoro Cañones una chance a Marge Simpson, después de verla en Playtoon?
Yo preferiría a Jessica Rabbit
Source
The interview

PLAYBOY: First Marilyn Monroe, then Madonna and now Marge Simpson. How does a nice girl from Springfield end up in Playboy?
SIMPSON: A nice girl like me would never display her body if it weren’t to raise money for charity. That’s why I’m donating my hefty fee from this tasteful pictorial to SPHG—Saving and Preserving Historic Gazebos. Gazebos are disappearing, people, and they’re not coming back!

PLAYBOY: You must have gotten some interesting reactions from friends and family. What did Homer say? Lisa? Bart?
SIMPSON: Homer said he was intrigued because he had never heard of your magazine. The notion of women posing in the buff was completely foreign to him. Wasn’t it sweet of him to lie? When Lisa heard about this, she said it was empowering to see a woman in control of her own body. Wasn’t it sweet of her to lie? Bart will never learn about this under any circumstance.

PLAYBOY: Why pose now? Is this something you would have considered when you were younger?
SIMPSON: Oh no. When I was young, I didn’t have the wisdom and poise needed to allow myself to be photographed in my underpants, leaning against a jukebox.

PLAYBOY: Regular viewers of the show know you and Homer have always had a great marriage with a healthy sex life. What’s your secret to relationship success?
SIMPSON: Homer and I have one rule that has worked incredibly well: Never go to bed hungry.

PLAYBOY: What advice do you give your daughters about men?
SIMPSON: I always tell my Lisa she should marry the man who loves her. It doesn’t matter if he’s losing his hair or is overweight or is at a bar every night…or if he forgets your birthday and anniversary.… All that matters is that nothing means anything to him but you.

PLAYBOY: What advice do you give Bart about the fairer sex?
SIMPSON: I say, “You won’t meet any girls in prison, which is where you seem to be headed.”

PLAYBOY: When did you first know Homer was the one?
SIMPSON: Well, when the doctor said I was pregnant, I heard a voice saying “That’s the man you’re going to marry.” The voice was my mother’s.

PLAYBOY: Have you ever thought about dyeing your hair blonde? Do blondes have less fun?
SIMPSON: I don’t know about blondes, but I just found a few grays in my blue. It’s as though there’s a civil war on top of my head.

PLAYBOY: As a stay-at-home mom, what do you pride yourself on doing around the house?
SIMPSON: Searching for your magazines and throwing them away.

PLAYBOY: In the bedroom?
SIMPSON: Yes, they’re usually in the bedroom.

PLAYBOY: When you were Lisa’s age, what did you think your adult life would be like? How does the reality measure up to your early expectations?
SIMPSON: When I was a little girl there were three men I wanted to marry: Elton John, Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly. But for some reason it never worked out.

PLAYBOY: Generally speaking, magazine covers are the purview of celebrities. Did you ever want to be famous? Do you enjoy this attention?
SIMPSON: I’m just happy to be a MILK—Mom I’d Like to Know.

La ninfeta Melissa Panarello

More Fotos

Source Some of Melissa's comments:

"I showed the hypocrisy of Italian society, things like adult men having sex with young girls, and the illusions of internet sex."
"I was always aware of what I was doing and this awareness gave these actions dignity. I did it in a dignified way because I was aware of what I was doing. It doesn't make any difference that I was just fifteen. You can have self-awareness at any age. A young girl of the age that I was doesn't usually go looking for adventures, but for real experiences. For me, it wasn't just having sex to pass the time, as older women do. I was searching for a true experience."
"It's very easy to hide things like this. Married women have affairs and they can hide it without a problem. I was also able to hide things."
"All of the experiences are mine. I experienced all of these things. In the book, I described it all in a more dramatic way, but I didn't make anything up."
"No one else knew anything. In the morning, I went to school like every other girl and in the evening I met men. Sometimes I would stay out until six in the morning and I had to be in school by seven thirty."

Source

Is your age more controversial than your material?
Obviously. Erotic books come out all the time, but not that many cause controversy or sell a lot of copies. At least in my opinion, the material in itself isn't really scandalous, and I think the scandal in other people's opinion is that this is coming from a young girl. It's an autobiographical novel written in the form of the diary of Melissa P., my alter ego, recounting this series of sort of degrading sexual experiences she has through the age of sixteen. And well, teenagers having and talking about extreme sexual experiences will always cause controversy.

Do you think there's a valid distinction between "erotic literature" and literature proper, and do you consider yourself a writer of erotica?
I understand the distinction, and I enjoy reading what I consider erotic literature, but I don't particularly relate to what it represents. I'd describe my book as about growing up in a dangerous world.

Should Melissa's behavior shock and upset people, or is it within the normal range?
It's definitely not normal. But I consider the most scandalous thing the fact that the book is [considered] scandalous. It bespeaks a real sort of close-mindedness that this sort of discussion is still considered out of line.

What about the critics who use this as an excuse to lament the general downfall of Modern Youth? Do you think there are elements of Melissa's experience that reflect a more widespread sexual reality?
I find the suggestion that I'd speak for a whole generation pretty ridiculous. In the same way you can't suggest there's one book that speaks for the whole adult world, you can't say a book speaks to or reflects the adolescent experience. That certainly wasn't my intention.

Every mildly scandalous artifact of youth culture is held up as an example of how we're all going to hell. Why do you think people are so eager to find these messages and generalizations?
I don't know, it can be partially explained as arrogance, and as people diagnosing others as degenerates so that they can feel good about themselves. And no one ever thinks carefully about what's going on in the larger world that precipitates this behavior they find so shocking. No one makes an effort to understand who we are and why we do what we do, only to criticize those actions.

Maybe they're just jealous.
I could see that. I don't know, it seems so many people just don't have the tools to relate to young people, I don't know why, and that seems very scary to them. Jealousy, yes, but also incompetence.

Ideally, how would your book be received?
For one, people would look more at the book itself, instead of this fixation with everything around it.

One thing that's unavoidable but sort of annoying when you write about your own sexuality is that there will be a subset of readers who will use your writing as pornography — what are your feelings about that?
I don't know, seeing as I often read erotic comics or erotic books simply to be turned on. I've never really thought of that response as anything but human nature.

Reading 100 Strokes can be both very jarring and a turn-on — were there parts that were upsetting or arousing for you to write?
Not really. There weren't many emotions involved in the moment [I was writing]. I was more trying to understand.

Was it entirely based on your own experience?
A lot is real, some is fantasy, but I consider it autobiographical because it's very much where I was at that time. In that sense, it's a faithful account.

Why did you decide on a diary format?
My publisher and I spoke about doing a regular novel, but it didn't really work, there's not much plot.

Despite the risqué content and non-traditional structure of the book, it follows a traditional narrative in terms of the bad girl meets good boy and is saved by love storyline. Why rely on that?
I was encouraged to make the ending darker, but in the end I really consider the narrative a sort of a fairy tale, and I think it works.

There's a scene in the book where Melissa's mother uses a fairy tale to help Melissa learn from her experiences. Do you think that moral lesson is at the center of 100 Strokes as well, or is it just an aspect of Melissa's experience?
I definitely think the lesson of that fable is relevant to the book, and to my experience. It's not incidental.

How did people around you react to the book?
My parents weren't thrilled. They didn't want me to publish it at first, though they've come to understand its importance and necessity to me. My friends quite liked it; I'd read them passages for editing as I was writing. My professors reacted poorly, but I left school, so that doesn't really matter.

Do you get a lot of creepy fan mail?
Strangely enough, considering the success of the book, I haven't gotten much of that. I got some strange email from one couple, but it's really more degrading to them than it is to myself. The few times it's happened, I've just laughed it off.

You were talking earlier about your own experience with erotic literature, can you tell me about the first pieces you found particularly interesting, or that influenced your writing?
Well, it wasn't really an everyone's-doing-it-so-I-can-too that prompted me to write this. I probably would have done it had I not been exposed to any erotic literature. I can't think of anything specific that opened up my mind.

Still, writing something like this requires quite a bit of courage. Where do you think you get those resources from?
It's flattering that you say that but I never relied on any big swell of courage, it was a pretty normal process for me, and I didn't really anticipate the reaction, one way or the other. It was just a part of my daily life, it was pretty easy. Courage doesn't have that much to do with writing.

Italy's had a pretty strong tradition of very young writers over the past few decades; there's no real parallel in the States. Do you see yourself in this tradition?
I prefer to think in global terms, and in that sense, I do see myself as part of a general tendency. There are a lot of very young people writing about what they know in a very autobiographical manner, a lot of young Japanese writers, then you have JT Leroy, for example. I think we're really witnessing a new movement that's global. That's the level at which these things are happening, and that's the context I see myself in, more than a national context.

Where do you think that energy is coming from, that this is happening right now?
I don't know, probably now more than ever, we're totally alienated from our surroundings, or rather, there's this world we don't want to belong to, and so people are examining themselves. It's a crisis we're all living right now.

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"Los dos caminantes escucharon unos suaves gritos"

Wikipedia.org
This engraving is from Voltaire's Candide:
It depicts the scene where Candide and Cacambo see two monkeys apparently attacking two nude women.
Candide kills the monkeys, then comes to believe the monkeys and women were actually lovers.
The image may have been accompanied by the caption,
"The two wanderers heard a few little cries".

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The proprietary blend of herbs found in Herbal Rise™ consists of:
Zinc (as zinc oxide)- This essential mineral is required for protein synthesis and collagen formation. Sufficient intake and absorption of zinc are needed to maintain a proper concentration of Vitamin E.
300 Yohimbe - Used traditionally to treat impotence and frigidity, Yohimbe helps to increase blood flow and sensitivity of nerves, especially in the pelvic region. It is commonly used as an aphrodisiac to stimulate sexual organs and improve central nervous system function.
Maca - Maca is an adaptogen. It works to create harmony in the body, regulating levels of hormones and enzymes to create a state of homeostasis.
Catuaba - Native to Brazil and parts of the Amazon, Catuaba is a central nervous system stimulant commonly used throughout the world for treating sexual impotence, exhaustion and fatigue.
Muira Puama - A South American herb, Muira Puama has been used to treat impotence for hundreds of years. It is highly sought after for its strong stimulant qualities.
Oyster Meat - Historically known as an aphrodisiac, flavanoids in oyster meat have been shown to stimulate the reproductive system
L-Arginine is an amino acid which helps to create nitric oxide in the human body. Nitric oxide is the most essential substance influencing sexual functioning in both men and women. Nitric oxide promotes circulation resulting in improved blood flow.
Oatstraw - Used to treat fatigue and exhaustion, Oatstraw improves brain and nervous system function and has been used to treat impotence. It is extremely useful for aiding your body in recovering from exhaustion and correcting sexual debility.
Nettle Leaf - Acts as a diuretic, expectorant and tonic. It is rich in iron and chlorophyll to clean and nourish the blood.
Cayenne - Cayenne improves circulation, increases the metabolic rate and acts as a catalyst for other herbs.
Pumpkin Seed - Commonly used to strengthen the prostate gland and promote male hormone function. Myosin, an amino acid found in pumpkin seeds, is known to be essential for muscular contractions.
Sarsparilla - Found along the coast of Peru, Sarsparilla aids in the production of testosterone and progesterone.
Orchic Substance - This is an extract from bovine testes and is proven to increase testosterone levels without harmful steroids
Licorice Root - Licorice root fights inflammation and viral, bacterial and parasitic infection. Cleanses the colon, and enhances microcirculation in the gastrointestinal lining.
Tribulus - A natural testosterone enhancer, Tribulus can improve desire and performance and increase sexual energy. Tribulus is also an excellent circulatory and heart tonic and can help dilate arteries. In India it is used as a tonic for the entire urinary system.
Ginseng Blend (Siberian, American & Korean) - Commonly used by athletes for overall body strengthening, Ginseng fortifies the adrenal gland, and promotes healthy circulation. It increases the conversion rate of sugars into the necessary substrates for the formation of fatty acids in the liver. Ginseng stimulates the central nervous system and is a quick antidote for fatigue.
Astragalus - Regarded as a potent tonic for increasing energy levels and stimulating the immune system, astragalus has also been employed effectively as a diuretic.
Boron - Helps to prevent the loss of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium through the urine.

Citas compensadas

Sometimes I did feel shame.
But the feeling didn't stay long.
I would relax when I wanted to buy something.

• "SZE", a Hong Kong teen who took part in a growing social phenomenon in China called compensated dating, where women agree to be paid for dates that include sex; the girls don't consider it prostitution because the money is for shopping, not survival

Nota bene:
O sea que la prostitución es el acto de supervivencia sobrevivencia más placentero y generardor de compensación que existe, para ambos

Cándido o el optimismo

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Candide, ou l'Optimisme :

I think my wife is the most beautiful bride here.

• LEE DONG-SEOK, a groom from South Korea who took part in a mass wedding of some 20,000 people near Seoul; about 20,000 more joined in across the globe

Inmunización!?

Source

No nation is immune, and as usual, it is the poorest countries and the poorest people that are suffering the most.

• ANNUAL REPORT from the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program, confirming that more than 1 billion people around the world are undernourished

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