Mon dieu est mort, mais mon pays est vivant!
Michael Gallagher In no particular order 1. Nietzsche-Beyond Good and Evil2. Charles Darwin- The Origin of the Species3. Karl Marx- Das Kapital4. Richard Wagner- the Ring Cycle5. James Frazer- The Golden Bough6.…
General
Heart and head
You are fair, my heart.You need no words, you know no art. My head is another thingclashes of sullied angels, despotic kings.
Boxer haiku
In an example of life reflecting art, I give you a boxer pseudo-haiku. It does not exactly adhere strictly to tradition, but then again, neither did the Boxers. Boxer bandit,…
the Boxers, or the Fists of Righteous Harmony (義和團)
The Boxer Rebellion was full of great titles. I just wanted to say that Boxers, judging by this picture, look fairly imposing. They were referred to as Boxers because they…
천도교, a religion by any other name
Peasant armies are pretty popular in Asia and Korea is not an exception. The late 19th century saw a great deal of foreign expansionism into Asia, most notably in Korea.…
WTF? Coup against FDR led by Bush’s grandfather
Honestly, if there is a modicum of truth in this story, it is newsworthy. Apparently, when FDR took office in 1933 and promised radical reform to the counter the effects…
백정 or Baekjeong: Tanners, Butchers, Leather workers unite!
I know my posts are all over the place today, but I just finished reading an interesting article about Baekjeong, which was Korea’s equivalent to the untouchable caste found in…