Monthly Archives: December 2020

Os Colonialismos Britânico e Francês na Visão de T. E. Lawrence

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Li “Os Sete Pilares da Sabedoria” (“Seven Pillars of Wisdom”, 1922) ainda muito jovem. Ele deixou uma marca duradoura. Retornei à sua reflexão sobre a diferença entre os colonialismos britânico e francês em várias oportunidades. Suspeito que o modo como … Continue reading →

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On “Ready Player Two”

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

I was a contented “Player Number One” reader. I lived through the eighties and I enjoyed a lot the many references to that period. Ernest Cline had a good story and he stuck to it, without caring about upending the … Continue reading →

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Demétrio Magnoli sobre o Boicote da Extrema Esquerda Britânica à Obra de George Orwell

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

Li “A Vida Louca dos Revolucionários”, de Demétrio Magnoli, por ocasião do seu lançamento, 2013. Leitura rápida, desigual, mas instrutiva, especialmente, ao menos para mim, sobre a fonte em que bebem nossos racialistas (e sobre algumas que estes preferem ignorar). … Continue reading →

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On “In the Country of the Blind”

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

In the country of the blind, as the saying goes, the one-eyed man is king or so Michael Flynn hoped. Nevertheless, what starts as a high-level conspiracy novel ends up as a low-level police one. The book start provocatively. Flynn’s … Continue reading →

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On Calvin and Hobbes’ 2014 Exhibition

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Alexandre Rocha

I got acquainted with Mr. Waterson’s work ten years ago, when I already had reached middle-aged. Soon I became enthralled by the wit of his dialogs and the quality of his drawings. The comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” well deserves … Continue reading →

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