Monthly Archives: April 2012

Greed

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Galway shawl

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Urbi et Orbi

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

8 April 2012 Easter Sunday URBI ET ORBI In terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis Romae. In sua oratione pascuali hodie pro multitudine centum milium fidelium, in foro Vaticano, Papa Benedictus XVI incitavit pacem in terra atque finem caedis, praecipue in … Continue reading →

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Not a dinner party

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   7 April 2012   革命不是請客吃飯, 不是做文章, 不是繪畫繡花,不能那樣雅致, 那樣從容不迫, 文質彬彬, 那樣溫良恭儉讓。革命是暴動, 是一個階級推翻一個階級的暴烈的行動。 《湖南農民運動考察報告》 一九二七年三月 《毛澤東選集》第一卷第一八頁   A … Continue reading →

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Jaw-jaw

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Kafka

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Big Mac

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Crocodile tears

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Big Brother

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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Mad Men

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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