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international space station

Posted on November 20, 2008 by twotreatises

As a literature and architecture appreciator, I love Russia. So as both a Cold War kid and a science nerd, I think everything about the space station is really cool: Space Station at 10: Much Teamwork, Less Science (discovery.com) “The … Continue reading →

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The Curtain by Milan Kundera

Posted on May 18, 2008 by twotreatises

This 2005 book, subtitled “An Essay in Seven Parts” is a pretty good follow-up to Kundera’s 1988 collection of interviews and essays The Art of the Novel. While The Art of the Novel focuses more on (as the title implies) … Continue reading →

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what goes up

Posted on January 31, 2008 by twotreatises

A U.S. spy satellite has left orbit and is currently descending to Earth. It has lost power and cannot be controlled and is expected to hit in late February/early March. Now I understand that there are many factors that go … Continue reading →

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Creativity in Exile

Posted on July 23, 2007 by twotreatises

I once skimmed through a book by Hana Pichova titled The Art of Memory in Exile. The book is specifically about Vladimir Nabakov and Milan Kundera. It begins with analysis of a novels by each author written while in exile … Continue reading →

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China recycles, the U.S. shares

Posted on July 16, 2007 by twotreatises

or One Country’s Wastepaper is Another Country’s Treasure article shortened for mass consumption: “China’s paper industry has built up a massive recycling capacity that is shielding forests worldwide from destruction by supporting a strong international market for wastepaper as an … Continue reading →

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