apocryphal history in Late Tang poetry 191–193, 194–197 4.3.6 Chuci romances alluded to in Late Tang poetry 193–194 4.3.7 In the lady Ban Jieyu story in Tang jueju verse 211–212, 213–215 4.3.8 For expressing romantic sensibility in Du Mu's "Red Cliff " 217–218 4.3.9...
I always say, at that point, create a “sparking lot.” These are just sparks. Whatever solution you’re going to come up with right now is partial. It’s important at this stage, when you know a bit about the problem, to step back and ask yourself, if you were to...
So we live our lives the best that we can, and try to keep our minds off of the sudden stop at the end. We work hard to fill our lives with things, or to pass down to our children. Some may party and chase women or men to fill empty hours with meaning. Or if we are noble,...
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Albert Einstein is said to have identified compound interest as mankind’s greatest invention. That story’s probably apocryphal, but it conveys a deep truth about the power of fiscal policy to change the world along with our daily lives. Civilization became possible only when Sumerians of the ...
The overused pejorative term industry plant describes an apocryphal type of artist whose career is lab-grown, focus-grouped, and reverse-engineered, someone anointed by nebulous Powers That Be who’ve enlisted top execs, entertainers, and tastemakers to promote them, as opposed to up-and-coming ...
What follows is a modern urban legend that, if only apocryphal, remains true in spirit. One longhair, passing a toke to a companion, studiously observes the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll around him. Smiling wryly, he sarcastically comments: "Can you believe these kids were raised on ...
How you present your review is vital: a report that is extremely blunt or aggressive to the point of rudeness will probably not be deemed usable by many editors, so producing such a report wastes your time and theirs. Avoid being (the perhaps apocryphal) reviewer #2 and instead be a true...
Not to mention that Jesus Himself is my example. He kept the Seventh-day Sabbath, which He blessed and sanctified at the end of His creation week, so why would I or anyone ever presume to agree with something He did not say or do? Also, Moses said, "Therefore know that the LORD ...
But when they got to the Book of Enoch, no one’s hand went up—not even his. Enoch, an apocryphal text thought to be written sometime between the third century B.C. and the second century A.D., is named for the biblical Noah’s great-grandfather. One reason Langlois didn...