When I was a kid in Caracas, the music I would normally make was different from what was playing in Venezuela. I was exploring more Anglo sounds. I saw being able to dedicate myself fully to music as a very distant dream; I didn't think it was possible. I've been doing this for ...
This raises the question: is there ancient, biologically and psychospiritually meaningful information contained within drum patterns passed down to us from our distant ancestors? Could some of these rhythms contain epigenetic information that affect both the structure (conformation) and function of biomole...
The connective tissue bonding drill and Latin music may not be as culturally distant as one might think. Drill's origins and evolution — from the streets of Chicago to the U.K. to New York and beyond — reflect a shared lived experience between the subgenre's creators and the Latin artis...
Many South Louisianans have a keen interest in genealogy, and that tends to include knowledge of distant ancestors and their origins. It is interesting that “Saint-Domingue” is not used by any of the participants to refer to Haiti or Haitian ancestors. “Haiti,” when it is used, gets ...
Overall, my experience at the “Traditionalist” Latin Mass was one of intriguing cultural reconnaissance, and a peek into the past, though it was the not-too-distant past: the way a Catholic would have experienced Mass in 1962. I decidedly prefer today’s Mass, especially since the recent...
Paintings and Poems for a New Earthis about women at the heart of the environmental crisis. Irene Christensen, a Norwegian artist, did a series of paintings on this topic. I wrote poem responses to the paintings. I had to write about a dystopic landscape set in the not-too-distant future...
It is a heart-rending message that speaks directly across the centuries, highlighting one of the best reasons to learn an ancient language-so that you can listen to voices from the distant past with understanding and immediacy. Fiat Lux! St. Jerome's Latin version of God's command in ...
Midwifery students and obstetrics and gynecology residents, hailing from disparate, geographically distant educational institutions, comprised the participant pool. Following the simulation session, student feedback was gathered via a survey.86% of midwifery students strongly agreed on improved preparedness ...
distant from the speaker but probably near the person being spoken to. • It can often be translated as `that…of yours’, with the implication that the object or person described is worthless. –Iste amīcus mē minimē dēlectat. (I don’t at all like that friend of yours)...
Latin mail order wives don’t seek a lot in men. All they wish is to date someone capable of being supportive, loving, and caring. Moreover, if you are a man of your word, you will make any Latina woman fall in love with you. Above all, be your authentic self, show interest towa...