We destroy the beauty of the countryside because the un-appropriated splendors of nature have no economic value. We are capable of shutting off the sun and the stars because they do not pay a dividend. — John Maynard Keynes
2009/11/05
Get it here!
Fiction anthology, including work by Yours Truly and many other great authors: Above Ground
2009/11/04
Chaucer's got rhythm!
I knew there was some reason my mother named me "Geoffrey".
There are lots of other renditions on YouTube, but I like this best -- it gives you the text while they rap. This is just the prologue, but it gives us an idea how these wonderful stories could have been transmitted in an age of nearly universal illiteracy. (Thanks to Dirk for calling this to my attention.)
(To learn how it was done, check out RedYak.com. They do other stuff, too.)
There are lots of other renditions on YouTube, but I like this best -- it gives you the text while they rap. This is just the prologue, but it gives us an idea how these wonderful stories could have been transmitted in an age of nearly universal illiteracy. (Thanks to Dirk for calling this to my attention.)
(To learn how it was done, check out RedYak.com. They do other stuff, too.)
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