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5. Cataplectic: when strong emotion or laughter causes a person to suffer sudden physical collapse though remaining conscious.
In "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon.
In "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon.
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
5. Cataplectic: when strong emotion or laughter causes a person to suffer sudden physical collapse though remaining conscious.
In "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon.
In "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon.
4. Aleatory: depending on a throw of the dice or on chance.
From Dan Piepenbring’s review of “Spectropolis: the Enchantment of Capital in Singapore” in Harper’s.
From Dan Piepenbring’s review of “Spectropolis: the Enchantment of Capital in Singapore” in Harper’s.
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
4. Aleatory: depending on a throw of the dice or on chance.
From Dan Piepenbring’s review of “Spectropolis: the Enchantment of Capital in Singapore” in Harper’s.
From Dan Piepenbring’s review of “Spectropolis: the Enchantment of Capital in Singapore” in Harper’s.
3. Aperçu: a comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating point.
Read in Patrick Farrel's NYT piece on Joan Didion's Thanksgivings.
Read in Patrick Farrel's NYT piece on Joan Didion's Thanksgivings.
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
3. Aperçu: a comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating point.
Read in Patrick Farrel's NYT piece on Joan Didion's Thanksgivings.
Read in Patrick Farrel's NYT piece on Joan Didion's Thanksgivings.
2. Parrhesia: boldness or freedom in speech, of Ancient Greek origin.
Read in The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, Nan Z. Da
Read in The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, Nan Z. Da
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
2. Parrhesia: boldness or freedom in speech, of Ancient Greek origin.
Read in The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, Nan Z. Da
Read in The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, Nan Z. Da
though, half obscured in the background, is the punchline...
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
though, half obscured in the background, is the punchline...
this is awesome.
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
this is awesome.
The Dark Knight
September 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Dark Knight
he does need to work on his stroke order though — and characters aren't ideograms!
September 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
he does need to work on his stroke order though — and characters aren't ideograms!
That teacher was fired. Another teacher who defended her on WeChat was confined in a mental facility by local security forces.
What pathetic students.
chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/01/afte...
What pathetic students.
chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/01/afte...
After "Being Mentally-Illed," Teacher Li Tiantian Chooses Self-Exile
Li Tiantian, the pregnant Hunan elementary school teacher forcibly committed to a psychiatric ward after voicing support for a fired Shanghai professor, has been released from the hospital—and chosen ...
chinadigitaltimes.net
September 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
That teacher was fired. Another teacher who defended her on WeChat was confined in a mental facility by local security forces.
What pathetic students.
chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/01/afte...
What pathetic students.
chinadigitaltimes.net/2022/01/afte...