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Dutch language Goossens also published translations by Ernst van Altena. They translated Cocaina, Therese philosophe, Villon, Aretino.


drugs in literature

Coca Exotica: The Illustrated Story of Cocaine, 1985 by Joseph Kennedy mentions Cocaina by Pitigrilli.

"It was held at the villa of Madam Kalantan Ter-Gregorianz, located near the Champs Elysees in that mundane quarter where the cocaine aristocrats dwell in "

See also Mama Coca:

From the publisher Hassle Free Press

With all the notoriety currently associated with cocaine, it is perhaps surprising to note how little attention has been directed at the coca leaf itself--source of the illicit white powder--and particularly as the real, as opposed to merely sensational, dimensions of the cocaine industry and the so-called 'war on drugs' in South America. Being conceived in terms of a quest for the mythological spirit which resides within the coca bush, 'Mama Coca' is both an indictment of the monopolization of the cocaine traffic by the reactionary security forces, and a passionate defense of the habit of chewing coca leaves in their natural, unrefined state. The book first examines the overall cultural and economic history of coca in the Andes, and then concentrates on the way the plant is cultivated, prepared and consumed by one particular group of coca adepts, the Paez Indians of Cauca, Colombia. The book is a libertarian analysis of the role of coca in the broader context of Paez magical and medicinal practices, and an understanding of its significance in the struggle which these Indians are currently waging in defense of their land and their cultural integrity.[1]

"Thanks to Padre Pio many famous Italian personalities were converted. Amongst these were the comedy writer Luigi Antonelli (1882 – 1942), the writer Pitigrilli from Turin, the Roman actress Lea Padovani, the singer Aurelio Ferro (at the peak of his popularity in Italy in the 50s and 60s), the actress Silvana Pampanini (in the 50s her sobriquet was ‘Italy’s fiancee’), the comic actor Carlo Campanini, Prof. Mario Spallone (the famous doctor of Togliatti, the founder of the communist party in Italy), the sculptor Francesco Messyna (a giant of modern art), Fausto Coppi (the legendary Italian cyclist) and many others." [2]

I've reached the sterilization bit in Cocaina, I was reminded by Stefan that 1921 is the era of surrealism, so the novel can be considered a surrealist novel.

The part where he writes about the 4:AM execution which did not take place was hilarious.

Tito Arnaudi has to choose between Kalantan Ter-Gregorianz und Maud Fabrège


Introducing Bright Stupid Confetti[3]

Its latest post[4] gives us the following YouTube goodies:


I've praised the non-event before[17].

Today's non-event is of a different nature. It's been exactly 40 years since the New York Radical Women did not burn their bras[18] at the 1968 Miss America contest in Atlantic City. A non-event (Someone suggested lighting a fire, but a permit could not be obtained, and so there was no burning, nor did anyone take off her bra) which went into history as a milestone of female protest against male oppression. I can't help but wonder if the protesters had been male, would they have stopped their plan to burn the contents of their "Freedom Trash Can" for lack of a permit?

Also, in general, male oppressors would have been glad if beautiful women had stopped wearing bras; most women on the other hand thought and still think that not wearing bras is impractical.

The event was not televised, as it did not happen.

Bras bring memories.

Bras - short for brassieres - remind us of John Currin's 1997 painting The Bra Shop[19] and Cymande's song "Bra,"[20] from their 1973 debut album.

Cymande's "Bra" (WMC#77) is not their signature song, they are better-known for tracks such as "Brother on the Slide"[21], which is WMC #78; and the "The Message"[22], WMC #79.

John Currin's 1997 painting The Bra Shop is IoEA #34.




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