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malevolent / malignant
'Malevolent' is literally 'wishing ill', as a 'malevolent' look or tone of voice. 'Malignant', a more powerful word, means 'wishing to cause harm' as a 'malignant' delight in someone else's misfortunes. With reference to diseases it means 'causing death', as a 'malignant' growth -- contrasted with a 'benign' one which is not normally fatal.
(The Penguin Dictionary of the Confusibles)
compendium
does not mean vast and all-embracing but a succinct summary or abridgement. A compendium provides a complete summary in a brief way.
(The Penguin Dictionary for Writers and Editors)
gunki monogatari
Japanese narratives. Gunki monogatari, or "medieval war tales," dramatized the divisive civil wars that rocked Japan between 1156 and 1221 and resulted in imperial power struggles. Developed during the Kamakura (1185-1333) and Muromachi (1333-1568) periods of Japanese history, these tales institutionalized bravery, courage, and loyalty as a part of the Japanese national character, and formed the basis of many of the plots of Noh and Kabuki plays of traditional Japanese theater. The most highly regarded of these was the Heike monogatari, which dramatized the arrogance of the warring imperial-guard families of the 1180's and their eventual downfall. The medieval war tales contained a strong Buddhist subtext, in that they continually pointed out the ephemeral nature of human life and action.
(The Dictionary of Global Culture)
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Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakam
The woman pushed on the baby's stomach and sucked its penis into her mouth; it was thinner than the American menthols she smoked and a bit slimy, like raw fish.
Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
In 1517, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, feeling great pity for the Indians who grew worn and lean in the drudging infernos of the Antillean gold mines, proposed to Emperor Charles V that Negroes be brought to the isles of the Caribbean, so that they might grow worn and lean in the drudging infernos of the Antillean gold mines.
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"Work the Room"
posted Wednesday, July 31, 2002:
I was driving to work when I spotted a dark-haired woman on the dirt trail that runs along the fields bordering our office building in all directions. She was wearing a yellow short-sleeve shirt and khakis, typical attire for an office worker taking a midday stroll, and her dedicated gait reminded me of warm fall days last year when I would venture out onto the trails that vein through the waist-high grass and yucca and prickly pear to get away from the boxed-in feel of my cubicle.
The summer is here and I haven't done nearly as much hiking and biking as I've wanted to. My lack of outdoor activity is due to having so much going on otherwise, such as weekday trips to the city to visit friends, last-minute concerts, lunches, weekend drives to the mountains, clubbing, and Mike. I'm not disappointed to see my outdoor meditation adventures slip to the side. I've let my social life slack for a long time and at one point Scott turned and said to me, "You know, developing your social life is just as important as improving your professional life." I hadn't ever thought about it, but I think he's right.
The weekends pass in blurs of color and smells and tastes and sounds, and I have to pause for a moment whenever anyone invites me to some omnium-gatherum or bedizened soirée, running through the calendar in my head to ensure I don't have any prior plans. It's fun, yet exhausting, this life-scaled room-working. And I can work a room, let me tell you. But part of me longs for those quiet evenings in the warm fields of solitude and I have to look no further than this journal to realize that life is a cycle and I will doubtless be there again. The key is to enjoy what moment you're being offered now. «
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