Jun 20, 2008
Virgo virago & vikings
Image: KiddyGrade
With striking frequency, roman female martyrs were describer by their authors as having masculine characteristics. Perpetua stared with a virile gaze directly into the eyes of their attackers, and not with the submissive look of a MATRONA. Blandina’s strengh is compared with that of a male athlete. The “masculinization” of the courage of the female marthyrs enters into a field of tension with the protection of their chastity. They are at once VIRAGO e VIRGO. The first virgins were in other words portrayted as heroines with the qualityes of a gladiator, and as virgins they died a “virile” death.
Johan Leemans, Jürgen – More Than a Memory
01. Bjork – Wanderlust (Ratatat remix)
(Wanderlust / 2007)
02. Lykke Li – Complaint Department
(Youth Novel / 2008)
03. Cocorosie – Promise
(The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn / 2007)
04. Joanna Newsom – Bridges And Balloons
(The Milk-Eyed Mender / 2004)
05. The Knife – Pass This On
(Deep Cuts / 2006 / Phantom Sound & Vision)
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Striking blog. Fabulous quote. Shame the image doesn’t match.
If you wanna complain
I’m not the complaint department … :) Just joking.
I swear, i searched a good image for a long time and I didn’t found nothing better that the one I have posted. Please, help me and give me the right image (about 450×450): I’ll use it for this post.
For the longest time now I’ve had a huge problem with your mp3. They download in 2 seconds and of course my player “cannot render the file”. Is the problem on my side, or yours?
I have successfully downloaded and played all the mp3 of this playlist, so the huge problem is on your side. Do some troubleshooting next time before to contact the complaint department.
@ tilney: does that also happen if you try to download the files through “save as” by right-clicking? I’m not a computer expert but that’s the best I could think of. And of course the mandatory advice to use Firefox on all accounts. :D
Thanks for listening.
One of the best posts by far. Thanks.
Thank you Ro, you are very kind. I only had the chance to meet your tastes :) … Ciao