Category Archives: Contemporary

The Third Book, translated by Mr. Ozell

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Swany

Google Books

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Strange fragment of Urquhart translation with embedded sales messages

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Swany

moncler jassen the stalk: ” Pantagruel, being come thither, prepared and made ready for launching a fleet of ships, to the number of those which Ajax of Salamine had of old equipped in convoy of the Grecian soldiery against the … Continue reading →

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Hemp and Health

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Swany

Robert A. Nelson: Review of the medicinal use of hemp, “since about 2300 BC, when the legendary Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung prescribed chu-ma (female hemp) for the treatment of constipation….”

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Uses and Abuses of Plant-Derived Smoke: Its Ethnobotany as Hallucinogen, Perfume, Incense, and Medicine

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Swany

Amazon: “Plants provide the food, shelter, medicines, and biomass that underlie sustainable life. One of the earliest and often overlooked uses of plants is the production of smoke, dating to the time of early hominid species. Plant-derived smoke has had … Continue reading →

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The Great Cannabis Divide

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Swany

OUPblog: “Few plants have generated as much debate and controversy as cannabis. Throughout the ages, it has been labelled both a dangerous drug and potent medicine.… Those in favour of its use want it legalized, with perhaps its most vocal … Continue reading →

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French Renaissance Prose: Rabelais and Montaigne

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Swany

Encyclopedia of Literature (J. Rank Org): Survey of translations of Rabelais. “Urquhart’s rendering is rich, inaccurate, at times barely comprehensible… “That of W. F. Smith, an example of what has been called the Victorian Tudor style… a highly literal, archaizing … Continue reading →

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This Is what 120 tons of marijuana looks like

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Swany

Asylum: “Mexican authorities are calling this haul the largest seizure in the country’s history of marijuana prepared and packed for sale and distribution. ” Tiers Livre 49: “Entre aultres choses je veids qu’il feist charger grande foison de son herbe … Continue reading →

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Présentation du Tiers Livre

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Swany

Vox Poetica: “Mais qu’en est-il de l’éloge du Pantagruélion ? Il est assez lâchement relié au propos, comme si un détail des préparatifs de l’expédition était soudain monté en épingle, au point de se substituer à tout le reste.” Commentary … Continue reading →

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The price of weed

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Swany

PriceOfWeed.com: Crowd sourcing the street value of marijuana. Average price of an ounce of high quality weed in Alberta: $241 ($8,400 per kilogram).

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Assassin of Youth: 1938

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Swany

Shorpy Historic Photo Archive You must see it “Assassin of Youth” Marihuana Daring – Sensational The truth about the fastest craze

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