Archive for January, 2011
A Great Word in Japanese
January 17th, 2011Sometimes on TV programs, they ask Japanese folks what their favorite Japanese words are. The answers are inevitably psuedo-profound, relating to love or perseverance or the like. And, sometimes on TV programs, they ask foreigners what their favorite Japanese words are. The answers are inevitably silly. I don’t know if it’s my absolute favorite word, […]
Religious Popular Music
January 4th, 2011In the English speaking world, “quality” has become antonymous (is that the right word for the opposite of “synonymous”?) with “religious music”. Sure, there are a few Christian bands who make decent music (MxPx, for example), but they are few and far between. It wasn’t always that way, of course. From the 10th century, with […]