Diógenes, o Cínico
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A permanent columnist walking the offshore market with a lamp, looking for an honest man. Satire from the waterfront.
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Who Condemned Capitu?
By Diogenes the Cynic It may sound like a joke, but the great Machado de Assis borrowed my lamp. In 1858, he published a piece in Correio da Tarde entitled “Diogenes’ Lantern: A Study of the Columnist.” He signed it with a question mark. I thought that appropriate. I have always felt more at home […]
The Sea Behind the Counter
Cicero, who lived after my time, was a lawyer, orator and public figure in Rome. In defending his clients, he knew that a good question could reveal more than a long speech. He used one attributed to Lucius Cassius: cui bono? Who benefits? I kept that question. It takes up little room and goes well […]
Alexander didn’t bring a cameraman
By Diogenes the Cynic The story goes that Alexander the Great once found me lying in the sun and asked what he could do for me. I asked him to move aside. He was casting a shadow. I was content with something he had no need to conquer, finance or commission. I remembered this as […]
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