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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Jack in a box; fiddler on a casino roof
Jack Abramoff, at least superficially, appears like a contradiction.Its a fusion of political ideology and religion. He manages to brainwash himself. An ostensibly religious and devout man immersed in the world of political lobbying at the highest level or the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous
Tagged Alex Gibney, Grover Norquist, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jack Abramoff, James Harding, James V. Grimaldi, Jessica Calefati, Kate taylor, Kevin Spacey, Newt Gingrich, Peter Stone, Sholom Aleichem, Tom Delay
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Multiple personality art: 3d goth on the long way back
He claims to be haunted by an alter-ego.And he is probably right. Perhaps more than one. He is also becoming a celebrity; making noise in the world of pop art and serious art with haunting, surreal, and mysterious digital prints, … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Adam Szrotek, Amy Verner, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Edward Hopper, Francois Boucher, Henri Rousseau, Henry Fuseli, Honoré Fragonard, Jean Antoine Watteau, Karen E. Hart, Leah Morgan, Mannerism, Mannerist painting, MUFON, Multiple Personality Disorder, Nico Moleman, Ray Caesar, Riccardo Tisci, Sylvia Banasiak, sylvia plath
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gold rings in a Cretan dark age
It was unearthed in a burial chamber of a Minoan princess. It indicated that Crete, even in its “dark age” nourished a brilliant civilization…. “An unusual find was made however, close to the entrance to the side chamber, when the … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Cathy Gere, Dilys Powell, Evelyn Waugh, Heraklion Museum, J.A. MacGillivary, John Sakellarakis, King of Minos Ring, Mary Beard, Minoan Crete, ring of minos, Sir Arthur Evans
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we agree: no human authenticity
The world advertising industry is so ubiquitous and deeply embedded, almost subliminal in its pervasiveness and presence that its size does not really register. Its global revenue stream is about $500 Billion, give or take; about twenty times the size … Continue reading
it can’t happen here
Its called the Wheel of Conscience. Designed by Daniel Libeskind, it sits at Pier 21 at the port of Halifax and commemorates a number of issues. Much like war memorials in their role in actually redeeming and condoning and perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Adolph Eichmann, Bernie Farber, children, Children of Lidice, Daniel Libeskind, David Rubinger, Elie Wiesel, Gandhi, Irving Abella, Jason Kenney, Jennifer Peto, Julie Spergel, Marek Edelman, Martin Buber, Martin Buber Institute for Dialogical Ecology, Martin Luther King, Norman Finkelstein
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Zut alors: Art in service of the state: d’honneur et d’honte
By 1642, when Cardinal Richelieu had died,he had confirmed the power of France on all her land and sea frontiers, and had turned the tide against Spain and her allies. Beyond the political and military achievements, an expansion in all … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous
Tagged Amelia Ishmael, Andrew Gough, Cardinal Richelieu, Georges de La Tour, Jacques Callot, Jacques Lemercier, Lemercier architect, Madame de Rambouillet, Mairet, Nicolas Poussin, Philippe de Champaigne, Pierre Corneille, Simon Vouet, Tristan L'Hermite
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