Tag Archives: Berlusconi

8 1/2 disruptions of syntax

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dave

In Fellini’s 8 1/2 an intellectual laments that the director, Guido, has no central idea, no clear intellectual concept. An English journalist wedges in,”What do you think about the marriage of Marxism and Catholicism?” In 8 1/2 Fellini doesn’t just … Continue reading →

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'Pataphysics of Protocol

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Dave

His every pronouncement creates a media circus. He is a baron of mass media and one of its anti-heroes. Silvio Berlusconi did not get to exchange kisses with Michelle Obama at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh last week and had … Continue reading →