Tag Archives: Conrad Black

rummage sale for the unruling class

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Dave

Its called the Kate effect. It means that anything she is seen wearing is a sure-fire sellout within hours of its public appearance. Those who know her wardrobe in advance can reap millions. Now, they royal couple can be wheeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Alexander McQueen, Anne Hathaway, Charles Dickens, Christopher Hitchens, Cindy Sherman, cindy sherman mac cosmetics, Conrad Black, Henry Mayhew, Jay Leno, london riots 2011, london riots birmingham, pauline pearce, sarah burton of alexander mcqueen, schelling incident, Vivienne Westwood, zoe williams guardian | Leave a comment

peasant revolt

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Dave

Is the use of the word “peasant” a pejorative meaning an insulting, derogatory remark?…. In a pejorative sense the term was first applied by the Spanish colonialists to the religious practices of rural indigenous peoples.It was derogatorily applied due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Barbara Amiel, Conrad Black, ingrid pitt, Jean Froissart Chronicles, John Lennon, john lennon citroen ad, michael wolff, romeo cormier, Rupert Murdoch, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono | Leave a comment

Revolution in the air: tea party on the nile

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Dave

Rioting and roaring mobs have part of humankind’s lot since time immemorial. Hate, blood-thirst, looting and pillaging have historically required minimal incitement to break a state of uneasy peace. For centuries mobs have risen and destroyed, from the Roman Empire, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Anwar Sadat, Christopher Hitchens, Conrad Black, David Keyes, Elizabeth Renzetti, Hosni Mubarak, Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Steyn, Matthew Carver, Mohammed ElBaradei, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Yonathan Kellerman | Leave a comment

read them the riot act

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dave

The question is always when does civil disobedience transform itself into meaningful political change. When do mass demonstrations and the counterpart of the riot become a genuine revolution…. The senate house in flames; mobs roaring and rioting in the Forum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Amy Goodman, Christopher Hitchens, Conrad Black, David Keyes, Democracy Now, Edward Gibbon, Egyptian riots, Gordon riots, Hosni Mubarak, Khaled Said, Neda Iran, Noam Chomsky, Victor Davis Hanson | Leave a comment

Presidential state of mind: automatic pilot

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dave

“You Ronald Reagan?” Its an old debate: whether Ronald Reagan’s onset of Alzheimer disease occurred while he was in office. according to son Ron, the President became mentally impaired by the disease and the end of his first term in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Conrad Black, Domenico Trojetti, Edmund Morris, Howard Zinn, James Truslow Adams, Jane Wyman, John O'Sullivan, Katharine Wolfe, lesley stahl, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Marlin Fitzwater, Michael Kazin, Michael Reagan, Mitchell Horowitz, Ranciere, Roger Wendell, Ron Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Rupert Murdoch | Leave a comment

GRINGO DOGS: Pay Dearly for My Beautiful Muchacha

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Dave

There are no lack of visitors to Cuba from rich countries, including a disproportionate number from Britain and Canada who believe they have encountered a true alternative to capitalist democracy. Why? It seems to be a way of keeping alive … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Adam Parfey, Adam Parfrey, Adriana Teresa, Conrad Black, Fidel Castro, hemingway, Jacob Williamson, Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Kelly Washington Times, Julia Sweig, Ken Thomas, Maurice Rosenfeld, Norman Saunders, Peter Falk, Raul Canibano Ercilla, Rich Oldberg, Richard Nixon, Ry Cooder, Steven Soderbergh, Terry Southern, Wim Wenders, Woody Allen | Leave a comment

PLEDGING FAITH AS COLLATERAL: Sloth & the Imp

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Dave

“This new millennium already marked by killings is merely a sign of what Conrad called our miserable ingenuity. How we love to create Devils and Gods and bloody rivers of ways to get their almighty attention. What we turn away … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous | Tagged Brendan Gill, Cardinal Egan, Christopher Hitchens, Conrad Black, Father Gabriele Amorth, Frans Huys, Goethe, Hieronymous Bosch, Jacques Derrida, Jimmy Breslin, Jimmy Breslin The Church That Forgot Christ, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Joseph Conrad, Kelly Cogswell, Neil Reynolds, Pope Benedict XVI, Randy Newman, Rossano Gospels, Stanley Milgram, Syriac Bible of Paris, Watering of the Girls Hungary | Leave a comment

CARDINAL RULE: DON'T GET CAUGHT PETTING CRABS

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Dave

The party’s over It’s time to call it a day They’ve burst your pretty balloon And taken the moon away It’s time to wind up The masquerade Just make your mind up The piper must be paid The party’s over … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Alfred de Vigny, Andy Warhol, Barbara Amiel, Brian Mulroney, Cardinal Richelieu, Charleton Heston, Conrad Black, Faye Dunaway, Gautier-Dagoty, George Jonas, George Tombs, ginger grossman, Guiseppe Signorini, Gyula Benczur, Henry Kissinger, Jane Fryer, Jean Chretien, Joseph Hauzinger, Larry Zoff, Machiavelli, Madame de Rambouillet, Margaret Thatcher, Mocchi Sculptor, Peter C.Newman, Philippe de Champaigne, Pierre Trudeau, Richard Perle, Sarah Palin, Sarah Sands, Shirley Bassey, Sofia Coppola | 2 Comments

SIR FARTSALOT & MRS. IMAVITCH AT THE G8

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Dave

As the G20 Summit prepares to unfold and our world leaders set to pitch tent in Toronto . Its called ”Toronto the Good” because it may be the world capital of the politically correct. There is some uncertainty whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Al Jolson, BP Oil Spill, Carlo Guiliano, Conrad Black, David Cameron, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, G20 Economic Summit Toronto, G8 economic summit Toronto, George Orwell, Gillian Duffy, Gordon Brown, Indymedia, Jonathan Swift, Kevin Bolger, Mae Clarke, Mendelson Joe, Michael Howard, Moe Koffman, Nick Clegg, Ottawa International Writers Festival, Rex Murphy, Roy MacGregor Globe and Mail, Sean Wilson, Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger, Stephen Harper, Tony Hayward | Leave a comment

REVOLUTION No. 9/10 tenths OF THE LAW IS POSSESSION

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Dave

You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don’t you … Continue reading →