Tag Archives: David Reisman

malraux and anti-destiny: the real is appearance

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dave

…Sacred art- and in a sense all art- “imposes the presence of another world. Not necessarily an inferno or a paradise, not only a world after death; a world beyond, rendered present. For all these forms, in various degrees, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andre Malraux, Andre Malraux agnosticism, Andre Malraux Metamorphosis of the Gods, Chartres Gothic sculpture, Christ sculpture Beaulieu Abbey, Clive Bell, David Reisman, Georges Didi-Huberman, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

Occupy my coolness

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dave

The question that could be posited is whether articles like this, writers like Naylor actually reinforce the very behavior they seek to expose; since ostensibly bringing the matter to public attention may increase the value of the one-percenters, the distinction … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andrew Potter, Ayn Rand, David Lynch, David Reisman, ginia bellafante, gustavus myers, jerome witkin, joel-peter witkin, John Singer Sargent, John Sloan, Marcel Duchamp, Muckraker, naylor crass struggle, Rick Salutin, Thomas Frank, thomas frank the baffler, Thorstein Veblen, tom naylor | Leave a comment

mix, match and catch

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dave

There are so many different strands of thought regarding “dissent”, essentially a critique of society, think back to old books like Vance Packard and Rachel Carson that our parents may have read, or even more profoundly the type of criticism … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged David Reisman, Donald Kuspit, Erich Fromm, Henry Jenkins, James Cameron, jim carrey, John Heartfield, Jonathan McIntosh, kim kardashian, participatory culture, Political Remix Videos PRV, Rex Murphy, scott walker, Vance Packard | Leave a comment

charity is the greatest luxury

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave

The poverty industry. Reinforcing destitution and economic ruin wherever it plants its well heeled foot. The spin is all about helping the poor reach empowerment. Ending the viscous cycle.But really, as Thorstein Veblen observed over a hundred years ago, most … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged arthur c. brooks, bill gates charity, carlos slim charity, charitable giving, David Reisman, gary rivlin, George Cruikshank, James Gillray, Jean Baudrillard, John Lennon, madonna malawi project, Mia Farrow, patrick west, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rick Salutin, Slavoj Zizek, Thomas Rowlandson, Thorstein Veblen, Viktor Frankl, Warren Buffett | Leave a comment

THE CELEBRITY OF COMMODITY: Instant Karma of Possession

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Dave

” Similarly, when Nike introduced a new shoe line “Air Huarache” and wanted to distinguish its sign from those of other shoe lines, Nike adopted John Lennon’s song “Instant Karma” as a starting point for the shoe’s sign value. Nike … Continue reading →