Tag Archives: Donald Fagen

between the raindrops

Padding the wallet. Balzac – Behind every great fortune lies a crime. Behind every great fortune is a crime. Or perhaps a multiple series of crimes, a chain actions leading toward some altar of infinite power. The translation of Balzac’s original … Continue reading

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the last train in vain

from Zinn Education Project: On April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began when Nazi forces attempted to clear out the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, to send them to concentration camps. The Germans were met … Continue reading

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expression of the soul

… Rock and roll “is the most brutal, ugly, desperate vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear. Rock n’ roll smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous … Continue reading

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temper tantrics: yab yum for all

Because Tantric art is meant to serve a religious, rather than an aesthetic purpose, and because artists believed that they acquired spiritual merit by copying prototypes, the art has not greatly changed over the centuries. The emphasis is not on … Continue reading

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MIRO & CONSTELLATIONS: Looking For Signs From Above

In the realm of art, Joan Miro’s earliest and most lasting impression was provided by the frescoes of medieval Catalonia. Of course, Hell and the Apocalypse were the favorite themes of these artists. We meet men sizzling in the cauldron, … Continue reading

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KILLING TIME WITH THE BLIND WATCHMAN

Son you better be ready for love On this glory day This is your chance to believe What I’ve got to say Keep your eyes on the sky Put a dollar in the kitty Don’t the moon look pretty Tonight … Continue reading

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