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BLIND PURCHASE WITH EYES WIDE SHUT

The duty of the prince is magnificence. Or at least this is what the four sons of King John II convened; the likely one thing they could agree upon was to accumulate and collect art and precious objects with an … Continue reading

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SERIOUS MEN

”Receive with simplicity all that happens to you”, or so Rashi, the Jewish mystic sage is alleged to have uttered.It appeared in the opening scene of  the film A Serious Man.To which must be addeda Korean student is asking to … Continue reading

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VENETIAN MASKS & DIONYSIAN AMBIVALENCE

”An additional street sign reference to an ancient God is the word EROS, written in red neon across the street as Bill is buying entry into Milich’s costume shop. Eros is no less than the Greek god of lust, love … Continue reading

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