Tag Archives: George Bernard Shaw

mid life crisis: faulty time machine

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Dave

Shapes of things. Fabian socialism. Martians sucking blood from humans for nourishment. H.G. Wells emergence as a novelist proper belongs to the period between the turn of the century and the end of its first decade, when he was able … Continue reading →

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he was not a she: sublimation of desire

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dave

Great Shakes. The Shakespeare industry. A large thriving occupation keeping out literature departments on the cutting edge of world leadership. Mix that with the present trend for “authenticity” a search for the genuine and we have the makings of a … Continue reading →

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tunney

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: James Joseph “Gene” Tunney (1897-1978)! Heavyweight champion 1926-1928 (his retirement). He lost only one fight in each of his amateur (to future light-heavyweight champ Tommy Loughran) and pro careers (fighting as a light-heavyweight), to middleweight champ Harry … Continue reading →

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flight from reason: a merry prank on a dark star?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Dave

It was the end of the world as they knew it. It was the Age of Unreason. Works of pop art like the Campbell’s soup can by Andy Warhol, the Impossible Art of Ralph Ortiz killing chickens,and Dennis Oppenheims, “Cyclonic … Continue reading →

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LURKING DISASTERS THAT AWAIT ALL GOOD MEN

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Dave

Peter Pumpkinhead came to town Spreading wisdom and cash around Fed the starving and housed the poor Showed the vatican what gold’s for But he made too many enemies Of the people who would keep us on our knees Hooray … Continue reading →

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HENRY FIELDING :LONDON CALLING & POETIC FAITH

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Dave

London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared – and battle come down London calling to the underworld Come out of the cupboard,you boys and girls London calling, now don’t look to us Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the … Continue reading →

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LOST GENERATION : RECLAIMED FROM THE WASTELAND

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Dave

The Lost Generation is a term used to describe a group of American writers who were rebelling against what America had become by the 1900’s. At this point in time, America had become a great place to, “go into some … Continue reading →

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PORTION GENEROSO: ORAL DESIRE A LA CARTE

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Dave

“Researching one of the seven deadly sins, gluttony, although food implies a consistent research into the bodily (taboos). To Nietzsche, largely responsible for rehabilitating the body in later humanistic thought, sinning is not a basic state of humanity, but merely … Continue reading →

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PERSONALITY CRISIS: VAMPIRES & INSUPERABLE DISTANCE BETWEEN TRUTH AND POSSIBILITY

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Dave

“In Persona the stunning sensuous-mouthed Liv Ullmann plays Elizabet Volger, an actress who suddenly, during a performance, gets an overwhelming desire to laugh. (She’s acting in a tragedy, so the laughter seems inappropriate to her) And after she gets the … Continue reading →

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MAESTRO OF LOVE & BETRAYAL

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Dave

”Nothing in my artistic career hurt me more deeply than this unexpected indifference. It was a painful discovery, but it was at least salutary, in that I learnt from it, and from then on I have not gambled even twenty … Continue reading →