Tag Archives: Guercino

BAD MOON RISING: THE PEREGRINE PROPHECIES

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Dave

”Shakespeare’s plays mirror the debate of his time between those who believed that the macrocosm of the stars influenced the microcosm of human life, and those who dismissed astrology as “excellent foppery.” The phrase comes from Edmund in King Lear, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Albert King, Antonio Zanchi, Astrology, Casanova, Curt Cobain, Dr. John Dee, Earl of Shaftesbury, Giacomo Casanova, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Guercino, Jimi Hendrix, John Locke, John Mayall, King Lear, Limbourg Brothers, Limbourg Brothers The Book of Hours, Mick Taylor, Paul Rumsey, Robert Harry van Gent, Shakespeare, sylvia plath, Ted Hughes, Ted Hughes Sylvia Plath, Wallenstein, William Cunningham | 2 Comments

DO WHAT YOU MAY HARM NO ONE EXCEPT ON HIGHWAY 61

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Dave

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What ?” God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but The next time you see … Continue reading →

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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Dave

They are big stones. Enormous sculptures and visual art. Often, as in the case of the giant menhirs at Kernario in Brittany they stand like sentinels as part of a vast megalithic complex. It has been assumed that our civilization … Continue reading →