Tag Archives: Julian Assange

domino effect: men in long black coats

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Dave

An aesthetic of violence. An aesthetic of racism. An aesthetic of the excessive. Who knows how this horsetrading is going to work out in the end. Pawns in their game, from Syrian “freedom” fighters and any other form of demented, … Continue reading →

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Not boyfriend material

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Dave

The acorn doesn’t far fall from the tree. A date with Bashar. Appealing. Or is there something chilling about being so close to a figure with an aura of total banality and boredom, and a reputation for a seemingly unlimited … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Aleppo Codex, Ami Horowitz, Asma Assad, Bashar Al Assad, Christopher Hitchens, Hafez al-Assad, Henri Bernard-Levy, jody williams, Julian Assange, Maimonides Aleppo Codex, Maimonides guide for the perplexed, Sergio Duarte, Vogue Magazine Asma Assad | Leave a comment

pink slip

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Dave

Bad boyfriends. For some reason groups like Hamas and Hezbollah always seem to chase after the wrong sorts of boyfriends, in these instances the allure if Iran and Syria. Its a typical pattern. Through back channels, these groups do actually … Continue reading →

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loose lips sink ships: uncertainty principal

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Dave

As Clausewitz postulated, war is simply a means for a pre-determined purpose. A continuation of policy which implies a rather solid and usually sordid link between politics and war. There have been newer theories, which may actually be clever repackaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Albert Einstein, Alexander Cockburn, Andres Serrano, Andy Warhol, bill lewis art, Carl von Clausewitz, Howard Zinn, Julian Assange, kirsten cale, martin van creveld, Noam Chomsky, Norman Rockwell, pearl harbor, pearl harbor anniversary, pearl harbor attack, Salvador dali, Sigmund Freud, thomas lacquer | Leave a comment

anonymous builders

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Dave

There is an old story of how the Cathedral of Chartres was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Then, thousands of people cam from all parts of the land. Like a giant procession of ant, and together they … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged alan moore, cathedral of chartres, cory doctorow, david Lloyd, david lloyd v for vendetta, Guy fawkes, guy fawkes mask, Julian Assange, occupy wall street, Shepard Fairey, unesco world heritage site, v for vendetta | Leave a comment

war games: virtual hero

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Dave

What me worry? The country is safe. The anarchist threat has been rebuffed. The virtual vigilantes ensure that the sun will always rise on America. …”The latest ‘Call of Duty” video game set a first-day sales record of over $400million … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged albert skip rizzo, Anita Sarkeesian, call of duty video game, Clint Eastwood, cynthia enloe, Donald Sutherland, Feminist frequency, Henry Jenkins, John Singer Sargent, Julian Assange, justine cassell, Marcel Duchamp, peter singer brookings, roger horrocks, Sarah Palin, Slavoj Zizek, tim wise | Leave a comment

anonymous : keeping the spurious alive

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Dave

Whether the inspiration is the comic, the movie or the historical figure, the imagery — co-opted today by everyone from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the hacker group Anonymous — carries stronger connotations than some of the Occupy protesters seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged alan moore, anonymous hackers, anonymous mask, daniel lloyd, gunpowder plot, Guy fawkes, guy fawkes day, henry perronet briggs, Julian Assange, King James I, martin hume, robert cecil, v for vendetta, william cecil, william Parker | Leave a comment

poet leaks : a hacking of verse

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Dave

Julian Assange’s recently leaked e-mails to a young lover is a collection of some awkward attempts at poetic charming. A romantic poet he is not; yet the love letters probably reveal more about him than the headlines do. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Adrien Chen, Amanda Marcotte, Amelia Gentleman, Amy Goodman, Anita Sarkeesian, Daniel Ellsberg, Daniel van der Velden, Dwayne Flinchum, Edward Heathcoat, Eric Holder, Farhad Manjoo Slate, Julian Assange, Kate Harding, Lady Gaga, Malcolm Rifkind, Marlon Brando, Michael Moore, Russell Smith, Todd Gitlin, Wiki Leaks | Leave a comment

gender and feminism at a higher frequency

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Dave

The ideologies of our views are often shaped by the portrayal of gender and sexuality we are exposed to. In fact gender appears to be the basic point of departure in any and all efforts to “divide and conquer”. Socialization … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Allen G. Johnson, Amanda Amundson, Amanda Marcotte, Anita Sarkeesian, Ben Huh, Bianca Jagger, Bob Dylan, Brenna Ehrlich, Cynthia Peters, Henry Jenkins, Jonathan McIntosh, Julian Assange, Kate Harding, Naomi Wolf, Nic Huber, Paromita Vohra, Pink Floyd, Thadis Coley | Leave a comment

FACING UP TO ELITISM: Not A Private Affair

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Dave

Are you an elitist? Does the phrase make you insecure, vulnerable? is it a metaphor for other personal fears ? Meanwhile, it is usually elitists that accuse other elitists of being ….elitists. Then how can they despise elitism? Can you … Continue reading →