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one of the boys: men in long black coats

John Lennon was once quoted as saying  that Bob Dylan was intentionally opaque in his lyrics so as to position himself as “secure in his hipness”. It is often taken that Dylan provided the Beatles with the understanding of depth, … Continue reading

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DIDDLERS: SECRETS HIDDEN IN THE SHUFFLE

It’s what  Griel Marcus  termed  ”the old, weird America.”; a peculiar terrain, a strange yet familiar backdrop to a common cultural history of America : the “playground of God, Satan, tricksters, Puritans, confidence men, illuminati, braggarts, preachers, anonymous poets of … Continue reading

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Is Art Religulous?

This past weekend I saw the Larry Charles film ”Religulous” featuring enhanced high definition  from comedian Bill Maher.Often  artists define their work as an expression of  spirituality or as a manifestation of  a proxy for religious experience. After viewing this It … Continue reading

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