Tag Archives: Max Weber

c. wright mills: status panic

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dave

To C. Wright Mills, the 1950’s caustic critic of America, the twentieth century was the period par excellence of the middle class, which to him had slipped half-consciously into historical prominence without any sense of organized identity, without continuity with … Continue reading →

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presence of the lord

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Dave

The Protestant Reformation has some strange old bones in the closet. Recessed genes that keep popping up in odd places. Those nasty margin notes of Martin Luther, that sinister side while mocking, and justly the clerical pomp and obedience without … Continue reading →

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marching to the tin drum

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dave

If one looks into the abyss , can you be able to hold the stare? To test the strength of he gaze? Or, as Nietzsche said, will the abyss look back at you and in that case who will flinch … Continue reading →

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speaking in tongues: old time religion

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Dave

When religious ecstasy is the basis of the experience of faith. The immediate experience. The immediate sensation. Instant gratification. A direct connection to the messianic or its impending arrival. Glossolalia. Pentecostals believe that true religious experience is God sending down … Continue reading →

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the intensity valve: occupying hazards

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Dave

Adbusters: “Cultural revolution is our business” That is exactly the problem. Culture jamming is a business model that fits cleanly into Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle. Buy Nothing Day! but the rest of the years consume “cool” things that … Continue reading →

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Dog gone it: waiter there’s a cow in my lawn

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Dave

“In order to be reputable it must be wasteful.”- Thorstein Veblen Conspicuous waste. Publicized waste. Extravagance that the wealthy and socially powerful employ to distinguish themselves and mark their status. A point of honor and distinction at the core of … Continue reading →

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ball four strike 3 fair or foul?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Dave

Who’s on first? Does it matter? Although the actors change, the same situations repeat themselves, almost, in an eternal cycle. But, baseball is a business. It may be the national pastime, imbued in the national fabric but it remains a … Continue reading →

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I’m lovin’ it: burger all dressed with guilt

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Dave

Is McDonald’s the ultimate symbol of imperialism? It seems to be a composite symbol of many factors. Sometimes what we think it is acts as a facade, a narrative of disavowal that is a bit superficial since these stories are … Continue reading →

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fast car : passing in the white lane?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dave

Fascism met futurism met the automobile. The futurist preoccupation with speed and dynamism was expressed in a new style. At the same time fascism as a fusion of the political and the aesthetic, according to Walter Benjamin ,was well served … Continue reading →

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bosch: strawberry fields nor ever

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dave

A cursing of those fanatical, demented, crazed…tormentors and executioners….The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch has certainly puzzled viewers. It is one of the most mysterious and enigmatic paintings ever done. Only five hundred years later has its meaning … Continue reading →

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