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the iron shady

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dave

What to make of the Iron Lady? The entire phenomenon of Margaret Thatcher as societal vehicle. It does recall, somewhat cynically, Guy Debord and The Society of the Spectacle. Here, an ideology is created through publicity. That is, publicity is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Andre Breton, Asprey Bag, Charles Saatchi, Damien Hirst, Guy Debord, henri Lefebvre, john ford director, john walker, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, Marcel Duchamp, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, meryl streep the iron lady, rita hatton | 1 Comment

teenage wasteland: alpha female

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dave

The degree to which children harbor seriously violent fantasies is well known for some time. From Golding’s Lord of the Flies, to Freud, to Heinrich Hoffman to everyday experience among children, their inability in many cases to sublimate the kill … Continue reading →