Tag Archives: Sami Michael

the bulldozer: stop making sense

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dave

Ariel Sharon’s Samson Option rant. It definitely falls into the category of “Nice guys finish last.” He’s being interviewed here by Amos Oz who is in the deep left of political ideologies. When the Zionists cleared the swamps, he chose … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Amos Oz, Ariel Sharon, General George Patton, Irving Penn, Israel Lebanon War, Lloyd Newson artistic director, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Menahen Begin, Sami Michael, Steven Plaut | Leave a comment

those heretics: searching for the kingdom of saints

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Dave

Mysticism, whether heretical or not, is often the refuge of defeated radicalism.Messianist German Anabaptists would become pacifist, mystical Mennonites, and the messianic English “Fifth Monarchy Men” would become pacifist, mystical Quakers. The wild millenarians, The Seers; there is no shortage … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Albigensian Church, Arnold of Brescia, brenda zlamany, English Fifth Monarchy Men, Joachim of Floris, John Milton, John of Leiden, John Wycliffe, Lollard Revolt, Marcel Duchamp, Mergery Kempe, Peter Waldo, Richard Rolle, Roger Waters Separation Wall, Ruysbroeck, Sami Michael, Steven Plaut, the Umiliati, The Waldenses, Thomas a Kempis | Leave a comment

kings and mullahs of comedy

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dave

Did you ever hear the joke about the Iman and the Grand Mufti? Not likely.Loose lips mean loose and lost limbs in some markets. Arthur Godfey’s talent scouts would have found Nirvana. Comic and predictable. Like a second rate comic … Continue reading →