Blinders on Critics
Blinders on Critics In yesterday’s post I had one reaction to a Washington Post readers’ squabble over the merits of …
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Gallery of Eastern Europe Challenging Western Europe
Gallery of Eastern Europe Challenging Western Europe While looking at art by Edith Torony I came upon a gallery committed to the work …
Unnatural Growth
Unnatural Growth January 14, 2021 Six days until America’s Id has foretold with chest-thumping pride that mayhem will be visited on this country. And …
Trump Is Who He’s Always Been
Trump Is Who He’s Always Been How It’s All Played Out The Id of the United States has spoken. “Go! …
The Emperor Has No Control
In nature’s wondrous ways there is a precision process that detaches the durables from the fruit. Here, the pumpkin top and corkscrew …
Free Use, Copyright Law
Free Use, Copyright Law (Please also read next post) Testing, testing. Above we have two images. One is by Leonardo …
Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright and Fair Use Fair Use is a legal term you use at your own risk. Lawyers can readily …
Deborah Roberts. Pieces Made into Wholeness
Addendum (11.01.20.) I’ve received feedback that some think Deborah Roberts is a so-so artist. I emphatically disagree. I also disagree – …
A Brief Comment on Last Night’s First Presidential Debate
A Brief Comment on Last Night’s First Presidential Debate The lowest common denominator. You may think it’s puckish but focus on how …
Kehinde Wiley Paints Black
Kehinde Wiley Paints Black Kehinde Wiley is realer than his canvases. He’s a profoundly adept painter, but I see more here. …
Witch’s Brew
Witch’s Brew Trump’s Effect on My Reading Habits George Saunders published CivilWarLand in Bad Decline in 1966. My world should …
Hallelujah!
In the great Alabama Senate race of 2017 let it be known that nearly two-thirds of white women voted for alleged child molester Roy …
America is Poised
America is poised between just another sunny day and living forever with radioactive fallout. Blame it on the Confederacy that hadn’t the decency to admit …
Election Week
Scientific American (September 2012) reported research that the brain may sleep in parts, not all at once. The article was about how a sleeping person …
Get There and Vote
Statue of Liberty image via emancipationfromslavery.com If you are a citizen of a democracy, vote. If you are a US citizen, today is …