Arts

What Is Art For? | John Michael Greer

Dec. 5, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- The discussion of the foibles and failures of modern art that appeared here two weeks ago was of course not the last word on that vast and intricate subject. This week I want to take the discussion further, starting from a deceptively simple question: what is art for? What’s the point or purpose of all these odd, impractical aspects of human culture we call the art ...

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The Kek Wars, Part One: Aristocracy and its Discontents | John Michael Greer

Pepe the FrogJuly 18, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- Every month or so since the 2016 presidential election campaign hit high tide, somebody has asked me to say something about the weirdest and most interes ...

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An Astrological Interlude: Aries Ingress 2018 | John Michael Greer

March 28, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- This fourth Wednesday of the month would normally be an open post for readers’ questions, but I’ve been asked by quite a few people at this point to cast and delinea ...

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Art masterpiece found in treasure-laden tomb of Bronze Age Greek warrior | Shari Stocker, Jack Davis

The tiny sealstone depicting warriors in battle measures just 1.4 inches across but contains incredible detail. Credit: University of Cincinnati Nov. 6, 2017 (Phys.org) -- In the more than two years ...

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The World as Will | John Michael Greer

Arthur SchopenhauerFeb. 15, 2017 (Archdruid Report) -- It's impressively easy to misunderstand the point made in last week’s post here on The Archdruid Report. To say that the world we experience is ...

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BOOKS: Through a Glass Darkly: A Poetry Review - I Remember My Name

Reviewed by Hatim Kanaaneh World News Trust Aug. 22, 2016 (I Remember My Name -- Poetry by Samah Sabawi, Ramzy Baroud and Jehan Bseiso. Vacy Vlazna, ed., 2016, Novum Publishing. Kindle Edition.) In p ...

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That time I met Freddie Mercury (nbd) | Mickey Z.

Freddy Mercury. By Richard E. Aaron. rockpix.com (Used with permission) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 15, 2016 I was a precocious concert-goer, what can I say? Scoring 15th row tickets for $7.50 ...

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The Emperor's New Art: A Parable | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerAug. 10, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s episode of the Retrotopia narrative ended up launching, rather to my surprise, an extensive discussion about the nature of art. The s ...

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You won’t BELIEVE what this security guard does during the overnight shift! | Mickey Z.

(CC0 1.0) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 3, 2016 “i ask him: Are you going to the march? and he says “I live here” (from “Zuccotti Park, Oct. 10, 2011,” by Rich Alexandro) Rich Alexandro and I c ...

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TOON: Merry Christmas! | Gregory Crawford

Gregory Crawford -- World News Trust Dec. 21, 2015 "Merry Christmas." By Gregory Crawford. © 2015 World News Trust. "Merry Christmas!" by Gregory Crawford is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu ...

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How to Be an Infamous Underground Writer | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 19, 2015 “Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.” (Bukowski) You know those despicable and “agreed-upon” societal standards of “beauty” ...

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