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I think anybody who is impoverished in any way, either physically or psychically, tends to want to build rather than destroy. David Wojnarowicz p. 164 Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education edited by Susan Cahan and Zoya Kocur (1996) [Incidently the … Continue reading →

Brian Cullman Helpless: On the Poetry of Neil Young The Paris Review October 23, 2012 https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2012/10/23/fang-song-on-the-poetry-of-neil-young/ I forwarded the piece to my friend Bill Flicker, out in Los Angeles, who wrote back that he never listens to Neil Young’s words, … Continue reading →

It’s a matter not just of having the tool at hand but also knowing what to do with the tool in the hand. Jumper cables? You got jumper cables, buddy?” “Yeah, sure. I got jumper cables.” […] Men are supposed … Continue reading →

London by Tube Christopher Winn On the pleasures/strictures of Tyburn Convent: Tyburn Convent is one of those places that make London such a uniquely fascinating city. Here, within spitting distance of London’s heaving shopping mecca of Oxford Street, and one … Continue reading →

This is a blunt yet subtle attack. The target is reached via a description of her take on another author’s conception. It’s a nice succinct example of an ad hominem argument. In [Ayn] Rand’s work Nietzsche’s defence of aristocratic Übermensch … Continue reading →

1935 Movie Tale of Two Cities Just prior to the beginning of the dramatic action of the film, a written “Bibliography” is presented that cites the following books: The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle, Journal of the Temple by M. … Continue reading →

Natalie Zemon Davis. A Life of Learning Charles Homer Haskins Lecture for 1997. (American Council of Learned Societies, ACLS Occasional Paper No. 39) When it came time to pack up my 100s of 3 x 5 cards, I realized that … Continue reading →