OUT OF THE PICTURE

“What a man is begins to betray itself when his talent decreases—when he stops showing what he can do. Talent, too, is finery; finery, too, is a hiding place.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche I… Continue reading →

UNFUNNY PAGES

“The country is doing well in so many ways. But there’s such divisiveness.” —DJ trump THE FAT MAN WAS FUNNY a long time ago when he was merely a sleazy buffoonish playboy-entrepreneur, but… Continue reading →

FINDING YOURSELF LOST

“We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost.” ― Erich Maria Remarque YOU WERE YOUNG AND AMONG FRIENDS, then suddenly… Continue reading →

SO WHAT?

“I’m alright / I’m just fine / And you’re a tool / So, so what? / I am a rock star / I got my rock moves / And I don’t want you… Continue reading →

CAREERING

“If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment … all one would have to do would be to make him do work… Continue reading →

ALL OF US ARE ISLANDS

“This society eliminates geographical distance only to produce a new internal separation.” ― Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle Don’t know if you can see what’s going on in the drawing above.… Continue reading →

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES…

“… it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was… Continue reading →

THE FIELD OF SCHEMES

“I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by… Continue reading →

BLACK MASS

The glasses are empty, the serving tray is empty, the painted artist’s palette, too. Everything in artworld is empty. In the beginning art had a sacred function; it was used to facilitate communication… Continue reading →

RELATIVE TODDLERISM

The idea for this post came during my morning rant while I was pondering that there seemed to be no “good guys” in politics or the media any more than there are in… Continue reading →