Rise Up, Say the Birds to the Bread
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A Vision
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I had this vision back last spring,
When the land was ruled by corrupted kings,
And greed was fuelled by hoarding things,
But things that one could touch.
The vision spoke of melted gold,
The value of the world resold,
“The price for life”
The REAL “Lunatic Fringe”, and where to find it
On Sunday, an irate Irish society finally said ‘no more’.
The REAL “Lunatic Fringe”, and where to find it The anti-Lockdown protests in Dublin.</span
On Sunday, an irate Irish society finally said ‘no more’.
The Pine-eyed Boy Escapes from the Belly of the Dark Night in the Fish’s Tale
PINOCCHIO • directed by matteo garrone • production designer dimitri capuani
It’s hard to say where things begin, but they do, as do we, and we are somehow in them and they in us, and a story begins.
Then the story gets silently disclosed as we live it, even though most
The Invincible Green Stick of Happiness
Tolstoy’s grave on the edge of the ravine at his estate Yasnaya Polyana (BERT BEYNEN)
After a night of haunting dreams that flowed as if they were written like running water, written on air, as the Roman poet Catullus once said, in the depth of a dark winter morning,
REVIEW: Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies by Edward Curtin
Cover illustration: Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies by Edward Curtin
Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies is a selection of essays. They reveal what stirs author Ed Curtin’s heart, his mind, and his path toward clarity. With each chapter he passionately reflects on the state of
Raskolnikov’s Dream Come True
Marian Marsh & Peter Lorre in “Crime and Punishment” (Columbia, 1935)
Something is happening here,
But you don’t know what it is,
Do you, Mr. Jones?
Bob Dylan, Ballad of A Thin Man
Something is happening here,
But you don’t know what it is,
Do you, Mr. Jones?
It’
India: Growing Crackdown on Activists, Critics
(New York) – The Indian government increasingly harassed, detained, and prosecuted activists, journalists, and others critical of the government or its policies, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government brought politically motivated cases, including under broadly worded sedition and counterterrorism laws,
What Time Is It in Lockdown?
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Here where I dwell in the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice has just occurred. The darkest day of the year in a dark year. A few days ago was also the Grand Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn and the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, which is interesting to
An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies
In lieu of writing reviews of their own books – with the exception of Walt Whitman, who did that with Leaves of Grass – writers often write introductions or prefaces.
The purpose of such introductions is to give the prospective readers a sense of what to expect in the pages that follow,
I’m Really Sorry – Redux
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A few years ago, after reading a brillig academic article about how those who believe in conspiracy theories might be inclined toward unethical actions and petty crimes, my conscience got the best of me and I made a public confession. I had been accused
The Machine Stops
The second half of short-story double is The Machine Stops, by EM Forster.
Protesting Sexual Assault in India Isn’t a ‘Conspiracy’
The rape, torture, and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman allegedly by a group of dominant-caste men in the village of Hathras, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, has sparked widespread outrage.
Nothing Ever Happened
Some books demand slower reading than others.