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Art and its Dark Side – a post to revisit

Art and its Dark Side: Introduction I am very proud of these eight lectures I gave at various art schools in the UK in the 90s. The link above takes you to the introduction – which provides links to all … Continue reading →

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DURGA

Durga who rides on the tiger inside her Now takes the place of that heavy-breasted mother Made for pregnancy alone. For Durga’s no Sheila-Na-Gig. You don’t get into her easily. An ace at Sanam Takraw, Her thighs will break an … Continue reading →

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Magic!

If anyone speaks the language, could they translate the title and credits of this video in the comments? I know nothing about it. But it is exceptional. Variety performers Natalya and Oleg Kiryushkin present the act “The Meeting” to an … Continue reading →

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Melusine

Here, there and everywhere, the deepening green Of forests: tart scent of resin in the air. These never-ending pines bring on hypnosis. Parallel lanes keep flickering to infinity. Metallic tints corrode each flaking carapace. x We go in search of … Continue reading →

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Zionism is Racism

I am very happy that the Greens have identified Zionism as racism, but appalled by the nay-sayers who are condemning this as a mis-step. Of course the Greens should condemn Zionism. It is the root cause of the evil which … Continue reading →

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Tango Class – Tuesday Nights

Tango class conducted by Anthony Howell. 7 pm Tuesday nights at The Room, 33 Holcombe Road N17 9AS. Followed by a two hour practica – practice time. This is a class that will begin with the basics for beginners and … Continue reading →

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Alastair Crooke: well worth following

I do find Alastair Crooke to be one of the most perceptive critics of the idiocy which has gripped US, British and European elites. Alastair Warren Crooke CMG, born 30 June 1949, is a former British diplomat, and is the … Continue reading →

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Salvatore Quasimodo – Hermetic yet eerily accurate

THE FALSE AND FAITHFUL GREEN x You no longer await me with a heart Mean as a clock’s. Doesn’t matter if you broach The misery or just stare it out. Hours remain, Bristly, bleak, with branches that drub Impulsively against … Continue reading →

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Judge Napolitano interviews Sergey Lavrov for The Great Game

“A piano in the bushes” is a Russian expression for an obviously prearranged or implausible coincidence presented as if it happened by chance—especially a convenient plot device that suddenly helps the characters. Example: A character needs to escape, and suddenly … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit Editions: Catalogue of all Published Videos

Grey Suit Editions was originally a magazine on VHS videotape. This was back in the nineties. Years later, the British Film Institute helped us to digitise all thirteen hours of video material – featuring performance art, poets reading, experimental film … Continue reading →

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