The crimes of the colonialists have to be exposed. The insane arrangement of the world has to be defined and then smashed into pieces.The cute trams, bicycle lanes, parks, museums, operas, cafes, universities and hospitals in Europe are built on rivers of blood and the bones of ‘The Others’…There is…
Category: Philosophy
The Thing Itself
No ideas but in things. —William Carlos Williams. Time is money, and money is losing value all the time. This anxious feeling inside—tight, rushed, urgent, driven, shallow breaths—is a symptom of timesickness. It is endemic in our age, in our capitalistic culture, in our growth economy. It is fed…
State of the Art
During the All-Star Game, the commercial voices of the network ring out crass but unapologetic, the bigbuck advertisers cheesy as ever. Like the used carlot hucksters of the fifties, only updated now with suitable modern snark… and then it glissades out like an auctioneer with an android voice implant, too…
Cat with a Limp
The orange tabby, Hamilton Tigercat, 40 years old in cat years, neutered and plump, is walking with a limp, favoring his right rear leg. He still goes about his business, but with a hitch in his gait across the open front yard. I’m sure the eagles, owls, hawks, crows, ravens,…