Arts

The Kek Wars, Part One: Aristocracy and its Discontents | John Michael Greer

Pepe the FrogJuly 18, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- Every month or so since the 2016 presidential election campaign hit high tide, somebody has asked me to say something about the weirdest and most interesting aspect of that campaign: the role played in it by a diffuse constellation of right-wing occultists who united for a brief time under the banner of a cartoon frog. A fair number of my readers have ...

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An Astrological Interlude: Aries Ingress 2018 | John Michael Greer

March 28, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- This fourth Wednesday of the month would normally be an open post for readers’ questions, but I’ve been asked by quite a few people at this point to cast and delinea ...

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Art masterpiece found in treasure-laden tomb of Bronze Age Greek warrior | Shari Stocker, Jack Davis

The tiny sealstone depicting warriors in battle measures just 1.4 inches across but contains incredible detail. Credit: University of Cincinnati Nov. 6, 2017 (Phys.org) -- In the more than two years ...

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The World as Will | John Michael Greer

Arthur SchopenhauerFeb. 15, 2017 (Archdruid Report) -- It's impressively easy to misunderstand the point made in last week’s post here on The Archdruid Report. To say that the world we experience is ...

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BOOKS: Through a Glass Darkly: A Poetry Review - I Remember My Name

Reviewed by Hatim Kanaaneh World News Trust Aug. 22, 2016 (I Remember My Name -- Poetry by Samah Sabawi, Ramzy Baroud and Jehan Bseiso. Vacy Vlazna, ed., 2016, Novum Publishing. Kindle Edition.) In p ...

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That time I met Freddie Mercury (nbd) | Mickey Z.

Freddy Mercury. By Richard E. Aaron. rockpix.com (Used with permission) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Aug. 15, 2016 I was a precocious concert-goer, what can I say? Scoring 15th row tickets for $7.50 ...

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The Emperor's New Art: A Parable | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerAug. 10, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- Last week’s episode of the Retrotopia narrative ended up launching, rather to my surprise, an extensive discussion about the nature of art. The s ...

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You won’t BELIEVE what this security guard does during the overnight shift! | Mickey Z.

(CC0 1.0) Mickey Z. -- World News Trust March 3, 2016 “i ask him: Are you going to the march? and he says “I live here” (from “Zuccotti Park, Oct. 10, 2011,” by Rich Alexandro) Rich Alexandro and I c ...

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TOON: Merry Christmas! | Gregory Crawford

Gregory Crawford -- World News Trust Dec. 21, 2015 "Merry Christmas." By Gregory Crawford. © 2015 World News Trust. "Merry Christmas!" by Gregory Crawford is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu ...

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How to Be an Infamous Underground Writer | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 19, 2015 “Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.” (Bukowski) You know those despicable and “agreed-upon” societal standards of “beauty” ...

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TOON: Petulant Child | Gregory Crawford

Gregory Crawford -- World News Trust April 12, 2015 "Petulant child." Editorial cartoon by Gregory Crawford. © World News Trust 2015 "Petulant Child" by Gregory Crawford is licensed under a Creative ...

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