Monthly Archives: February 2012

Stand Up

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Gene Stewart

There is what we call evil.  Sociopaths, psychopaths, that ilk.  I like to say that we’ve diagnosed evil and made it merely vile. I often also sense a more general pall of evil, of negativity, which is the Imp of … Continue reading →

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“Overhead Shot: A Poem I Woke Up With On 3 February 2520 Athenian Era”

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gene Stewart

There’s an overhead shot of a man underneath a building that fell from the sky There’s an underground rumor of revolution by a group they call May Lie In shades of grey a color comment fails to reach its goal … Continue reading →

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We Are This Society

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gene Stewart

We Are This Society. We live in a society now that has allowed food to become poison, greed a virtue, and sadistic cruelty praiseworthy. We are part of a society that pollutes its air, land, and water as fast as … Continue reading →

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Owning’s Onus: Intellectual Property Rights and Leftovers*

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gene Stewart

For ages, the notion of copyright and intellectual property simply didn’t exist. Shakespeare openly used plots from Italian and other plays to hang his poetic dialogue upon. George Freiderich Handel, the composer of “The Hallelujiah Chorus”, “Water Music” and “Music … Continue reading →

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