Tag Archives: culture

Freedom of Expression Blues

Glad to hear Rushdie’s off ventilator and on the mend. His life is changed drastically once again due to hate. All our lives are changed once again. It’s appalling. As a writer I’m for free expression and peaceful discourse. Murder … Continue reading

Posted in Sample Essays | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Freedom of Expression Blues

Culture War

Make no mistake, this is culture war and the would-be aristocrats are trying to kill us. /// I don’t want your free books. If a book interests me, I’ll pay fair price for it all on my own. Handing out … Continue reading

Posted in Poetry, Sample Essays | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Culture War

Social Media Res

Uriel’s Machine lies sprawled everywhere if we but look. High culture meant something else in the past. Not electronics or powered technology; It meant integrating humanity with the natural world In which our lives are immersed, of which we are … Continue reading

Posted in Gene's Art, Poetry, Stewartoons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Social Media Res

Bang. Again.

Here are my responses to the CT school shooting of Friday, 14 December, 2012 C. E. # Oh look, another mass shooting. God is a concept, not a being. Heaven and hell are concepts, not places. We create all of … Continue reading

Posted in Sample Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Bang. Again.

Art’s Value

Our uncultured society places a low value on culture and art. We pay CEOs millions to remove jobs from America and strip us of everything worth a penny but we grouse at having to pay for a story, a song, … Continue reading

Posted in Sample Essays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Art’s Value