Category Archives: Art

Fake Art in the age of Fake News “… there are more Republicans buying art than are making it.”

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The Art of the Deal: The Movie is funny, and it’s scary, and it’s well-made. http://www.google.com/…   What does it mean to own artwork when for some, its worth is only in terms of its material costs … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: STONECRAFTER

Posted on January 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) was twenty-six years old when he found his place in the world. The son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar who took the family on frequent research trips to Europe, young Jeffers attended … Continue reading →

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€urophilic Trumpian Trickle-Down … in Russia, gold showers you!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers   “Urolagnia is a form of salirophilia in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination”  TrUmp makes it rain! €urophila So apparently, contrary to dribs and drabs on napkins, … Continue reading →

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TCS: How Long is Life?

Posted on January 9, 2017 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ___________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: EARFUL

Posted on January 6, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD O chestnut-tree, great-rooted blossomer,  Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?  O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,  How can we know the dancer from the dance? – “Among School Children” by W. B. … Continue reading →

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the End of the Republic 01/05/2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers Here’s what Trump wants to distract you from today: https://t.co/APSh0vCRGFpic.twitter.com/KTHaT5dRqt — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 5, 2017 I would recommend not putting off important plans in anticipation of the Big Russia Reveal. Trump has a … Continue reading →

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it might never be time for some game theory

Posted on January 1, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers   Not the best diversion for the end of the republic, since it’s not about game theory, but perhaps that’s all these have been, since the inevitable is coming in 20 days. “Guys. It’s time for … Continue reading →

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Structural substitution and the logic of urban modernism

Posted on December 31, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers occupying a space for a time en.wikipedia.org/… Here are some examples of cultural substitution in the built environment that articulate multiple meanings and identify an axis or axes of more than geodetic importance. Every historical site is both monumental and … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PORTENTS

Posted on December 30, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The New Year. It has often seemed bright with the promise of better things to come. New Year 2017 fills me with foreboding, which is reflected in this week’s poems. While some people are out celebrating, … Continue reading →

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Trump has ended Performance Art forever

Posted on December 28, 2016 by ann li-summers

  “Aktion artist Hermann Nitsch, for example, was arrested and imprisoned numerous times for breaking Austrian indecency laws by masturbating and enacting violent sexual scenes in his performances” … (“(Art) History, it’s reputable” – John Smith in Mr. & Mrs. … Continue reading →

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