La Femme et Son Image
MoMA brought to our attention Cindy Sherman's work this year, but what the New York's modern art crown jewel should also do is bring...
On Civilized Freedom and Bullshit
That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent...
May Day
May Day, 1886
Resolved by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions the United States and Canada, that eight hours shall constitute legal day's...
Chag Sameach and Happy Easter
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.
-Internet Bible Quote
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate...
Coercively … without a thought
Romney has yet to step up as the cases have mounted of Jews posthumously and coercively baptized by Mormons
-- Maureen Dowd,...
Loveable Divas
Life is one long extravaganza.
- Noel Coward
As finish I must tell you that what I really would like to tell you I haven't told...
Entrepreneurs in History
History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
--Karl Marx
Entrepreneurs...
Theater as Life and as … Theater
People like theater that is safe, generally speaking - things that are easy, that are not too deeply troubling. In other words, people want...
On Talents and Their Lack
“All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy,...
The Promise of Public Education in 1822 and 2012
"The liberal appropriations made by the Legislature of Kentucky for a general system of Education cannot be too much applauded. A popular Government, without...
The Sporting Life
"Everything that has been dreamt on this side of the Atlantic has a chance of being realized on the other. They build the real...
Defining Intellectuals
"If by intellectual you mean somebody who works only with his head and not with his hands, then the bank clerk is an intellectual...
Looking or Fishing for Love?
"If you are looking for love, you need heavy artillery: Ak 57, M46..."
-Migrant Homeless, while resting in the 2nd Avenue Subway Station, NYC, on...
Respect and No Respect
I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.
-Rodney Dangerfield
When people do not respect...
