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One of the most disturbing natures of this time we are in is the pendulum nature of censorship and turning art into artifice.
I see people on all sides turning established work into propaganda or labeling it as dangerous, meanwhile simply thinning out the material;
I see people on all sides turning established work into propaganda or labeling it as dangerous, meanwhile simply thinning out the material;
from Shakespeare to Dahl and in between.
The very thing I was worried would begin to happen - to the delight of those who want to exactly what both Mao and Stalin wanted - destruction of art.
This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a human issue.
So what can be done?
The very thing I was worried would begin to happen - to the delight of those who want to exactly what both Mao and Stalin wanted - destruction of art.
This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a human issue.
So what can be done?
Wisdom must prevail. This won’t be won by numbers; it’s won with the strength of memory and discourse.
I’ve had a nagging sense that we are approaching a critical moment in what I’ve been calling Carbon Zero.
This thread is a work in progress attempting to utilize what I’ve learned over the last three years in hope that somehow, some way I can help in even a small way…
This thread is a work in progress attempting to utilize what I’ve learned over the last three years in hope that somehow, some way I can help in even a small way…
Covidians have given us a glimpse of what I’ll call Carbonites (for now) and the capacity they will have to cause great harm. History and ritual studies as well as sociology and art history has also offered me some glimpses into what is, as of yet, a still very early exploration
Nextlahualli is a term you may not know. It’s one I’m thinking a great deal about. It’s impossible for me not to see some frightening echoes of what may be our future in simply this word.
