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Angelus Novus by Paul Klee My wing is poised to beatbut I would gladly return homewere I to stay to the end of daysI would still be this forlorn— Gershom… more ›
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Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp character in Modern Times questions productionist modes of being in ways that would make even Heidegger proud. His job is unfulfilling and monotonous, and he is driven… more ›
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The Mother of all the gods. The Mother of the Moon and Stars. The Goddess of the Sun and of War. Our Lady of the Serpents. Patron of those who… more ›
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Lord Siva represents the positive aspect of the destruction of the world because creation comes out of every destruction. He dances the world into and out of being surrounded by… more ›
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Currently home to the three warmongering (i.e., monotheistic) Mesopotamian religions, Jerusalem was depicted as the center of the world on medieval maps. This city has been destroyed twenty times. A… more ›
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This larger-than-life sculpture of Zeus (or possibly Poseidon) was made in bronze circa 460 – 450 B.C.E. It is 2.09 m (6′ 10.5″) high and 2.10 m (6′ 10.75″) fingertip… more ›
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Preface One of the assignments I give my humanities students is a Landmark Journal – short free-writing exercises about seven landmarks from the various historical periods or cultural themes we… more ›
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Madonna Before going to bed every night I scan the entertainment headlines of the BBC, ITN, and Reuters. I used to read the “real” news, but it became unbearable. My… more ›
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I am already so excited – in that hyper-nerdy, über-intellectual sort of way – about my trip next week to Houston. First on the list of things to hit is… more ›
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When I was a kid I used to spend my summers searching for the abandoned cicada shells left around the huge oak tree in front of my grandma’s house. Painting… more ›