Friday, October 17, 2008

Mr. Brainwash hits Los Angeles


On campus yesterday someone asked me who I intended to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. I smiled politely and said, "I don't vote."

"What do you mean, you don't vote?" the person said, visibly peeved by my answer.

I dropped Goethe and bid them adieu, "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."


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Swiss artist Léopold Rabus:

Le manque de lumière
(2005)


Les Corbeaux
(2006)


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Speaking of politics...

Adam Peterson has a great analysis of the last presidential debate.

After you read Adam's post, check out this video of the final debate in one minute:



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Crazy new issue of Mad Hatters' Review.


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Glenn C. Loury has an interesting article in Boston Review online called "The Call of the Tribe: Where are the boundaries between our group and ourselves?"


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Jessa "Bookslut" Crispin has an interesting article on feminism and pornography at The Smart Set.


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Islandic artist Sigurdur Gudjónsson:

Deathbed
(2006)


Host
(2004)