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Crack Journalism
While I was eating my dinner this past Saturday I flipped to the Fox News channel and watched the last half of Heartland . I have seen many examples of how that station panders to the "religious right" in the past, and was not surprised in the least to see John Kasich serving up a hot plate of "kiss ass" to viewers of that ilk. One story that ( Read more... ) -
Laser Buddhas
It seems that an artist plans to "restore" the Buddha statues that were destroyed in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. After I read an article about the project, I was thoroughly delighted with the artist's vision.
The events surrounding the Buddha statues in Afghanistan brings the image of a sand mandala to mind (or rather the ritual of ( Read more... ) -
The Clay "Reality" Of Politics
I found this in my inbox today. Big ups to JG for sending it my way ( Read more... ) -
Free The Washington Two
"Thank you so much for lifting the shroud off of me
so again I can see the grey for what it is
which is everything
the wind and an unselfconscious breast ..."
-"The Wait For History" by Deconstruction
The more I look at those lyrics, and the more I think about that story, the more I laugh. -
Falling Off The "Logic Train"
I think the most absurd part of this article was that "He (Chandler) told WLOS that the actions were not politically motivated ( Read more... ) -
Childhood Metaphors
Throughout my exploration of the occult I have encountered various people/articles/ideologies/possessed burning bushes/etc. that seem to advocate the deification of children. Whenever I encounter this sort of phenomenon I cannot help but question the objectivity of the source. Most of the time it seems as though the source has payed more attention ( Read more... ) -
Thousand-Armed Bucky
After reading the following excerpt from Buckminster Fuller's "Synergetics" I could not help but think of the Heart Sutra:
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Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home.
Things like this scare me ( Read more... )