there are many films out there about the power of cinema, the magic of the movies. It’s a cliché, and one that people in the film industry repeat often enough to make it sound as if they are trying to convince us. Nope is not that kind of film, despite what it might seem
Read MoreIf the Animal condition is to be in concert with one’s environment and for one’s needs to self-annihilate upon contact with it due to their fulfillment, the snob adopts the position of denying the environment and striving purposelessly against it.
Read MoreThis led to a great deal of discussion, in that uniquely useless way you find on social media, about political strategy. As usual, the discussion shrank from attacking the right to punching left – specifically, the anti-electoral left. The thought was that the right wing got here through voting, so surely the problem was that there were people on the left who thought that voting was a bad idea. This, of course, betrays almost as bad a grasp of history as the court did when they argued that abortion had no roots in the traditions of the United States.
Read MoreThere is, however, one generally acknowledged trait of masculinity: there is an inherent connection between masculinity and authority. While it isn’t impossible for a feminine individual to wield authority, in the eyes of most (or the big other), this happens in spite of that person’s femininity, not because of it. With a masculine leader, it’s commonly seen as more congruent.
Read MoreThis isn’t innovative. What might be somewhat new is that, at least to me, it seems that for a work of art to be “successful” it is far more important to use the chosen symbolic language effectively than to say anything terribly innovative. A novel message presented without artifice would not be as effective as a trite message presented skillfully.
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