Category Archives: Madame Pickwick Weekend

john walker: humming the traitor song

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Dave

…The problem of villains and spies and is one of the more bedevilling issues within the broader context of evil and villainy. In fact, for many the existence of evil in a world under divine supervision is quite disconcerting. In … Continue reading →

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catherine: her and thou

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dave

The occasion was Catherine the Great’s triumphal tour of the Crimea, the longest, most lavish, most expensive boating party in world history. The Empress showed off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real … Continue reading →

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fanon: grasping the hoax

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dave

Frantz Fanon. A Prophet scorned… … It was while a medical student that Frantz Fanon began to grasp the hoax of his upbringing. The Martinican, he realized, was a Frenchman as long as he was underpaid or unemployed, as long … Continue reading →

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catherine: search for golden pheasants

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dave

Catherine’s boat ride. It was 1787 and the Empress was showing off the wonders of her realm, which were many indeed. Question was, were they real,or fake? Only General Potemkin, the one-eyed giant, knew for sure. And he wasn’t saying… … Continue reading →

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statue : public works and jerks

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Dave

Smashing statues. It has something of a Biblical fervor to it, as an act of the righteous wreaking a revenge on the idol makers; even an Oedipal complex fantasy of destroying the father and crashing an Isis pyjama party. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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process of emerging: statue tantrum

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dave

With all its nihilistic components, its not a slam-dunk to capture the essence which lies at the epicenter of the process of emerging, affirmation and the projection of identity. Whatever the dynamic involved, destruction, getting rid of old and sometimes … Continue reading →

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Darwin: cchh..chch…changes

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dave

…Of course, Darwin’s theory was not immediately accepted by all scientists, either; in England its opponents were lead by Sir Richard Owen, superintendent of the natural history department of the British Museum, while in America the chief protagonists for and … Continue reading →

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fanon: learning that praise was suspect

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Dave

Frantz Fanon: the prophet scorned. Belonging in neither of his adopted countries, this theorist of revolution- dead for the past fifty years, ended up finding audiences in unexpected quarters… The two elder brothers followed their father into the French civil … Continue reading →

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diddley-bow

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: here’s an odd thing i learned yesterday. i was reading a book by an old pal named roger stolle. roger left a great paying important coprorate design job in st. louis in order to go live in … Continue reading →

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a fine sight it was

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Dave

The noble houses and regal living of eighteenth century England… …Lord Egremont celebrated special occasions- victories, coronations, royal birthdays, and, of course, his own- with vast public entertainments that amazed even his own time. Here is a description of the … Continue reading →

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