Tag Archives: Natacha Stolz

summer of discontent: is the end near?

” The nature of people is first crude, then severe,  then benign, then delicate, finally dissolute.” ( Vico) People have no doubt been bemoaning the decadence of the times since the expulsion from the Garden. But what actually constitutes decadence … Continue reading

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HEY Playboy! SPREAD or go DEAD: Go #@+* Participation…

In Barbara Ehrenreich‘s book, Hearts of Men, she talks about the launching of Playboy in 1953. At that time, a man who stayed single was suspected of homosexuality. The idea of being straight, of sound mind and body, and unmarried … Continue reading

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SHAPES OF THINGS: Complicit in the Act of the Meme

“Everything is shit. We apply meaning, value, and worth to the shit surrounding us. We live by this meaning and by our words. We live by worth and apply value, but everything is shit.” “She mutters her poem backwards in … Continue reading

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