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Chris Hedges Interview – Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

by Pier Marton | Aug 26, 2012 | Death, Health, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Media, Politics, Spectacle, Wars

You may also want to check out his latest book, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, with a public presentation. On CBC radio, the web page where for an hour writer Chris Hedges argues that North American culture is dying because it has become transfixed by illusions...

Maurice Sendak: 1928-2012

by Pier Marton | May 8, 2012 | Art, Books, Death, History, Humor, Jewish, Mystery, Poet, Politics, Quotes, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Spectacle, Wars

http://youtu.be/U68bZbMM7q8 If I walk in the woods and I see an animal, the purpose of my life was to see that animal. I can recollect it, I can notice it. I’m here to take note of. And that is beyond my ego, beyond anything that belongs to me, an observer, an...

ALL TALK

by Pier Marton | Apr 26, 2012 | Future Tech, Ideas, Media, Politics, Software, Spectacle, Tech, Theater, Video, Women

The Human Voice, as Game Changer by Natasha Singer in the New York Times Technology section (with Sherry Turkle giving her perspective). Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare...

Undo The Koch Brothers Before They Undo You

by Pier Marton | Apr 17, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Care, Death, Doc, Film, Food, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Media, Native, Now, Politics, Racism, Roma, Spectacle, Theater, Wars

Robert Greenwald’s latest film release: The Koch Brothers Exposed Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

Gloria Steinem Supports Obama (+ More)

by Pier Marton | Mar 29, 2012 | Afri, Asia, Care, Future Tech, Health, Hispanic, History, Human Rights, Humor, iOS, iPhone, Jewish, Media, Middle-East, Native, Politics, Racism, Software, Spectacle, Wars, Women

From the Obama YouTube Channel which includes “The Road We’ve Traveled” + Indecision Forever an iOS App from Comedy Central Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

Music(a)/Musique Indigenous Tradition Indigène/Avant-Garde/Tradicíon Indígena

by Pier Marton | Mar 24, 2012 | Art, Care, Dance, France, Future Tech, Hispanic, Humor, Music, Mystery, Native, Now, Poet, Quotes, Spectacle, Theater, Time, Travel

PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MÊME CHOSE. – Alphonse Karr The more things change, the more they stay the same/Cuanto más cambia algo, más se parece a lo mismo. A small sampling/des petits exemples/pequeños ejemplos: Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto (Colombia), Alejandro...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus