“Tyranny is far the worst of treasons.” “They never fail who die in a great cause.” – George Gordon, Lord Byron Today is Lord Byron’s 229th birthday. Much of what is written […]
Byron at Missolonghi: freedom trumps even poetry….
Should artists retain the rights to their work and images after they die? Jane Austen, zombies and undead mashups
What do we want from our art – novelty or originality? “The… idea, then, is that every technology has a philosophy which is given expression in how the technology makes people use […]
Rural elites: I’ve had it with the arrogance of ignorance (and its promoters)
The only thing worse than the willfully ignorant is the legion of apologists enabling them. Since the election – before, really – we’ve heard a lot of talk about how all those urban […]
Chekhov: Lost in the Steppe
“In sheer impotency he returned to the house, greeting with bitter tears the new unknown life which was now beginning for him…. What will that life be?” – Anton Chekhov Sometimes even […]
Trump voters and the need to feel superior
Faulkner was wrong. Mankind will not prevail. Part 2 of a series After weeks of pondering, I think I finally understand the election. Full disclosure. I am an older white male. I grew […]
Do Trump voters really think they’ve won?
There’s good news and bad news for poor white Trump supporters. Part 1 of a series I’ve now gone through my seven stages of grieving over the election. But I’m not at peace. […]
woMAN; Woe, man; Whoa! Man.
By Tamara Enz When I was in third grade, the elementary school principal came into our class to speak with the students. I don’t now remember what the primary reason was for […]
The World’s 100 best short stories, sort of… volume 10: humor
Statistics prove that there are 25 bathtubs sold to every Bible… and 50 to every dictionary, and 380 to every encyclopedia… proving that while we may be neglecting the interior, we are […]
The World’s 100 Best Short Stories, sort of…volume 9: ghosts
Perhaps it’s all just a cock and a bull. But it’s a great one. “There is neither ghost of earl nor ghost of countess in that room; there is no ghost there […]
A letter to my nieces, November 2016
By Amber Healy In the early afternoon of Election Day 2016, I traded messages with a good friend, heart swelling with hope. “To think … maybe, just maybe, the kiddos we love […]
Progressive Culture | Scholars & Rogues 