this peculiar ability to discern patterns amid
chaos is the natural state of the universe or
so we say when perfection exceeds our vision of
what is possible and what is beyond mere possibility
veering into realms explored in sweaty paperbacks and sterile laboratories
where the where of who we are
in the vastness is the main and only concern for
one gets lost without an anchor to hold him
safe and far
safe and near
but always somehow safe
we say we see
how it’s all arranged
The major players of American “neo-liberalism” — which might be more accurately called “neo-corporatism” — are panicking. Thanks to their abject failure to provide “Change You Can Believe In,” their failure to stem the tide of angry right-wing extremism, and their systematic “free trade” evisceration of the middle class, the Clintons, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama, with the assistance of their wealthy patrons and preferred media outlets, helped create two monsters. One’s name is Donald…
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Although we can understand it’s appeal to connoissuers of vulgarity, we’re not a big fan of Amy Schumer’s saucy stand-up comedy. Which is why her performance in “I Feel Pretty” knocked us out. Yes, she’s funny. But in this movie about one woman’s journey of self-acceptance (of her body, of herself), Schumer is vulnerable, brave,...
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