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Tag Archives: journalism
‘You Have No Authority Here, Jackie Weaver’
… I was momentarily stirred to hear there were some handbags between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer in one of parliament’s corridors after prime minister’s questions on Wednesday… According to some reports, the Labour leader was “puce” and “rattled”… I … Continue reading
On a Parlous Trek the Ground Slopes East
The gap between China and the United States is shrinking as China is the only major economy expected to report economic growth for 2020 despite the pandemic. And brawling with itself at some crossroad truck stop far over the horizon … Continue reading
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Tagged China, journalism, language, miscellaneous, rhetoric, society, style, writing
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Beethovian
If there’s something that can be called a Beethovian gravitas assumable by a sculptor who is female, artist Maggi Hambling is a contender. That’s by way of an admiring aside to the topic of this article. “Luxuriantly bushed,” “obligingly passive,” … Continue reading
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Tagged art, culture, journalism, language, lexicon, rhetoric, sculpture, style
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‘High-End’ Jinks in ‘Opulent’ Joints
Ninety-one people broke the state’s 50-person limit at an October wedding held at the North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue, NY. Afterwards, 30 tested positive for the virus and 156 wound up quarantined. In a second New York event in … Continue reading
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Tagged coronavirus, journalism, language, rhetoric, society, style, writing
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‘Explicit and Mysterious’
I’m a child of ranchers. Because of how misshapen and reactionary mythic cowboy culture is in America, I’m a fool for painting that introduces what Roberta Smith terms the “subversive theme of the gay black cowboy.” And as usual, Ms. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, criticism, culture, galleries, journalism, language, painting, rhetoric, Roberta Smith, society, style, Texas
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Opportunities to Panic
Ben Ehrenreich writes: The current pandemic has already given many of us a taste of what happens when a society fails to meet the challenges that face it… The climate crisis, as it continues to unfold, will give us additional … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, coronavirus, journalism, language, miscellaneous, rhetoric, society, style
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‘Blurred Stupid Dulled’
Hilma af Klint inspires a certain perfervid evangelism which is diluted in this article by careless editing. The article cites a beautiful film by Halina Dyrschka about the visionary artist’s astonishing work. The beguiled film maker contracted [sic] MoMA to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, grammar, journalism, language, painting, rhetoric, spirituality, style, writing
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A Hopper Reveal
It’s interesting to see instances of a teenage Edward Hopper’s copying of other artists, the more so as it touches on the reputation he cultivated “as an artist whose innate genius allowed him to emerge on the scene without a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, criticism, journalism, language, painting, poetry, style, writing
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‘I Hate Men’ Two
There’s more to Pauline Harmange, French author of I Hate Men, than met the eye of Ralph Zurmély, the gender equality ministry adviser who sought to prosecute her for incitement of gender-based violence. His ministry said “it appeared [he] had … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, France, journalism, language, linguistics, literature, reading, rhetoric, society, style, Texas, translation, writing
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Shiny Objects and Hot Takes
When I re-read my EthicalDative posts at a later date they often seem overly arch or frivolous — less trenchant and cleansing than they felt at the moment of posting. “Stale” is the word to describe them, I suppose, with … Continue reading →