Monroe Center Arts Community Blog

Keeping a creative eye on the world of art, entertainment and ideas.

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE…?

So, you think you can tell? What is art and what is not?
Does the rosewood-framed Masters degree on your bathroom wall, next to your toilet, lend credence to your critical appreciation?
And who are you anyway? And why does your bloody opinion matter?
Remember the artist, years ago, who immersed a crucifix in a bottle of urine. […]

Illegal Immigration: Are They Coming Or Going?

The immigration scenario seems to be getting twisted. On one hand, there is the Immigration Bill that is presently being pummeled in the Senate. The government states that they want to give illegal immigrants some sort of legalization which some call amnesty. On the other hand, there are raids going on in several parts of […]

Doctor Jack’s Back

His profession was to study the nature of diseases. However, somewhere down life’s road, Dr Jack Kevorkian, retired pathologist, started studying death. He advanced the compassionate philosophy of Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa to a new and controversial plateau, offering to alleviate people’s suffering by putting them to death, of course with their implicit consent. […]

Nessie Wags Her Tail, Again

Yes, it’s the Loch Ness Monster. ‘Nessie’ as the Scots fondly refer to her. Nessie recently decided to further her legend by showing up; and this time there just may be some credence to what has so far been an endearing myth.
Gordon Holmes, an amature scientist from Shipley, Yorkshire was having a great time, […]