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Dark Sarcasm In The Classroom
Bob Dylan. American bard, universal influence. After 40 years, his lyrics will now be taught in secondary schools throughout Britain. As always, there are voices of dissent.
Is Bob Dylan poet enough? Is he deep enough? Naked enough? His lyrics; are they actually songs or are they poetry? What is a poem? Who is a […]
Dead Man Talking
For a man who everybody thinks should be dead, Keith Richards is not doing so badly. Little Brown and Company is paying Rolling Stone Keith Richards, 7.3 million dollars for his memoirs. Apparently, there was a fierce bidding war for his remembrances. Every major publisher in the world was interested but Brown and Company finally […]
Darkly Through The Dead
NOTICE TO THE LIVING
Recently. Bergman and Antonioni, two legendary filmmakers died. The rest have passed on too. See what they left behind, for you, for me, for the world. If you have never heard of these men or seen some of their films, you have been dead for a long, long time. There is still time […]
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, […]
What Happened To Equality?
The hair-brained heiress, Paris Hilton will now spend 23 days in jail starting June 5, instead of the formally stipulated 45 days.Why? Good behavior. This is a joke. Officials state that Hilton appeared for her last court date. That is good behavior!
Would Six Pack Sally or Joe Doe have got the same treatment? The answer […]
Of India And Hypocrisy
The Indians want to arrest Richard Gere. Recently, during an Aids Awareness meeting in New Delhi, India, Gere passionately kissed Indian actress Shilpa Shetty on the cheek. After the photographs were splashed all over the media, three attorneys filed formal complaints deeming the act “Obscene,” and Dinesh Gupta a judge from Jaipur, India issued arrest […]
The Doors of Forgiveness
He lies in eastern Paris at the Pere Lachaise cemetery. Jim Morrison, lead singer, songwriter of The Doors died July 3rd, 1971 age, 27.In 970, at a concert in Miami, police state that a drunken Morrison exposed himself on stage. He was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and profanity. Morrison denied it and was […]