The Screaming Pope
Rants and reactions to contemporary politics, art and culture.
Monday, May 31, 2021
The Lonely Man of Faith
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Underneath compulsion and regression, lies a black hole of cosmic indifference. Compulsion is a regression to an earlier state of dependence...
Friday, May 28, 2021
Is God Created in Man's Image?
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"The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo Egotism and spiritualism are opposites. In fact, the locution "my spiritual life"...
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Respect
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If everyone has someone they want to impress, who never gave them attention, way back when, what's going to happen? There are certain lo...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
States of Mind
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Newsweek, November 13, 1995 Civil War America and post-war Germany are two examples of once divided countries that eventually reunited. Irr...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
David Hockney: Drawing from Life
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Hockney iPad selfie “A photograph cannot really have layers of time in it, the way a painting can which is why drawn and painted portraits...
Monday, May 24, 2021
La Piscine
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Jacques Deray’s La Piscine (l969), currently in revival at Film Forum is distinguished by its total lack of irony. Jean-Paul (Alan Delon...
Friday, May 21, 2021
Pornosophy: Kissing
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Porn traffics in forbidden orifices and acts. Fellatio and cunnilingus are the most famous and commonplace but you’re unlikely to find a fil...
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