The Screaming Pope
Rants and reactions to contemporary politics, art and culture.
Monday, February 28, 2022
The Decline and Fall of the Gutenberg Galaxy
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It’s hard to imagine that a totally cosmopolitan society turned upside down overnight. Kiev and Kharkiv both have subways that are now fille...
Friday, February 25, 2022
Clausewitz
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Hitler Declaring Annexation of Austria The Afghans famously repelled the Russians and Americans. Before them came the British. Looks like th...
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Clouds
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bust of Aristophanes (Alexander Mayatsky) Face it. One day your Mac Book is going to be closed for the last time and you’ll really be in the...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Esperanto Towers
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The Tower of Babel (Peter Brueghel the Elder) Esperanto, the universal language, was created by a Polish ophthalmologist L.L. Zamenof in 188...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Forward
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Abraham Cahan, founding editor of The Forward The expression “I am looking forward to” should be excised from the language. The future will ...
Monday, February 21, 2022
What's a Setback?
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Daily News Buildig with setbacks (Hugh Ferris) What is the difference between a setback and a setback? One's a reversal of fortune and t...
Friday, February 18, 2022
The Republic of You
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Everyone writes their own Republic. Plato outlawed poets. He had a point. “Beauty” may be “truth.” But if you’ve ever known any, you might...
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