The Screaming Pope
Rants and reactions to contemporary politics, art and culture.
Friday, January 30, 2026
Two Pianos
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You may take a look at the image of Charlotte Rampling in the Kino Lorber promotion for a movie named Two Pianos and ask yourself, do I loo...
Thursday, January 29, 2026
The Origin of Species
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The Origin of Species was published November 24, 1859. You might calender that date as man’s fall—at least from an evolutionary point of vi...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Mimicry
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Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob Remember when you were a little kid and you mimicked your parents. "Johnny brush your teeth!" would ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Persona
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What is it about logorrhea that’s so disconcerting. Eloquent speakers and tyrants have prolixity in common. The core of the pathogy and wh...
Monday, January 26, 2026
Exhibitionism
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Exhibitionism is colonialism. The images invade the imagination, the Sudetenland of the mind. Remember Michael Fassbinder up against the win...
Friday, January 23, 2026
"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute"
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P.T. Barnum Is the persona a person portrays indicative of their nature. It’s the old question of manifest content. Beware the smooth talker...
Thursday, January 22, 2026
More Than a Million Little Pieces
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Separation and individuation are not only stages of development, but also properties of matter--that matter. Remember the old saw about no t...
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