– Ke$ha, is like the Tracy Twyman of popular music. I deleted the rather insulting verbiage following that observation about both women, both are not without their talents and … public roles. On Kesha, doubtless there are a few perverts reading this blog. What follows is simply out of an aesthetic appreciation of her dancing […]
The Downward Spiral
depravity
Links to shake a stick at – all for Feb. 5 2011
On a snowy Saturday morning with Charles Mingus, the Swans, Tricky, and Joy Division on my CD changer…. The Fantasy of Democracy, If Any. Ever. By Fred on Everything http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOXghanistan2.shtml Friendly Feudalism and Tibet, by Michael Parenti http://www.michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html Egypt : Some other Perspective. By Layla Anwar http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-perspective.html Cunnilingus is the new tobacco. By Ferdinand http://www.inmalafide.com/2011/02/02/cunnilingus-is-the-new-tobacco/ […]
Real men read poems – dipsomaniac’s sunday sleepyeye – links for 1/30/11
“The most vivacious of riding animals cannot do without a whip; the most chaste of women cannot do without a husband; and the most intelligent of men cannot do without consulting other men of intellect.” – Buzurjimihr, the Wazir of Nushirwan Be a Man. Read a Poem. http://artofmanliness.com/2011/01/19/be-a-man-read-a-poem/ [Useful for techies, a list of pre-0wned […]
Song Lyrics, Poetry or Not?
Floating around the “poetosphere” I’m noticing a good deal of debate about the validity of song lyric, especially popular song lyric, and rap in particular, as poetry. In my not-so humble opinion the debate – though well intentioned – often hits stupid levels, this is less the fault of the people on either side debating, […]