More apocalypse, less angst
The Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy died Saturday in Budapest (he was 96) – remarkable figure of resistance, he had a fascinating life on many levels. (Read a story about his love life here). The following poem was posted to a mailing list I’m on… Continue Reading “Gyorgy Faludy”
I just stumbled across an amazing graphic novel online – Shooting War. Updated weekly at the e-zine SmithMag this free series combines amazing artwork, leftwing politics, hipster cynicism, sexy (if not sexist) indymedia references, middle eastern war commentary, and paranoid individualist americanism all in… Continue Reading “Shooting War”
(an excerpt from Derrick Jensen’s new book – Endgame – which can be found here. Really – if you haven’t picked it up yet – you should….) CIVILIZATION Civilization originates in conquest abroad and repression at home. Stanley Diamond If I’m going to contemplate… Continue Reading “Sunday reading.”
Sointula Bill Gaston Raincoast, 2005. As usual I have been reading a lot – particularly fiction – and I thought this book was definitely worth mentioning here as a random find I ended up really enjoying. I just happened to catch the cover of… Continue Reading “Book Review: Sointula”
Back in July, I wrote a post inspired by the yet-unpublished book Endgame: The Collapse of Civilization and the Rebirth of Community by Derrick Jensen. Lucky me, I had been provided an electronic copy to read in advance of its printing and provide any… Continue Reading “Endgame”