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POPSThe Myth of Talent CelineRoque explains why she choose a less prestigious school of fine arts. On her own new website. Take a look...
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POPSMexican Gangs Inspired by War in Iraq Perhaps inspired by the insurgency in Iraq, Mexican drug gangs have started to use mass beheadings as a macabre public relations tool. There goes my dream of visiting Mexico!!!!
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POPSTop 10 Macabre Collectibles The List Universe is an excellent source of esoteric, exotic and informative subjects that you would never believe were available to see or read. This article features some of the LEGAL Collectibles as there are many (ahem) not-so-legal collectibles that have been made known over the years...
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POPSExecution of the Day An interesting look at historical figures who were executed and how they died, featuring one or more deaths each calendar day. Referenced by day and by execution method. With tags denoting different execution methods it is easy to find people who have in common death by beheading, garrote, firing squad, crucifixion, hanging or other means. Macabre, but fascinating. And educational.
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POPS The Danse Macabre Of Us-Style Democracy
Another excellent Zmag rant with the usual disclaimer--a sustained article on ZNET--visit and join Travelling with Robert Kennedy in 1968 was eye-opening for me. To audiences of the poor, Kennedy would present himself as a saviour. The words "change" and "hope" were used relentlessly and cynically. For audiences of fearful whites, he would use racist codes, such as "law and order". With those opposed to the invasion of Vietnam, he would attack "putting American boys in the line of fire", but never say when he would withdraw them. That year (after Kennedy was assassinated), Richard Nixon used a version of the same, malleable speech to win the presidency. Thereafter, it was used successfully by Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and the two Bushes. Carter promised a foreign policy based on "human rights" - and practised the very opposite. Reagan's "freedom agenda" was a bloodbath in central America. Clinton "solemnly pledged" universal health care and tore down the last safety
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POPSGhoulish ABCs Edward Gorey's nursery rhyme, with appropriately morbid illustrations, is a ghastly alternative to the usual: A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears. Definitely not for the warm-and-fuzzy types, but amusing and well-illustrated, nevertheless. Complete with Spanish translation. Link via Edward Nudelman
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POPSHuman Skin Bound Book for Sale Binding books with human skin!? It's like printing with human ink or ink mixed with blood ... sort of ghoulish isn't it? But knowing what I know about the past , and never throwing anything away (finding a use for everything), this doesn't seen too unusual. Waste not, want not.
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