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Beauty and Class
The distrust of “beauty” expressed by Arianna Montagu in the debates over the 9-11 memorial is very modern sentiment. It stems from a radically progressive belief that traditional forms of beauty have ideological links to conservative social and political forces … Continue reading
Politics, Mass Media, and “The Submission”
If race relations and the purpose of a memorial as public art are the issues at hand within The Submission, then an imperfect American political process and extremist, self-serving media are the playing fields on which they must contend. The … Continue reading
Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro”
Though I don’t think this is one of her better songs (and there are some other problems w/ it. . .), I’ve always been compelled by Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” video in terms of many of the issues we were talking … Continue reading
