‘Kirkus Reviews’ Reviews “Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love”

November 10, 2022

Now ain’t that a treat. I’m pleased (happy dance emoji)! You can check it out just by clicking here.

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Giggle Along with My Four Minutes of Fame on Chicago’s WGN-TV

November 10, 2022

…which means I’ve still got another ten minutes and twenty seconds in me. Mr Warhol, I’m ready for my close-up! It’s Daytime Chicago, and I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me to get my message out. Just click the pic!

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Happy Birthday to the Creator of Rock ‘n’ Roll!

October 25, 2022

Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry! Shed 96 Tears for 96 years. That’s how old Chuck Berry would be on October 18, 2022, and we owe him big. Chuck Berry Av Ukjent/NTB Scanpix ※. Lisens: Begrenset gjenbruk When speaking of the great American artist Louis Armstrong, a musician friend reminds me, …“No Satch, No Jazz.” So may…

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor. Trickster, Taika, Loki Thor.2

September 14, 2022

 [Part 2] The Trickster tongue speaks comedy, and Marvel movies increase the dose every year, where comedy ranks second only to the CGI action. Consider Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man quips; Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, the recent Spider-Man films, and most certainly Deadpool movies. Putting the laughs first has made these some of the…

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor. Trickster, Taika, Loki, Thor.1

September 13, 2022

Have a good time. And don’t take anything too seriously… — Jerry Garcia Taika Waititi Photo: Gage Skidmore, Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons [Part 1] I have a longstanding debate with a close friend over the question Can ANYTHING be made fun of? Is it possible to…

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Part 3: Commerce Nullifies Art…Again

July 27, 2022

Considered the greatest artist of the twentieth century, Picasso produced paintings and sculptures that frequently embodied playfulness…but he put art first, play second. Duchamp and dada lived the reverse ethos that put the release of play into daily life first, with works of art the mere residue. What fun Duchamp is having, what masterful play….

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