Category Archives: New Post

Here’s what’s going on

Posted on April 1, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

I said hey. What’s going on?

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The art of eternal employment

Posted on March 31, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

Lifetime guaranteed employment sounds like a concept from an earlier age, or perhaps something that never existed at all. How about eternal, self-perpetuating employment? Economists can argue whether such a thing could ever be possible (economists argue about everything, you … Continue reading →

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When the going gets tough, the snowflakes sue

Posted on March 20, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s really quite impressive how many of us can go around with a copy of the U.S. Constitution in our hip pocket, yet still have no idea what it does and does not say. Case in point: artist and Trump … Continue reading →

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The web at 30

Posted on March 12, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

The World Wide Web is celebrating a birthday today. Actually, on this date in 1989, Tim Berners-Lee (now Sir Tim, thank you very much) outlined a somewhat vague proposal for a new electronic information-sharing protocol. But seeing as how the … Continue reading →

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AI-generated art as an economic commentary

Posted on March 4, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

Imagine if you will an algorithm, an AI, employed in the creation of chimerical floral forms—all as a dual exegesis on one of the world’s first economic bubbles, and one of its most recent. And if that’s all too heady … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing the art and spectacle of Ivanka Vacuuming

Posted on February 7, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

Performance art can be a challenge to interpret. By its very nature it represents a forfeiture of control—by relocating the creative process from the studio to the stage, and by producing and reproducing iterative art before a mutable audience, the … Continue reading →

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Brazen art theft in Moscow

Posted on January 29, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

We’ll say it again: we in no way condone art theft, but we can’t help giving a little hat-tip to the more ballsy art thieves out there. On Sunday, Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery fell victim to perhaps the most direct, no-nonsense … Continue reading →

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Government shut-down and the slow-motion assault

Posted on January 16, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

As I write this, the ongoing shutdown of the U.S federal government, sparked by a budget impasse over border-wall spending, is in its 26th day. It is the longest government shutdown in history. You can choose your fallout, in terms … Continue reading →

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Brian May’s new space rock

Posted on January 3, 2019 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s surely a stellar time (so to speak) to be an alumnus of the legendary arena-rock four-piece Queen. Not that they’ve ever wavered much from their atmospheric fame, the recent (and ongoing) success of the band biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has … Continue reading →

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The end of the year, and a climate debate (hint: there is no debate)

Posted on December 30, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Kudos, respect, and thanks to Chuck Todd and NBC for today’s extraordinary edition of Meet The Press. The entire hour was dedicated to discussions of critical climate issues and the onrushing impacts of a warming earth. In a ground-breaking departure, … Continue reading →

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Orson Welles and his self-indulgence from beyond the grave

Posted on December 10, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Orson Welles died in October of 1985. His last film, The Other Side of the Wind, was finally released in latter 2018. The late director worked intermittently on the project from 1970 until his death. It was unfinished and stuck … Continue reading →

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A climate of despair

Posted on November 27, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s no surprise that the latest U.S. climate assessment report dropped on Black Friday. Can you think of a better day to bury a report that presents, quite literally, an inconvenient truth? The report is volume 2 (vol. 1 was … Continue reading →

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RIP Roy Clark (April 15 1933 – Nov. 15 2018)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Guitar heroes can come from any background and can play in any style. Roy Clark was a country gentleman, best known for playing country and western, but I don’t believe he was acquainted with the concept of ‘limitation.’ He was … Continue reading →

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World War I – a century behind us

Posted on November 11, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

When I was about nine years old, I had the privilege of meeting an American veteran of World War I. I’m not sure I realized then what a privilege that was, but I think I knew it was quite unusual. … Continue reading →

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Midterms 2018 – the closing arguments

Posted on October 29, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

As I write this we’re just a little over a week away from what’s shaping up to be the most momentous mid-term election in generations. And in writing this I’m knowingly contributing to what I think of as the election home-stretch … Continue reading →

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