Candy! Costumes! CAPITALISM! Is there anything for Marxists to celebrate about Halloween? Yes, says my favorite sci-fi writer and Marxist academic China Mieville. Watch this 2013 lecture where he talks about having fun as a leftist and celebrating monsters from a socialist perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paCqiY1jwqc He...
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A 1950's African American shock rocker creates a classic spooky love song that gets perfected by Nina Simone. In honor of Halloween next week, I bring you a spooky American.
The difference between "good" Nazi humor and bad is about who gets to be the butt of the joke. "There can be no poetry after Auschwitz," said Theodor Adorno. One.
My link to the American People has been ruptured because Sky Broadband seems to not understand the purpose of its company. I have been unable to reliably use the internet for all but the simplest of tasks this week. Flashback Friday's tribute to Tom Petty...
Jesus got his name in a cynical pop love song In 1989 British electronic band Depeche Mode released a song that your church youth leader can't decide if he hates..
Hugh Hefner was a vanguard of free speech, a visionary of sex and politics, and also...ew The legendary creator of Playboy has passed away at the age of 91. I'm.
A 60's Indian sitar melody lives on in funk, soul, and a TV Western soundtrack Let's go all the way back to the days of the British invasion in 1966 when the Rolling Stones claimed their third big hit on the American charts. Mick Jagger...
Unless you're The Muppets, this is a song that cannot be duplicated in a studio. WE'LL DO IT LIVE! In 1975 Queen released one of the weirdest songs of all.
Life and other commitments are getting in the way of me doing a proper post this week but I will return to regular blogging next week. If you want a.
A moderate hit in Europe became a monster when American teens found it in art film soundtrack. I was not a teenager in the 90's, but I was alive in the 90's desperately wanting to be a teenager. Somebody we knew at school would have...
An American anti-racist rap anthem lives on in punk, trip hop, and Brazilian death metal In 1989 rap group Public Enemy released a protest song about the treatment of blacks.
In defense of separating artists from their art. Joss Whedon's former wife of 16 year years Kai Cole has revealed her ex-husband to be not a real feminist and actually.