“An intellectual is someone who manages to leverage authority gained from peers in one field of knowledge or culture to become a publicly recognized authority on fundamental…public issues” Yvon Grenier Octavio Paz: An Intellectual and his Critics One of the most prestigious intellectual feuds of 20th century Mexican literature is that between Carlos Fuentes andContinue reading “46…FortySIX”
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45…FortyFIVE
Kitsch can be understood as a monetized solution for the shame suffered by a culture’s middle class, a way to market their declaration of social mobility. By simultaneously romanticizing and condescending artistic elements of authentic, specific culture, kitsch renders them digestible for a wider audience and for profit than the original element would have otherwise attracted. “TheContinue reading “45…FortyFIVE”
44…FortyFOUR
Produced in 1979, translated into 1,100 languages, available as a free interactive application both on iTunes and Google Play; the Jesus film “…is perhaps the most-viewed motion picture of all time” according to The New York Times, as many as 2 billion views the BBC reported in 2003…today the website representing the film claims “6 billionContinue reading “44…FortyFOUR”
43…FortyTHREE
We were transformed into birds, beaks wide open… hoping to catch whatever might spill from her as she bounced across the room on a bright plastic exercise ball. Laura Archera Huxley was not a robust mother Robin, but instead she was built as an ant might be. You could tell from a distance that sheContinue reading “43…FortyTHREE”
42….FortyTwo
In 1520 a Spanish ship arrived on Mexican shores, the passengers had boarded in Hispanola a tiny island which had already seen two years pass fighting the smallpox infection. Hernan Cortes had been in Mexico looking for ways to steal the rich territory of the Aztec empire for the Spanish crown and the new arrivalsContinue reading “42….FortyTwo”
41….FortyOne
Fine white sands slide between your toes with each step, slow rolling turquoise waters meet a cerulean sky just as the deep red hues of sunset are staining it purple. There is a breeze, but just enough to blow your hair from your face romantically as you walk with a pair of designer flip-flops danglingContinue reading “41….FortyOne”
40…Forty
70 days were necessary for the preparation of a mummy in ancient Egypt. An archaeologist in dusty khaki describes how priests first removed any organ which would decay rapidly; the brain was drawn out through the nasal cavity and an incision was performed along the left side of the abdomen from its contents could beContinue reading “40…Forty”
39….ThirtyNINE
The Purepecha princess Erendira is said to have stolen a Spanish Calvary horse in the early 16th century, learned how to ride it and then taught her fellow warriors to do the same before leading the ensuing war on the Spanish invaders. Eventually a peace treaty with the Purepecha was drafted in which they retainedContinue reading “39….ThirtyNINE”
38….ThirtyEIGHT
Some few moments are able to hold a matrix powerful enough to support the really heavy symbols. It is only these symbols, the heavy ones, that have the strength to echo down the tunnel of our lives and directing the way in which we translate in turn the messages from the world around us. ManyContinue reading “38….ThirtyEIGHT”
37 ….. ThirtySEVEN
L’Inconnue de la Seine is perhaps one of the most ubiquitous Death Masks in popular culture. It was reportedly taken postmortem from a 16-year-old Parisian girl after she was pulled from the Seine river in the late 1880’s. The pathologist handling her body was so consumed by her unusual beauty and expression that he carefully took aContinue reading “37 ….. ThirtySEVEN”
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