When we were in Athens, I still believed that the United States was a democracy. However, as I write this now, I’m not so sure we are anymore. Back then, I could never have imagined America transforming into an oligarchy, theocracy, plutocracy, fascism, authoritarianism, corporatocracy, techno-feudalism, or any other undemocratic regime. Sadly, I now see allContinue reading “Democracy Thoughts”
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I’ve Got A Word For This
Hello! And Happy Holidays, I suppose. Honestly, whatever with the holidays. I haven’t been in the spirit this year, what with the looming theocracy on the horizon. Or will it be a mediocracy? Perhaps we’re entering oligarchy territory. Maybe gerontocracy? Monarchy? How about a combo of all five? Theomedoligeronarchy? Yeah, that looks about right. WhateverContinue reading “I’ve Got A Word For This”
After Katrina
Photos from my retro photo album titled: New Orleans, Apr 2008. When I drove around The Lower 9th Ward two years post-major disaster, the neighborhood still appeared disjointed. I couldn’t tell which houses were inhabited versus which ones were not, as either scenario was just as likely to have a couch roosting on the front lawn or broken stepsContinue reading “After Katrina”
I Know Where You Can Buy A House In California For $255,000
You just have to be okay with it probably burning down. Okay, I kinda fell in love with Claremont, California, after recently attending their October Home Tour. I learned a lot about Claremont’s artistic history and how it embraced “California Scene Painting” (a regional style of painting developed by a group of American artists who flourished from theContinue reading “I Know Where You Can Buy A House In California For $255,000”
Welcome to the New Normal
As I write this, there have been 133 days this year when the high temperature reached at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7C) in Phoenix, Arizona. It last reached at least 100° F on October 21, 2023, which is fairly late in the year for such a temperature to be achieved. In 2020, Phoenix that number was a whopping 144 days over 100Continue reading “Welcome to the New Normal”
The Scream
Munch’s The Scream is an icon of modern art, the Mona Lisa for our time. As Leonardo da Vinci evoked a Renaissance ideal of serenity and self-control, Munch defined how we see our own age – wracked with anxiety and uncertainty. Essentially The Scream is autobiographical, an expressionistic construction based on Munch’s actual experience of a scream piercing through nature while on aContinue reading “The Scream”
What is Art Anymore?
So, my husband showed me a video the other day. It was a montage of artistic movements throughout history as interpreted by A.I. (artificial intelligence). The video starts off normally enough with images of Ice Age cave art before it morphs into Ancient Egyptian Art, Greek Art, Roman Art, Christian Art, Renaissance Art, Romantic Art,Continue reading “What is Art Anymore?”
No Umbrellas Allowed
I admittedly did not watch the ball drop in New York last night, but I did watch some of the “festivities.” I put festivities in quotations because it didn’t look like people were having fun getting soaking wet standing in the rain without an umbrella. “Why is everyone allowing themselves to get wet?” I askedContinue reading “No Umbrellas Allowed”
Has the Real Estate Market Killed the Artist?
So, I recently started reading a book I picked up from the library the other day. I’m currently on page 97, but I read something in the previous chapter that stuck with me. In the aforementioned chapter, the author mentions that one of her favorite paintings of a bridge over the Seine was Albert Marquet’sContinue reading “Has the Real Estate Market Killed the Artist?”
Welcome to the Divided States of Kentucky
If we’re going back to the 1950s, then I want me some Elvis. No? You can’t give me any Elvis? Okay, then, give me those sweet 1950s home prices. No, you can’t give me that either? Okay, then, give me some of that sweet 1950s gas prices. No? That’s not possible? Well, then, what can you giveContinue reading “Welcome to the Divided States of Kentucky”
Krista Marson 