At the Intersection of Art and Science: Revisiting EO Wilson’s 'Consilience'
Artists and scientists have a reductionist’s idea of one another and perceive the other as a threat.
Clint Margrave
American poet and novelist. Author of The Early Death of Men, Salute the Wreckage, Visitor (NYQ Books), and the novel Lying Bastard.
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Create Dangerously: Albert Camus and the Power and Responsibility of the Artist
For Camus, great art develops between the two chasms of frivolity and propaganda, where every step forward is a dangerous one.
Bukowski: Recommended Reading for the Damned
Were he still alive, he most certainly would not meet the demands of today’s “sensitivity readers,” nor those imbedded in the big publishing houses who scan a writer’s work for transgressions, nor those on social media who do the same with a writer’s personal life.
The Impassable Road to Redemption
Not only is no-one allowed to change for the better anymore, no one is even allowed to be understood, much less forgiven.
Poetic Injustice and Performative Outrage
Dehumanization can lead to the worst of human atrocities. It is also precisely the type of complaint Trump’s critics make of the president’s own behavior.