Is our collective memory threatened? Our individual memories go, of course. But through the invention of writing, painting, film, audio and video recording we live on, civilization exists. Humans are ephemeral, but human knowledge can be close to eternal. But … Continue reading
Category Archives: Postmodern Times
Meet a casualty of our troubled times. I’m standing in front of a stack of avocados at the biggest supermarket in town. A store employee with an communication device in his ear and a small computer-like object in his hand … Continue reading
Following the Charlie Hebdo massacre, as well as associated riots, threats, and fury in response to cartoons deemed to be insulting to the prophet, peace be unto him, a lot of nonsense has been talked. Many said the killings were … Continue reading