by Summer Block • January 15, 2006
Every summer I make a point of going to exactly one county fair. These annual pilgrimages impart profound if merciless lessons. Make no mistake – the county fair is our nation’s most puritanically rigorous form of moral instruction. Like a father forcing his child to smoke an entire pack of pilfered cigarettes to ensure he never takes a puff again, the county fair offers you every possible type of enjoyment while sneering, “Here, you want fun? Well, here you go, here’s fun for you – and I hope you choke on it.” Read »
by Dyske Suematsu • May 2, 2005
When you have a child, you are supposed become wiser and more mature. Not true. You will be surprised by how superficial you can be. Perhaps a child enhances everything good and bad in you, like what MSG does to food. If you have recently had a baby, you would know what Bugaboo is. It is an $800 stroller that is all the rage even among parents who are not so rich. If you are a superficial parent like me, and if you live in New York City, you would notice them everywhere. Read »
by Dyske Suematsu • April 5, 2005
George W. Bush is arguably the most influential and controversial performance artist in the history of Western art. Born as the son of George HW Bush senior, he learned early on how politics works. After studying at Yale and Harvard, he chose politics as his medium for art. In the 80s, like many other artists of the time, he was influenced by the French postmodern theorist Jean Baudrillard. He was particularly interested in the following passage in the book “Simulacra and Simulation”: Read »
by Dyske Suematsu • October 14, 2003
I received an email that appears to be a SPAM, but it took me a while to be sure of it. It is annoying but at the same time is amusing. Creativity can manifest positively or negatively. I just wonder: If someone is creative enough to come up with something as elaborate as this, why couldn’t he/she apply it more positively? Imagine what he could accomplish, but alas. This is my analysis of his creativity, whoever he is. Read »
by Dyske Suematsu • May 8, 2002
These are actual phrases that people typed in at Google to get here. Some of them are understandable, but others are just plain weird. Read »
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