Perhaps the argument could end up something like this. There are other people in the world who are more sociopathic than we are. Or, we’re all sociopaths on this bus (loaded with humanity); that’s why we need to kill or otherwise subjugate specific others (or all others?) before they subjugate us?
Categories: William Eaton, ZiR • Tags: capitalism, Hillary Clinton, Octavio Paz, sociopaths, T.S. Eliot, United States of America
Brooklyn Copeland is a young, prolific poet who has published individual poems in venues like Poetry Magazine and The New York Times. She also has several chapbooks and full length poetry collections available. As readily available as her work is online to peruse, I found it hard to pin down. “Self-conscious” is definitely a word that came to mind. “Intentional” is another. But, then I also wanted to say “evocative” and “effective.” I considered “skilled” but then read a few […]
Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: books, poetry, reading, writing
Narcissistic individuals feel superior to others, fantasize about personal successes, and believe they deserve special treatment. When they feel humiliated, they often lash out aggressively or even violently. “Origins of narcissism in children,” PANS 2015 Most people associate narcissism with adults, but today’s headlines suggest it is now children who are being pointed at for their narcissistic attitudes. Earlier this year, a team of child development and psychology researchers in the Netherlands and the US published an article about […]
Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, children, Eddie Brummelman, narcissism, Origins of narcissism, social science
by Ed Mooney
This morning light rain falls, winds ruffle the trees, birds frantically peck at my feeder. If I add a swath of green visible from my balcony, and notice the moist air enveloping the room, I begin to feel taken up, lifted by this fabric of things that shape and animate my morning and so animate me. My immediate surround is something like the weather, except it includes more than mists and winds — birds, grass, trees, the discrete pace of […]
One Believe it or not, sex is a very important part of a relationship for many women, despite what we may say or what nonverbal messages we may send. From a female standpoint, I enjoy the intimacy. I enjoy knowing that I have that kind of power over another, that I can bring them to their knees, move them to lose control so completely in spite of stretch marks and saggy boobs. This becomes more important to me as I […]
Categories: William Eaton, ZiR • Tags: Alfred Kinsey, diversity, Freud, homosexuality, LGBT, masturbation, sex, Supreme Court
By Walter Cummins Robotics and artificial intelligence are now in the news almost every day, and at the movies and on TV. Some hi-techers believe we have entered into new relationships with our digital devices. The boundaries between Us and Them may be vanishing. If we are becoming “transhumans,” is it more threat than benefit? This is the first in a series of posts that explore—from an amateur’s perspective—a few of the actualities and possibilities. Captain Ahab’s peg […]
Categories: Essay • Tags: Merleau-Ponty, Moby Dick, prosthetics, technology
by fritztucker
Since the mass murder at Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina, seven historically black churches have been torched, as have innumerable Confederate flags. Only one of these types of arson, unfortunately, has proven to be an effective political strategy. Historically, Southern churches have been among the most important venues for community organization. Burning a historically Black church in the South is akin to burning a union headquarters or university in the North. These burnings meet both widely used definitions of […]
Categories: Fritz Tucker, ZiLL • Tags: African-Americans, art, civil rights, crime, death, History, politics, race, social justice
by Ed Mooney
I do not follow the decisions of the Supreme Court at all closely, but occasionally a decision arrives of such moment that one cannot help but take note. Such was the case with the decision delivered June 26 requiring states to recognize gay marriages. Prohibitions in place in 13 states were struck down. Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority of the Court. Here are his eloquent and moving final words: No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies […]
For four days at the end of June the art gallery, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, on the occasion of the closure of its space so that its old one-story industrial building could be torn down for another condo, rented 12 horses from a nearby stable and brought them into the gallery to spend the day and eat their fill. The horses were equally spaced around the gallery and tethered to rings on the wall. Only seven people were admitted at a […]
Categories: Gayle Rodda Kurtz, ZiLL • Tags: art, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, Horses in Art, Jannis Kounellis
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