architecture
The The The Red!
Andalusia has it all, history, food, art, culture and tons of pasty drunk people from the UK on the gorgeous beaches. I even got to hang out with some great Mauritanian guys and some fancy British-Arabs while I was there. Of course the highlight for me was Alhambra, something my dad had told me about [...]
Obama Bi(n La)den 2008
Delusions of Grandeur, Phallic Symbolism, Imperial Decor, and the Next Emperor. Perhaps, I’m reading too much into the aesthetics of Obama’s acceptance speech last night, but am I the only one alarmed by it? Seemed a little too cult-worship-like. It is the way of the American brand of politics — marked by celebrity showmanship and [...]
Apartheid and Israel’s politics of verticality
I’d like to build off of Emily’s excellent recent post “The Beginning of Legal Apartheid?” where she tackled the New York Times’ weak attempts to address the structural racism in Israel/Palestine. It wasn’t important when Highway 443, a major access road to Jerusalem, became an Israeli-only road due to “security” concerns. It was only a [...]
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