We began Wednesday night with Alex reading from the introduction to his book, which centered on a speech Glenn Beck made in Tampa, in November 2009. There Beck announced “The Plan”, an as-yet-undefined blueprint for taking America back from the progressives and advocates of “social justice”. Beck believes that this phrase is a euphemism for …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
“This is the worst crisis Thailand has had, ever”
It looks like the violence in Bangkok is coming to an end, which is good news, but it is so awful what has taken place there. I used to cover Thailand and it boggles my mind that the peaceful, dymanic and engaging place I used to enjoy visiting so much has become so polarized and …
Common Nonsense Junta, this Wednesday, 5/19
We hope you’re going to make it out to Williamsburg Wednesday night to the Junta. Alex Zaitchik is going to read from his new book “Common Nonsense” and we’ll have a talk about right-wing extremism. Below are a few articles, some by Alex, that would be good reading ahead of Wednesday: http://www.alternet.org/media/146752/how_glenn_beck_re-invented_himself_as_a_crying_conservative?page=entire http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/opinion/17krugman.html?hp http://www.alternet.org/news/146403/the_five_creepiest_moments_of_the_southern_republican_leadership_conference/?page=3 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/opinion/16rich.html?src=me&ref=opinion
Can You Make It Here?
Sam’s comment on our modern art wrap-up got me thinking about the city. Patti Smith said young artists should seek other cities now because New York is not as accommodating as it once was: Patti recalled coming to New York without money, when it was “down and out,” and you could get a cheap apartment …
Glenn Beck Exposed
We are not slowing down here at the Junta. After the smashing success of our meeting on contemporary art, we are jumping to a contemporary media figure as a subject of discussion. Glenn Beck is known as the new star of conservative radio and Fox News TV, where he is seen and heard by millions. …
Art Wrap – Not Exactly “All Figured Out”
Friday’s Junta on contemporary art was one of the best yet and a lot of fun for everyone involved. We had a lot of good feedback: thanks to everyone for coming out. JohnJ started us off with a quick overview of artistic movements in the last 140 years, with an emphasis toward trying to explain …