Tag Archives: Marc Estrin

Marc Estrin: Don’t Tase Me, Bro…

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Killer Klowns. Image from Out of the Grave.Don’t Tase me, bro… By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 18, 2010 Another Taser-related death this past week, this time, not of an ancient great-grandmother in a wheelchair, but of … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Unholy Ground

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UNHOLY GROUND By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2010 Here it is 9/11 again, and the world is all caught up in a debate on whether our “attackers” are being “insensitive” in demanding a presence at … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : What’s a Jew to Do?

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from the USHMM / National Archives / About.com.What’s a Jew to do (with you)… By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 4, 2010 …you, in this case, being the arch-conservative Catholic composer, Anton Bruckner, next to Wagner, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Cover Ups

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Donna Bister / The Rag Blog.COVER UPS By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 28, 2010 Dionysus reigns! Our front porch is overwhelmed with grapes red and white, leaves bristling out like mad conductor’s hair, fruit … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Far-Reaching Effects of Child Abuse

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from PsychCentral.Child abuse:Here, there, and likely everywhere By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 15, 2010 There have been several large studies on the effects of occupation — bombing, physical injury, house demolitions, tear gassing, house searches, … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Awesome Days of Awe

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

The space between the pillars:Awesome days of awe By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 7, 2010 August 6th: Hiroshima. August 9th: Nagasaki. Three days in between. The days between close-set giant pillars take on special significance. Whatever … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The F-35 and the NIMBYS of Death

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

F-35 helmet: “Cool” lid for flying our “national treasure.”NIMBYS of Death By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / August 2, 2010 BURLINGTON, Vermont — This week the Secretary of the Air Force selected the Vermont National Air Guard as … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Hingepoint of History

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

65 years and counting:Hingepoint of history By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 24, 2010 As I write, we are one week past the 65th anniversary of what may be the most important date in the history of … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard 3 : Breakaway and Inertia

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by alexkess / RedBubble.BAUDRILLARD 3: Breakaway and inertia By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2010 [This is the last of a three part series on the philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard, who died three … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Our Brawling General

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

General James Mattis, shown here at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, in 2001. Photo by Dave Martin / AFP.‘The lesson was learnt…’Our brawling general By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 12, 2010 So we have a new general … Continue reading →

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Baudrillard 2 : Postmodern Democracy and the End of History

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

BAUDRILLARD 2: Postmodern democracyand the end of history By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / July 5, 2010 “The Balance of Terror is the Terror of Balance.” (60) [This is the second of a three part series on the … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : The Genius of Jean Baudrillard

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

THE GENIUS OF JEAN BAUDRILLARD By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / June 29, 2010 [This is the first of three parts.] My last week’s posting on The Rag Blog, Tea for Two, led to several inquiries concerning the … Continue reading →

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