Just to clarify. 'Surrealism' initially was set up as a sect -- and DADA to some degree also. Like a club. Indeed an exclusive club in the case of French Surrealism which even expelled members. What I

That's very interesting. Thanks for the tips.Today I see surrealism as a sort of back looking Freudian indulgence, as I did come up under its influence and moved away. Just because Breton signed on wi

Meditation/Mindfulness is a can of worms IF you go chasing the science. 'Tis very hard to tie down in way of effects as 'feelings' aren't statistics. As a lifestyle I tend to be a tad hostile to becau

I gather that the incidences of circulatory system deaths are decreasing in the West...and not because of any fat taboo. New drugs are a factor and diagnostic efficiencies. However, a complication wit

Milk is a fascinating topic as it sustains the cuisine of so many societies -- despite MOST of the world being lactose intolerant. India and Indians are a prime example. Indeed, I think the most lacto

Regional communities across Australia are facing three intertwining crises: ecological, economic and social. They have been left in a dire situation as a result of severe droughts, water speculation,

I think one element offered by Savoury needs to be taken on hesitantly: rotational grazing as a fix-it carbon sink. This is trumpeted elsewhere journalistically -- see Cows Save the Planet -- and a bo

There is a good summary of Savoury-influenced approaches in the regen bible here in Australia -- 'Call of the Reed Warbler -- by Charles Massey. Of course, most of Australia is a dry climate and any '

#GreenLeft30: Celebrating 30 years of Green Left Green Left is celebrating 30 years of people-powered media on February 18. We would like to encourage you to join us at our anniversary event on March

Really? Just those two options? If the DSA has 85,000 members and chapters in all 50 states -- or anything anywhere near that -- isn't there something else at stake? Tactically, I mean.

Because of the urgency to build a wider socialist movement, I am now joining DSA, while remaining a member of Socialist Alternative. Other members of my organization are doing the same, as outlined in

Because of the urgency to build a wider socialist movement, I am now joining DSA, while remaining a member of Socialist Alternative. Other members of my organization are doing the same, as outlined in

Seriously? 'Passive sadism!?' Isn't anything created, built, manufactured or grown -- generated through some level of exploitation? The 'ethical' consumer mindset is a weird selective notion. Plants d

"Yet, at the back of mind I always wondered how you can reconcile an anti-meat agenda with Karl Marx’s analysis of the metabolic rift." You can't. End of story. The anti-meat agenda tends to be a hist

Yes. It is very important to assert trans rights -- as inherent, among those that object to them, is the presumption that men are sentenced to violence by being male and women can only be safe among w

Much as I have followed Chris Smaje blog with interest over the years I was not going to rush out and read his book. This rebuttal has changed my mind. Maybe there is a debate there worth engaging wit

Here are a couple of articles from GLW about recent electoral experiences in Australia: Greens advance as Labor returned in Qld election: "The most important result of the Queensland election is the a