maandag 19 augustus 2019

maandag 19 augustus 2019 Midnight movie - Howl. It's San Francisco 1957. An American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment - the birth of a counterculture. I loved it!

I admire Allen's devotion to free speech and First Amendment issues. He expressed his concerns of the destructive forces of capitalism through in his poems. I wonder how concerned he would be about the threats to our environment. Turn on France 24. I listen to the amazing tale of Ungersheim - The French village leading the way in going green. Horses take children to school, a solar farm has replaced a mine, and the local authorities support organic farming.

Democracy Now reports. It's nice to hear about empathy, compassion, kindness and altruism... prosocial traits largely innate in humanity. Activist Scott Warren Will Not Be Deterred From Aiding Migrants. And Now For Something Completely Different... like economic insanity. There is no economic recession in sight -Larry Kudlow. OK. Internet Goes Wild Over ‘Obviously Drunk’ Larry Kudlow on Fox News: ‘He’s Lying While Slurring His Words’ For relief from Bizarro World, I find HOWL at the OPL... and I can cool down with poetry. Alas. This poetry rises my BP.