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Scholarly Pursuits

February 1, 2020 Edward Curtin 2 Comments

Writhing in the tall stacks, Hands held high against the books, She eyed him with a flaming look As he…

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Hovering in Cyberspace

January 24, 2020 Edward Curtin 15 Comments

We live in a fabricated reality where the visible world became nearly meaningless once the screen world became people’s “window…

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The Musical Matilda on Stage in Amherst Inspires Joyous Rebellion

January 18, 2020 Edward Curtin 4 Comments

“Our problem is civil obedience,” said the people’s historian Howard Zinn. This may sound like an odd way to begin…

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The Searching Life and Enigmatic Death of Albert Camus

January 3, 2020 Edward Curtin 8 Comments

“Everyone wants the man who is still searching to have already reached his conclusions. A thousand voices are already telling…

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The War Hoax Redux

Edward Curtin 19 Comments

The following was published in June 2019.  It’s the same old story.  When will we ever learn? The Trump administration…

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A Star Is Always Born

December 24, 2019 Edward Curtin 3 Comments

It is no different now. The yearning still gnaws. The night dark, utterly silent, Sky stretched endlessly back Into an…

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By Chance on the Winter Solstice

December 21, 2019 Edward Curtin 2 Comments

Huge early morning moon Through the bathroom window Pushing its way in. The future staring there Through the tall pines…

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The Art of Doublespeak: Bellingcat and Mind Control

December 10, 2019 Edward Curtin 29 Comments

In the 1920s, the influential American intellectual Walter Lippman argued that the average person was incapable of seeing or understanding…

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Terra Incognita

December 6, 2019 Edward Curtin 1 Comment

1. Sitting dark and tight In crepuscular light, You pass the shuttered houses That line the half-lit streets, The weekend…

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No Service

November 28, 2019 Edward Curtin 2 Comments

“For the Kings Bay Ploughshares 7” In a temple somewhere In a normal house In a church whose doors Are…

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