Image courtesy of Getty If you’ve read Proust Said #11, devoted largely to the arrival of the Aquarian Age, you may be snorting. After all, I was clear that the Aquarian Age was supposed to be so good, with all that harmony and understanding and so on. I published that issue before Kamala even entered… Continue reading The Rot Stage
Author: P Segal
P Segal, nee Roberta Pizzimenti, was born and raised in San Francisco's North Beach. where the remaining Beat poets, regrettably, inspired her to pursue the literary life. A Cacophony Society event, the Marcel Proust Support Group, led to the obsession recorded in these pages.
Why We Need Artists More Than Ever
The Nazis were so afraid of the German-Danish painter, Emil Nolde, that they confiscated his paint brushes. A lot of his most famous watercolors were done with cotton swabs. *************** For the last nine years, I’ve had a small nonprofit, ArtHouse, dedicated to creating co-op artists’ housing and venues in San Francisco. Over these years,… Continue reading Why We Need Artists More Than Ever
Healing the Societal Rift
The jujus on the mantel in my room are called to the task. Watching the rift in American society widen in the Trump years has been a miserable affair. As so many have pointed out, his playbook repeats, with horrifying similarity, the actions of the world’s most detested villain, Adolph Hitler. He’s revived the fascist… Continue reading Healing the Societal Rift
Invaluable: The InternetArchive
The advent of the internet changed the way that we present and gather information. It gave us instantaneous access to resources online, but there was a catch: the website you went to religiously for reliable information might contain the backlog of material appearing on that site, but one day, you’d try to access the site… Continue reading Invaluable: The InternetArchive
Election Power: Real Smiles Win
America slumped into mass mental un-wellness during the 45th president’s years in politics. Every day has been fraught with conflict of one sort or another, some kind of performative aggression designed to make this ostensible leader look tough. Real problems intensified while invented ones dominated the news, along with 45’s love affairs with ruthless dictators.… Continue reading Election Power: Real Smiles Win
Ushering in the Aquarian Age: Kamala Harris!
In the last issue of Proust Said That, #11, I discuss the Age of Aquarius, the astrological era that started, according to a lot of astrologers, in January 2023. As so many of us know— because it was almost impossible to escape the musical, Hair—the current age is supposed to be one of harmony and… Continue reading Ushering in the Aquarian Age: Kamala Harris!
You Really Don’t Want to Be a Fascist
The French author Emil Zola took down the Dreyfus Affair, a criminal case that divided France, with his infamous screed, “J’Accuse.” ********************************************************************** The far-right wing, with its fascist ideology, becomes increasingly strident, and this is a bad idea for everyone, including the fascists. But because so many people don’t bother paying attention to history or… Continue reading You Really Don’t Want to Be a Fascist
Power of the People
Photo: Washington Post The Atlantic published an article this month about how the ten most prominent right wing publications in America have lost 40% of their readership since 2010. The headline says they’re “in trouble” (i.e. not making enough money). All over the country, women are furious about the loss of hard-earned rights and we’re… Continue reading Power of the People
The Aquarian Age and AI
The next issue of Proust Said That, due to come out sometime between now and then, concentrates on the coming of the Age of Aquarius, which we’ve been hearing about since the 1979 release of the film, Hair. It’s supposed to usher in a new age on earth of harmony and understanding, which presumably includes… Continue reading The Aquarian Age and AI
Poetry Beach
I recently wrote an article for Mannequin Haus, a fascinating publication, about this event—LA Poetry Beach—and the series of events that led to up to my becoming embroiled in it. I hope that they don’t mind it appearing here as well. Riding the Poetry Train Writers publish and forget the articles of yesteryear, until a… Continue reading Poetry Beach
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