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
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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
My Other Obsession, Part 3
Dreamscape by Alex Segal In Part 2, I wrote about why the policy of the city of San Francisco—allowing landlords and developers to prohibit working artists, or any members of the gig economy, from renting here—is absolute folly. Besides the ideological reasons, like the immense value of creative work, there are practical ones that the… Continue reading My Other Obsession, Part 3
My Other Obsession, Part 2
Since the mysterious forces of tech cut me off before finishing what all needs to be said about artists’ housing in San Francisco, and I didn’t even realize the last paragraphs were missing for days, this post picks up the thread. I’m starting with a Proust portrait by the artist who has most inspired me… Continue reading My Other Obsession, Part 2
My Other Obsession
Yesterday was Proust’s birthday, and in previous years, I would have observed it. This year, however, I’m thoroughly occupied with the other obsession that has dominated my time and attention: arthousesf.org. In the days when Proust Said That blossomed from the Cacophony Society event, The Marcel Proust Support Group of San Francisco, city rents were… Continue reading My Other Obsession
AI Flunks the Proust Test
My brilliant friend Dr. Rolph-Morales was fascinated by recent developments in artificial intelligence, and did some research to investigate how helpful it might be. While she was at it, she looked up Proust quotes to see what would turn up, and she sent me this one: Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. So yes, this is a Proust… Continue reading AI Flunks the Proust Test
Proust Speaks: Part 3
Proust rises from the grave to attend the 100th Anniversary Wake The hastily made dead Proust cake, with feet collapsed in transit,the requisite platter of madeleines, and a Proust portrait by Alex Segal In this last part of Proust’s speech, at his 100th Anniversary Wake, the re-animated author concludes with a pitch. It was also… Continue reading Proust Speaks: Part 3
Proust Speaks: Part 2
Proust rises from the grave to attend his 100th Anniversary Wake In the second part of the speech, to have been delivered at the Marcel Proust Support Group’s 100th Anniversary Wake, re-animated Proust goes on to talk about the suffering of the writer’s life, and the wide range of possibilities in the afterlife, his own… Continue reading Proust Speaks: Part 2
Proust Speaks: Part 1
Proust rises from the grave to attend his 100th Anniversary Wake It was inconceivable for The Marcel Proust Support Group to let the 100th anniversary of the author’s death go by without observation. So a few months before the date, I sent a letter to the owner of the Savoy Tivoli, my all-time favorite North… Continue reading Proust Speaks: Part 1
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