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Tag Archives: Existentialism
At the Lost and Found
By Edward Curtin Source: Behind the Curtain “Nothing is more real than nothing.”Samuel Beckett, Malone Dies Those who are never lost are forever lost. Only those who know they are lost and that life is a shipwreck have a chance to … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technocracy
Tagged culture, Ernest Hemingway, Existentialism, Marshall McLuhan, media, Philosophy, psychology, Reality, Rilke, society, spirituality, T. S. Eliot, Taoism, Technocracy
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Reviving the Spirit of Existential Rebellion in a World of Propaganda, Lies, and Self Deception
By Edward Curtin Source: Dissident Voice Search for nothing anymore, nothing except truth. Be very still and try to get at the truth. And the first question to ask yourself is: How great a liar am I? — D. H. … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, corporate news, culture, media, news, Philosophy, propaganda, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Spirituality
Tagged Albert Camus, corporate news, culture, D.H. Lawrence, Existentialism, Fake News, Freedom, Gandhi, Jacques Ellul, Mainstream News, media, MSM, Oligarchy, propaganda, Rebellion, society, Truth
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Saturday Matinee: Nothing
“Nothing” (2003) is an existential comedy and third feature film from director Vincenzo Natali (Cube). The plot follows two friends and roommates: Andrew, an antisocial travel agent who works from home, and Dave, a prototypical office drone. After experiencing the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Cube, Cult Comedy, Existentialism, Nothing, Vincenzo Natali
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Saturday Matinee: Cube
“Cube” (1997) is an existential Canadian sci-fi feature film debut from director and co-writer Vincenzo Natali. The minimalist plot focuses on a group of strangers forced to navigate and survive a series of cube-shaped rooms which are more often than … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Saturday Matinee, society, Video
Tagged Canadian Cinema, Cube, Existentialism, Science fiction, Vincenzo Natali
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Colin Wilson’s “The Outsider”
(Editor’s note: We’re sharing this article today to commemorate the third anniversary of Colin Wilson’s passing.) By Gary Lachman Source: Reality Sandwich This is an excerpt from my new book, Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson. … Continue reading
Marrying robots, killing with drones, and making empty selfies
by Edward Curtin Source: Intrepid Report Today everything has become a spectacle, including writing. My title probably caught your eye, as it was intended. But now I would like to tell you a personal story about a man whose brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, media, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Social Control, society, Technology
Tagged Death, Existentialism, media, Paradox, Philosophy, Rollo May, society, Sociology, technology
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