Memorandums from Mary

Friday, December 29, 2023

Outside the “Norm,” and Madness

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Benny Russell (Avery Brooks) writes for Incredible Tales, a science-fiction magazine, in 1950s New York in the DS9 episode “Far Beyond the ...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Worshipping "Aryan" Blondness

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Poster promoting the 1936 Berlin Olympics in England and America. It’s amused me that Nazis placed the tall, blond, blue-eyed, square-jawed ...
Saturday, December 9, 2023

So Ye Have Done It to Me

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 Mike Johnson became the 59th Speaker of the House on October 25, 2023. When questioned as to his world view, Mr. Johnson commented that all...
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Reframing Our Relationship to Life

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Ismael (Richard Basehart) and Queequeg (Friedrich von Ledebur) in the 1956 film version of Moby Dick. “Heathen” Queequeg represented the go...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Pink Flamingos and White Eyeless Crabs

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Babs Johnson (Divine) outside her trailer with pink flamingo lawn ornaments in Pink Flamingos. The above title isn’t a reference to the 1972...
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My Bachelor's degree was in Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, and so I'm obviously a very impractical person. I spent my working career in publishing, doing editorial, design, and production.
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