Re: A Dead Professor Is Teaching an Art History Class

2021-02-03 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
Hello All - I have to admit that my first reaction to this story was like Ted’s, but this story is resonating in part because it’s a Covid-driven unveiling of the shifts in power relationships, labor protections, and intellectual property rights in the North American higher ed sector over the

Re: The Left Needs a New Strategy

2021-01-19 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
Is calling someone a “maosplainer” a symptom of white rage? Asking for a frenemy. Peter On Jan 18, 2021, at 11:18 AM, Dmytri Kleiner mailto:d...@telekommunisten.net>> wrote: On 2021-01-18 19:11, John Young wrote: "iterate forward" is promisingly constructive action. "Discover the truth

The California Design Dominion: Thirteen Propositions

2020-01-08 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
Thought might be interested in this article which is informed by posts and discussions on this list dating back decades. All best – Peter Peter Lunenfeld, Ph.D.

Re: Taking sides

2018-11-06 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
Hello All - Bard asked if the community wanted him to cease and desist. My vote is yes. Not only are his politics abhorrent, he’s not here to engage in dialogue at all, from what I gleaned from his shit-postings. He’s just a typist with a broadband connection and a Tourette twitch that

Re: Why I won't support the March for Science

2017-04-24 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
Dear Eric, Florian et al. -- I marched on Saturday, and I supported marching on Saturday. I see the complaints about the the M4S as driven by a quest for ideological purity. That's what I've been reading on , The Root and elsewhere about the march and its intentional separation from other forms

Re: Armin Medosch (1962-2017)

2017-02-24 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
I too was saddened to hear of Armin's death. It's been many years since I've seen him, but I appreciated his invitations to publish in Telepolis and participate in his Cybersalon in London, and remember well reading his work here on and in so many other venues over the years. His voice and

Re: Lacanian meets Trumpian

2016-08-10 Thread Lunenfeld, Peter B.
An interesting question is how [Hillary Clinton] would govern should she win in a landslide. LBJ redux? That didn't work out so well. Best, Michael -- Dear Michael -- is an international list, and I hate to hijack it for an internecine dispute about the