In 1928, Rene Magritte, a Belgian surrealist painter created, a series entitled The Treachery of Images. On the most famous of the series, Magritte once exclaimed “The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it’s just a representation, is it not? So if I had written [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Is This the End of Sarah Palin?
On July 3rd, Sarah Palin stunned the American political scene with a pair of unexpected announcements: she would not be seeking a second term as governor of Alaska, and would also be stepping down as governor before the end of the month. For months now, Palin has often been considered a front-runner for the Republican [...]