mass media

The New Properties of New Property

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a lefty, and he does not know it. Or maybe Arnie is one of those righty freedom fighters that end...

Do You Realize?? – Never Mix Politics with Rock and Roll

Do you realize how much trouble can be caused when politicians get messed up with music? I am not talking about asking your...

True Views of the News

It is amazing what insomniacs can buy at 4am in the morning, thanks to teleshopping. Kitchen knives that never need sharpening. Chess...

How to Really Look Good Naked

I was walking down Regent Street a few weeks ago, and as you often do in that part of London, I saw a minor...

Talking Hawking

Stephen Hawking makes for an improbable celebrity. He hardly moves at all, and he tends not to make any noise. If you...

Save the Emo

I was at the Reading Festival (a music festival in Reading, Berkshire, England - not a festival about reading books) a few years ago,...

Internet Immortals

Art and immortality go hand in hand. Artists aspire to escape their own inevitable end by creating something that will live on. ...

Uncharitable Celebrity

Celebrity. It is part of the solution to all problems. That and raising awareness. Child starving in Africa? Then better...

Taboo or not Taboo, What’s in a Word?

Words. Sounds. Language. How and why do some words become taboo, and why should mere words ever be taboo? There is something...

Putting the Error in Terror

Recently I have been accosted by a glut of radio adverts encouraging me to call the "anti-terror hotline" if I see anything suspicious. ...

What are Audiences for?

Good mate Guy Dickinson posed an interesting question the other day. Or rather, he repeated a quote that purports to be a fact,...
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This website showcases content created by Eric Priezkalns, who also uses the pen name Ray Blank when writing science fiction. It includes stories, essays, poems, short films and audio recordings.

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