Monthly Archives: July 2009

Don’t Just Feel…. Do.

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Master Dogen

A culture may be called decadent when its members exult in what they are, rather than strive to become what they should be. What characterizes the protagonists of great fiction in an ascendant culture? It is that they are not … Continue reading →

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Alpha Defined, in 46 Seconds Flat

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Master Dogen

Michael Mann is a great director of dude flicks. His movies drip testosterone like a boxer in round 12 of a title fight. “Last of the Mohicans”, “Heat”, “Collateral”, hell even the disappointing “Miami Vice” (which actually would have been … Continue reading →

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